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"Kena Upanishad is in prose rather than verse. To me,
it has its own solemn beauty. Aswath-ji calls it 'a
habanero', the hottest of the peppers, because it has
such concentrated content. I guess the Upanishads have
to sink into us gradually. I am especially enjoying
Part 3 of Kena Upanishad. It is a story and has lots
of dialogue. That makes it appealing for learning Sanskrit.
But
after spending some time with this 'simple story' I
have come to know that if I approach God with my questions,
I must be ready to start answering God's questions!
Such as, 'Who are you?' and 'In you, what power?' Yes,
this Upanishad is a habanero."
Cynthia
M. Churchill, M.D.
Columbus, Ohio USA Upanishad Self-Study student
" I've been doing the Kena every day and it's wonderful
how much easier & more familiar it gets every time.
(You should have heard me on the first go-around though!).
....I
really like the way you have the call-and-response set
up in a way to make the listener a self-sufficient participant.
I scoured the web for hours looking for this type of
chanting and believe it or not they seem to be few and
far between... there are of course a ton of passive
listening CDs available, but what fun is it unless you
can join in?
....
Then there are some that you're supposed to just listen
and repeat, but since I'm a visual as well as an aural
learner, I feel like I need to see the words as well
for a thorough understanding -- otherwise I'm getting
only half the picture!
....
Then there are those that do include a little booklet,
but you have to sing along right when they're doing
it. The beauty of the call-and-response is that you
have time to hear it and mentally "rehearse" without
being harried & trying to keep up, invariably getting
it wrong. And it's SO satisfying to be
able to pronounce it correctly!
....
So your method definitely fills an important niche.
Thank you for bringing it to the public."
Ellen,
Tucson
Arizona, U.S.A. Upanishad Self-Study student
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