"Starter Regime" and "Sacred Vāk" Support Board

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This is the thread where you can ask questions and get support for the "Starter Regime" and "Sacred Vāk" self paced courses.

For all interested in these courses you can register via below link:

Courses Registration Link

Starter Regime (“Taste of Samādhi and Stabilizing It”):

This course has been created by Guruji Śrī Amṛtānandanātha Saraswatī for the people who are curious about Śrī Vidyā and who want to get a first hand spiritual experience before deciding to embark on the serious spiritual practice.

It can be taken either as a standalone module or as a prerequisite to our Śrī Vidyā Beginner's course (in which case it has to be carried out for a minimum of 40 days).

Starter Regime consists of five parts:

Prāṇa Pratiṣṭha
Time investment: ~3 min.
Description: Mantra which invokes the Goddess to come into your heart.
Virajā Homa
Time investment: 15 min.
Description: A guided meditation of a ﬁre ritual which extinguishes your ego, and creates an immortal body of light which will continue to exist long after your mortal coil has been shed.
Kuṇḍalini Meditation
Time investment: 30 min.
Description: Dynamic meditation which awakens Kuṇḍalini. It shuts down the mind and connects you to energies in your body. Practice includes moving various parts of your body while listening to the music with recitation of Śrī Guru Jananī mantra.
Yoga Nidra
Time investment: 20 min.
Description: A guided meditation which cultivates conscious relaxation, release from stress and anxiety.

Feel your body melt away into a soothing state of being. Engage in astral travel. Realise your desires – create a saṅkalpa and repeat it for at least for 40 days.
Śrī Cakra Drawing
Time investment: ~30 min.
Description: Learn freehand drawing of the sacred yantra of Lalitā Devī. Put your energy of love, creativity and affection into drawing and coloring it. Make it a part of your daily practice.

Sacred Vāk:

This course also can be taken as its own standalone module or a prerequisite for our Śrī Vidyā Beginner’s course.

Sacred Vāk covers the following topics:

Goddess Sarasavtī
Sanskrit Alphabet
Cakras

Vipultrivedi

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Sri matrey namah

Sri Gurubhyo namah,

In Saraswati mantra, can use alphabet ( mulakahar) as a samputita?

Please give me guidance.

Sri matrey namah

hwindlass

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Shree Matre Namah

Thank you for your guidance on this forum. I have a query regarding the Starter regime document page 24 and page 25. The document states that the mantra to follow has its third line as

sa ka ha la hrīṃ janan ī

However in the the guided audio the singer is saying sa ka la hrīṃ janan ī - which one is correct and to be followed? In various other videos and messages the Panchdasi mantra has been stated to not have the "ha" syllable in the 3rd line. Please clarify.

Once again many thanks for your guidance…

Please clarify.

Noopur

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Please guide me how to start , not yet initiated

Registration done. Please rply

ritanandy

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Sree Matrey Namaha. Is it possible to obtain a pdf of Prana Pratishta Practice in Devnagri? Rita

maitri

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Hello there,

I have been trying to do all the 4 beginner practices in a day. I tried breaking it up too. But with my kids I find that I am unable to commit to a fixed time. So my question is:

Is timing of essence and does it need to be fixed, or can the two sessions be daily approximation’s of morning and afternoon sessions

Love,

Maitri

vkmukta

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Namaste,

It would be very helpful if anyone could kindly elaborate further on what each topic in the Starter Regime is about? Roughly what has to be done in each step and approximately how much time would each one take?

I understand it will be explained in the material given when I register. But, I wanted to know a little bit more about the course before I register for the course.

Thank you in advance

abhisingh

Hello Namaste,

I have receive preliminary course pdfs but after going through the pdf of saraswati mantra .All these mantra have all been written in english through which we can learn and hear audio .Can anyone help in providing me the sanskrit text of these mantras.I am well versed in Hindi and sanskrit and will be able to identify the sounds said in the audios.Having difficulties in listening and reading english scripted mantras.

Thanks&Pranam

abhishek Singh

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abhisingh

Namaste!

Please see the following post for Saraswati mantra along with the Alphabet in Devanagari.

https://forum.amritananda.org/d/170-alphabet-body-and-saraswati-mantra-by-guruji-audio/5

abhisingh

Thankyou for your prompt reply.

Pranam

koolananda

Excellent intro and 101 material. Thank you.

abhishek

Excellent study material and great clarity

atulpandey82l

Just listened to "connecting to the goddess series" it was like Guruji is directly talking to me!!

So humbling experience, especially the stories they were so beautiful and thought provoking

Shree Matre Namaha 🙏🙏

Sursundari

hello! what are the steps I need to follow after I finish my 40 days practice (I believe is going to take a little bit more ahaha)?

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Sursundari

In time for the people who have completed Starter Regime and Sacred Vāk prerequisites and want to continue on to take the Śrī Vidyā Beginner's Course there will be a process which will include assessment questions which will guide them along with regards to enrollment.

abhishek

Matre Namaha,

Can we split the 5 sacred practices over different days and do them in sequence.

Abhishek

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abhishek

In order to get the best benefit each practice has to be performed for 40 days straight without gaps. Guruji mentioned that one can split the daily practice into two parts – morning and evening as one wishes.

For instance:

Morning: Prāṇa Pratiṣṭha and Virajā Homa
Evening: Kuṇḍalini Meditation and Yoga Nidra. Guruji mentioned that these two are best done together in sequence.
Drawing of Śrī Cakra can be done at any time.

If following all 5 practices on a daily basis is too much for a person, the practices can be split up. For instance:

First 40 Days: Prāṇa Pratiṣṭha and Virajā Homa
Next 40 Days: Kuṇḍalini Meditation and Yoga Nidra
Next 40 Days: Śrī Cakra drawing

atulpandey82l

Is there an instructional video for dynamic kundalini meditation? I tried the practice but I was very gentle in my physical movements and it was very aesthetic for me but by reading the manual I thought it was supposed to be very tense and little intense.

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atulpandey82l

Unfortunately at this time there's no instructional video.

The goal of this dynamic meditation is to follow the rhythm of your body and do it at your own pace while being guided by the music and the mantra. It's pure improvisation.

atulpandey82l

How do we practice the Saraswati mantra and the alphabet mantra? Do we have to chant it daily for 40 days?

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atulpandey82l

There's no requirement for it to be chanted for 40 days. However, we do encourage beginners to chant Her mantras (vedic and the alphabet) since She's the Goddess of Learning and Her blessing would be a great help for a person who undertakes these courses.

Furthermore, chanting the alphabet will also help one down the line when one comes to the practice of ṣaṭcakra japa.

Pavankumar1708

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would u please send the pranaprathishta mantram MP3 file i can read sanskrit but could not read those annotations in English kindly help me 🙏

Anu

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I'm unable to listen to any audio. Downloaded soundtrack app too.

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Vipultrivedi

Śrī Matre Namaḥ

Yes it can - it's called ṣaṭcakra japa. Please see the below post for more information.

https://forum.amritananda.org/d/115-what-is-satcakra-japa

Tinu

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How to do prana prathista ? Please explain.

NoraLim

Namaste, With regards to the mantra for the Prāṇa Pratiṣṭha Practice, do we follow Guruji's style of chanting or can we use our own instinctive svara-s, our own rhythm/melody? Thank you. 🙏

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NoraLim

Namaste,

It would be optimal if the rules of Sanskrit are followed when chanting these mantras.

In terms of melody and rhythm - if there's one that particularly inspires you I don't think Guruji would be against that.

Harsh27593

Sri Matre Namah,

does 40 days cycle should be without break? What if we miss 1 or 2 days in between due to work. Do we have to start all over again?

Please advise,

kind Regards, Harsh

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Harsh27593

Śrī Matre Namaḥ!

It’s OK to miss a day or two in case of emergencies, sickness, travel etc. During that time you can also do practices internally by visualizing all the actions. It’s important to stress however that, this should not become a norm.