by Sophia French | Feb 13, 2024 | Personal & community
Says Sanja Wieland as she felt she heard herself for the first time while practising mantras. She tells Veda Studies’ Sophie French about the many ways in which Veda recitation affected her body-mind-intellect. In his book Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound,...
by Sophia French | Feb 6, 2024 | Personal & community
Sand artist Anne Löper practises Veda recitation to invite Sarasvatī to inspire her and give her ideas, and she studies Vedānta for the clarity required to execute those ideas and turn them into art. In conversation with Veda Studies’ Sophie French… When I started...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Nov 13, 2023 | Personal & community
I’d like to share a little background on how the Friday community classes came to be. When I first started to teach chanting, it was mainly to very small groups in Brussels, in a lovely space called Shanti Home where I felt at home. Friday evenings were mantra...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Nov 2, 2023 | Personal & community
Early this morning (02 Nov 2023), my mother’s guru, Māta Ananthalakshmi Natarajan passed away and on to the lotus feet of her beloved Bhagavān Lord Rāma. She was a brilliant Sanskrit scholar and dedicated her entire life to the dissemination of Sanskrit and...
by Shantala Sriramaiah | Oct 24, 2023 | Personal & community
Rāṣṭragītā is the song for the nation(s) and its people. Not any one particular nation, but any and all nations and all its people. This is a prayer for the well-being of all. These mantras of Veda confirm yet again that the spread of knowledge becomes graceful by...
