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Students at the Durban School Enjoy Learning Sanskrit

June 6, 2019

Sanskrit is the classical language of Indian and the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It is also one of the 22 official languages of India. The name Sanskrit means “refined”, “consecrated” and “sanctified”. Sanskrit is a standardized dialect of Old Indo-Aryan, originating as Vedic Sanskrit as early as 1700-1200 BCE. The most ancient […]

Durban School Sanskrit Study Group’s Last Meeting of 2018

November 28, 2018

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This was the last lesson of the year of a Durban School Sanskrit study group who meet in the main room of the Durban School every Saturday morning. This group studies Sanskrit for an hour followed by and hour of studying the Conversations between School leaders and his Holiness Sri Shantananda Saraswati every Saturday morning […]

I joined the school in October 2015. At the time I was a short-tempered young man and very bitter. My life was a mess, nothing I tried seem to work. And then classes began. In the beginning it was odd for me, it sounded so mystical and I never thought I’ll get the hang of it. For some time I would miss my practices at home, and be sustained by the group session. But then some shifts began to emerge in my life, I became more peaceful and could accept others as they are. Then I could accep… Read more

“Studying philosophy has kept life fresh and interesting. I am able to be objective and less limited by past conditioning. It has given me courage to feel deeply without being afraid of becoming lost. I have an inner steadiness and calm which endures through any storm. I have learnt the freedom of complete honesty and the value of good company. I am never alone.” “Studying Practical Philosophy has not only brought depth, understanding and meaning to my life, but showed me how to experie… Read more

Diana Himsworth