To Linda about Learning Sanskrit Goal

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Dear Linda,

That is great you are interested to learn Sanskrit. Here is one site you can check out called

the American Sanskrit Institute started by Vyas Houston. Let me know what you think.

Hope it helps.

 

http://www.americansanskrit.com/

 

Parvati

 

 

"Take all of the pleasures of heaven and even those of liberation and count them as one,

all of them together cannot be equal to the pleasure gained from satsanagha, from the

communion with beings of truth."

Sundar Kand (Verse 4 Swami Satyananda Saraswati)

 

 

 

, nierika wrote:

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> In a message dated 9/5/2006 4:39:23 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,

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> ...In the same way, I would highly recommend anyone out there to "jump right

> in" and begin to learn Sanskrit. Since it is a phonetical language it is

> rather easy to learn. Making flash cards is one way to learn the letters as well

> as writing them down. As you learn the letters, you can pick up any

> scripture and begin to identify the letters within the scripture. Pretty soon you

> will be able to put the letters together and read little by little.

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> Dear Parvati ~ I have wanted to learn Sanskrit for a long time, yet the

> several books I have purchased are very confusing and difficult to learn from. I

> want to not only be able to say it correctly; I want to be able to understand

> what I am saying or reading or reciting. Right now when I do a puja, first I

> read the Sanskrit verse, then I read the English. So it always takes me twice

> as long. Are there any good, basic, like "Sanskrit for Dummies", that you

> know of that would be more user friendly? I like the idea of flash cards.. Any

> suggestions you or anyone else in the group has to make will be greatly

> appreciated. Thank you ~ Linda

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