By way of Introduction

ॐ 

परमात्मने नमः ।

अथ  ॥

Namaste Dear Reader

On commencing anything new, the wise tell us it is prudent and beneficial to first dedicate what is to come to the Supreme Self, the Absolute, the One without a second.  And so the dedication is given above.  This is indeed a first - a blog - or in fact any form of published writings since various poetry and essays were printed in a school yearbook way back in the 1980s.

In many ways, there is nothing to say.  As time progresses, the beautiful instruction of silence as propounded by Sri Dakshinaamurti and also by Sri Ramana Maharshi and other great sages seems to be only instruction capable of revealing the Truth.  Of course, the Truth is ever revealed and the statement above is highly subjective - perhaps a more accurate statement is that the Supreme Reality is not comprehended by the mind, and all instruction aimed at providing the mind with ideas, fresh and new or otherwise, will only provide the mind with food for movement, but not bring it to rest.

So with nothing to say, and a desire to still the mind - why choose to publish a blog at all?  Clearly some desire exists to express the ideas and concepts churning in the mind  - a desire driven by the idea that the expression may assist others in the search for the Truth.  With this as a premise, effort and care shall be taken to express as little of "my ideas" as possible and instead allow what Sanskrita and the Veda present to shine through.

In addition, what has this to do with the Study of Sanskrita?  In fact, there may be readers of this piece who are asking "What is Sanskrita in the first place?"  Sanskrita or Sanskrit is the oldest language we as humans have.  I have spent the past 25 years studying the language and could spend many lifetimes in the same pursuit.  It is beautiful, structured, complete and has the special ability of being able to convey extremely subtle concepts directly.  The ancient Vedic texts were composed in Sanskrit and kept as oral tradition for long periods of time before being written down - written because our ability as humans to retain anything in memory is vastly diminished and diminishing daily.  There are indeed vast numbers of Sanskrit texts which have followed the Vedic period, right up until to our time.

Sanskrit is not an "ancient language" - it is as alive and relevant today as it has ever been.

This blog has been begun with the sincere wish that those who read it will gain some benefit.

Ryan