Vedic Chanting
Vedic Chanting is the correct and only method of chanting the Vedas—the repositories of ancient Indian texts and scriptures. Transmitted orally from teacher to student over millennia, the chanting of the Vedas is bound by strict rules that have remained unchanged since the beginning.
Brahma is understood to be the source and Creator of all beings. He is the Vedas personified and is also known as the ‘Lord of speech and sound’. Sabda Brahma is a Vedic Chanting intensive that will include chants from the Brahmanandavalli section of the Taittiriya Upanisad, Narayana Suktam, etc. It provides chant practitioners and teachers a platform for continuous education and gain deeper knowledge in Vedic Chanting. Participants of this two week program will be taught by senior and experienced faculty. The Gayatri mantra is considered to be the crystallization of the entire Vedic compendium of hymns. It is one of the central mantra-s in any Vedic ritual and is believed to be one of the most potent of the Vedic mantra.
Considering that children have short attention span and are unable to attend upon the subtleties of breath required in pranayama, Vedic chanting is particularly suitable for children; in fact being the traditional mode of education it was/is intended and designed specially for children. Precise and highly prescribed methods of chanting mantras modulate and challenge the breath plus strengthen the body, spine and posture; the various manners of chanting (samhita, pada, krama, jata, and ghanam) involve various permutations and combinations of sound patterns which are meant to serve as “mental gymnastics” and therefore geared to sharpen the mind and improve memory. Above all Vedic chanting equips the child for life with the precise skill and ability to evoke the magical circle of mantra at will.Vedic Chanting for Children