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• Upaniṣad Textual Quotes Collected & Collated
• Veda Mantra Chanting Practice – PDF’s & MP3 Sound Files Support Resources
• Yoga Sūtra Chanting Practice – PDF’s and MP3 Sound Files Support Resources
• Correct vibrational intonation was an important emphasis within all aspects of Mantra initiation
• One example of this depth is Krishnamacharya’s lesser known work in the teaching of Mantra……
• Pañca Maya – The five aspects of Being Human…

– Taittirīyra Upaniṣat Chants

• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 1 verse 1 Opening Śānti Pataḥ – Śaṃ No Mitra  with translation and Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 1 verses 1-12 – Śikṣāvallī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 1 verse 12 Closing Śānti Pataḥ – Śaṃ No Mitra  with translation and Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 2-3 Opening Śānti Pataḥ – Saha Nāvavatu with translation and Svara
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 2 verses 1-9 – Brahmānandavallī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 3 verses 1-10 – Bhṛguvallī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 5-6 Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Śākhā Gāyatrī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 6 Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Extract from Śākhā Gāyatrī – Durgā Gāyatrī
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 11-13 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Durga Sūktam with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 16-19 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad -Tapaḥ Praśaṃsā
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 18-19 Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Ṛtaṃ Tapas as Mantra Practice with translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 18-19 Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Ṛtaṃ Tapas Short Form
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 20-24 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Dahara Vidyā
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 25-27 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Nārāyaṇa Sūktam
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 37 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Āpa Vā Idagṃ
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 38 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Āpaḥ Punantu
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 41 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Āyātu Varadā Long Form with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 41 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Āyātu Varadā
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 42 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Gāyatrī Mantra
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 47-49 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Amṛtopastaraṇamasi
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 67-77 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Śuci Mantra or Prāṇa Apāna with Translation
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 78 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Satyam Param
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verses 1-80 Mahānārāyaṇāya Upaniṣad – Full Version
  – As taught to TKV Desikachar by T Krishnamacharya

– Taittirīyra Upaniṣat Chant Recordings

• Taittirīya Upaniṣad 1.1 Opening Śānti Pataḥ – Śaṃ No Mitra
  – Private Recording of Sujaya Sridhar by Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad 1.12 Closing Śānti Pataḥ – Śaṃ No Mitra
  – Private Recording of Sujaya Sridhar by Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapters 2-3 Opening Śānti Pataḥ – Saha Nāvavatu
  – Private Recording of Sujaya Sridhar by Paul Harvey

• Mā Aham Long Version – Created by TKV Desikachar from Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 3
  – Private Recording of TKV Desikachar by Paul Harvey

• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 1 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad Śākhā Gāyatrī – Durgā Gāyatrī
  – Private Recording of TKV Desikachar by Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 11-13 Mahānārāyaṇa Upaniṣad – Durgā Suktam
  – Private Recording of TKV Desikachar by Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 25-27 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Nārāyaṇa Sūktam
  – Private Recording of TKV Desikachar by Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 41 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Āyātu Varadā
  – Private Recording of Sujaya Sridhar by Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 67-77 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Śuci Mantra or Prāṇa Apāna – Slower speed
  – Private Recording of TKV Desikachar and Sujaya Sridhar by Paul Harvey
• Taittirīya Upaniṣad Chapter 4 verse 67-77 Mahānārāyaṇaya Upaniṣad – Śuci Mantra or Prāṇa Apāna – Normal speed
  – Private Recording of TKV Desikachar and Sujaya Sridhar by Paul Harvey

Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes:

“Fasting is the best medicine,
for as the Taittirīyra Upaniṣad says,
food will nourish you or consume you.
But there is fasting and fasting.
There is no better Tapas
than a well regulated diet.”
– From interviews with T Krishnamacharya by Sarah Dars,
published in Viniyoga Review no 24, December 1989

“In each one of us there is
something that experiences.”
– TKV Desikachar Introduction `
to the Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2001

“My belief in Yoga is not
dependant on a belief in God,
whereas in Vedānta it is.”
– TKV Desikachar Introduction
to the Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2001

“Yoga – To Link to myself.
Hinduism – To Link to God.”
– TKV Desikachar introduction
to the Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2001

“In observation,
try to go from Annamaya
to the deeper levels.”
– From my notes studying Taittirīyra Upaniṣad
Chapter Three verse 2 with TKV Desikachar

“Śraddhā can’t be taught,
but can be kindled.”
– From my notes studying Taittirīyra Upaniṣad
Chapter Three verse 5 with TKV Desikachar

“The ancient model of the Pañca Maya from the
Taittirīya Upaniṣad can be used as a skillful
therapeutic paradigm in terms of its view of
five aspects of the human beingness as Physical,
Energetic, Mental, Personality and Emotional.
Though we can apply this paradigm within
the Western medical models for disease,
it’s associative roots are found within the
common energetic principles underpinning
Haṭha Yoga and Āyurveda and the psychological
principles inherent within the Yoga Sutra.
The Viniyoga of Yoga approach explores the
potentials of the Pañca Maya, by applying
these principles as diagnostic & prognostic
tools, in terms of recovery, lifestyle support
or developmental modalities. All of which is
framed within a wider consideration of a person’s
starting point, potential and personal goals.”
– 108 Yoga Teaching Path Pointers