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    adhyayanam

    Root: dhyā Devanāgarī: अध्ययनम् Translation: also going over, recitation, repetition; reading, studying, especially the vedas Related concepts:mantra, saṃhitā, gāyatrī, japa, adhyāya, pavamāna, praṇava, sūtra, saṃkīrtana, jaṭā, pāṭha, ghana, sūkta, veda, svara, prārthanā, saṃskṛta

    Appears in

    Sāṃkhya Kārikā:

    51


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    Commentaries around

    “The study that helps us to know where we are from and what progress we have achieved.
    In short, our journey to our roots is Svādhyāya.
    There are many means. Vedic chant where the student
    repeats exactly how the teacher recites the text is one.
    The means should respect our culture.
    It must help explore our own background,
    our strengths and weaknesses and our progress.
    Even a good teacher can be a mirror, a Svādhyāya.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 1

    “Svādhyāya implies what the tradition teaches
    or a teacher has taught as studies.
    Thus, it does not necessarily mean that
    they should read and recite Veda.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 1

    “Tapas is Proper Diet, Mantra Chanting and Self-Inquiry.”
    – T Krishnamacharya on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Six verse 46

    “I think once you know how to recite the Praṇava
    orally you will be able to do it silently.
    And perhaps each time you can add a little meaning
    to it as well as find a little more meaning in it.
    The best way is to begin orally and
    then transfer it to a mental recitation.
    Then you can easily use it in your Yoga practice.”
    – TKV Desikachar Religiousness in Yoga ‘Various Approaches to Yoga’ Chapter Seventeen Page 238

    “People often ask me if I teach Āsana.
    When I say “Yes, I do.” they say,
    “Oh you are a Haṭha Yogi.”
    If I talk about the Yoga Sūtra
    they say, “You are a Rāja Yogi.”
    If I say I am chanting the Veda,
    they say, “You are a Mantra Yogi.”
    If I say I just practice Yoga,
    they can’t understand.
    They want to put a label on me.”
    – TKV Desikachar Religiousness in Yoga ‘Various Approaches to Yoga’ Chapter Seventeen Page 247-248

    “The original essence of the Yoga Sūtra
    was passed on by oral tradition.
    First you learn the rhythm of the Sūtra.
    This was in Saṃskṛta,
    first learning the words or Sūtra, then the meanings.
    By learning to recite the Sūtra perfectly it was clear
    that you were earnest in wanting to learn their meanings.
    The scheme would be to repeat it twice,
    in exactly the same tone used by the teacher.
    This would take many years.
    Thus these days it’s difficult to expect to
    understand the Sūtra from a book or a course.”
    – TKV Desikachar 1979

    “Then he has certain ideas also about Kuṇḍalinī.
    The force is Prāṇa,
    the force called Śakti or Kuṇḍalinī is indeed Prāṇa.
    The only means that can have any effect is the use of Prāṇāyāma,
    with emphasis on exhalation and the Bandha,
    aided by devotional chantings.
    And the evolution of Kuṇḍalinī is very much linked to the person’s state of mind and Vairāgya.”
    – TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1981

    “It is usual to start a lesson be it, Chanting, Sūtra, Āsana, with a prayer.
    A prayer is recited and repeated according to the study or purpose of the lesson,
    to show respect for the subject.
    When the student is familiar with the prayer they repeat it along with the teacher.
    Focusing the study with a prayer helps to recall earlier study, lineage of repetition.
    The student is given the meaning later.
    After the lesson another prayer is said to offer thanks for the learning and for everybody.”
    – TKV Desikachar England 1992

    “The teacher decides which of the Tri Krama is the best for the student:
    Śikṣaṇa Krama requires a perfect knowing to transmit a strict practice,
    without any compromise, as it should be in Vedic Chanting for example.
    Rakṣaṇa Krama is aimed at protection and preservation;
    it promotes continuity in any levels like health, abilities, knowledge, etc.
    Cikitsā Krama looks for adaptation, healing, recovering…”
    – TKV Desikachar speaking with his senior Western students London 1998

    “I unintentionally mixed the Vedic tradition, teaching about God’s pre-eminence,
    with Yoga, whose goal and intention are different.
    Yoga regards the mind principally, this is absolutely universal.
    In the Yoga system, Īśvara, the principle of perfection,
    is nothing but a means to attain mental clarity,
    and still, it is a means among others!
    Things are very different in the Vedic culture, for which God only matters.
    The Brahma Sūtra understood it perfectly, since they exclude Yoga from the ways of salvation, because it does not give the Lord the first priority.
    One must be aware of the image conveyed by Yoga,
    when it is confused with Vedic Chanting, and of the image of the Vedas,
    when Vedic Chanting is confused with Yoga.”
    – Extract from an interview with TKV Desikachar on Vedic Chanting

    “I think, that all those who want to practise
    Vedic Chanting must be able to do so,
    provided there is no confusion
    with Patañjali’s Yoga.”
    – Extract from an interview with TKV Desikachar on Vedic Chanting

    “There is something mysterious about Vedic Chanting.
    It is so simple that even people who don’t know music at all can practice it.
    Many people who have never sung in their life are interested in it.”
    – Extract from an interview with TKV Desikachar on Vedic Chanting

    “Yoga Sūtra Chanting for the Mind.
    Veda Mantra Chanting for the Soul.”
    – 108 Chanting Practice Pointers

    Veda Chant is a practice
    that uses language
    to experience ‘That’
    which is beyond language.
    – 108 Chanting Practice Pointers

    “The more I chant
    the more I remember
    what my teacher taught me.”
    – 108 Chanting Practice Pointers

    “Don’t get stuck on the sticky.
    Learn Prāṇāyāma.
    Learn Pratyāhāra.
    Learn Nādānusandhāna.
    Learn Adhyayanam.
    Learn Dhyānam.”
    – 108 Yoga Practice Pointers

    “The ABC of the Viniyoga of Yoga
    is the bespoke long term cultivation of
    a personalised, pertinent and progressive
    Āsana Practice as a foundation for a separate
    Breathing Practice with its own identity alongside a
    Chanting Practice to honour teachings and transmission.
    Dhyānam is the fabric that time weaves from these related threads.”
    – 108 Yoga Practice Pointers

    “What constitutes lazy Adhyayanam practice?”
    – 108 Yoga Practice Pointers

    “What is important is the refinement of one’s
    practice and study repertoire, rather than
    just the enlargement of one’s repertoire,
    whether it’s more Āsana, Chants or Texts.
    Plus, the more time you spend on enlarging,
    the less time you have to spend on refining.”
    – 108 Yoga Study Path Pointers

    Legend of Patañjali
    – Dhyānaṃ Ślokam for Yoga Sūtra as MP3 Sound file
    “It was learnt by heart as a Bhāvana for Dhyānam,
    to create a meditational mood linked to Patañjali
    prior to commencing, either Chanting practice
    or textual study of the Yoga Sūtra.
    As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya.”
    From Paul’s chant study recordings of TKV Desikachar
    – Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF and MP3 Support Resources

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    • One example of this depth is Krishnamacharya’s lesser-known work in the teaching of Mantra……
    • Prārthanā Mantraḥ – Gaṇapati Saṃhitā Pāṭhaḥ with Translation and Recording
    • Reflections on TKV Desikachar’s Teaching and Svatantra……
    • Sound – A Means Beyond Āsana and Prāṇāyāma……
    • Studying, Practicing and Learning the Tri Bandha involves Theory, Techniques and Cautions…
    • The breadth, depth and potential of Desikachar’s teachings on practice……
    • Though there are many different aspects to formal ‘home’ practice……
    • To share Chanting is to share an experience of silence through listening……
    • Yoga regards the mind principally, this is absolutely universal…….

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