Languages structure the mind, the nervous system, the body and the behavior. Studying languages that have been mishaped by stressful minds up through history is therefore stressful, unnatural, and non-sustainable. It induces stress instead of removing stress, it disintegrates rather than integrates the nervous system. This is not what sensible parents want.
Total integration of the nervous system happens when the mind puts its attention the language of nature, the sounds of silence, of the essence of nature and the essence of the mind. The language is of course sanskrit, the language of Veda, the primodial, unmanifest and eternal frequencies that unfold from where the silent Self interacts with itself. Veda is the self-created commentary of the Self, the blueprint of the body and the universe, as the Maharaja of the Global Country of World Peace, Dr Nader Ram, points out in his work “Human Physiology and the Veda”, a bound-to-be classic for anyone interested in the brain.
Studying sanskrit enlivens these natural and perfectly balanced frequencies in the mind, and therefore also re-bridges gaps in the nervous system, gaps that limit the mind, limit human awareness. A totally integrated nervous system supports total wakefulness, and total knowledge. This is what wise parents want.
This was a comment to the Economist.
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navankura // July 6, 2008 at 4:02 pm
As a Sanskrit-loving Indian, it makes me feel good to read your post. All the same, it may be wise, I thought, to add a note of caution.
While listening to the intonation of Sanskrit slokas, reciting various mantras and verses and reading Sanskrit literatue simply for its beauty may undoubtedly elevate the body, mind and spirit, making for a healthy human being – in every sense of the term, studying Sanskrit as it is often taught today by enthusiastic, but often misguided persons, may lead to disappointment for those who come, seeking upliftment.