Chinmaya Mission Orlando is excited to announce the commencement of online vedic chanting classes by Sree Aswath ji
on Thursdays @ 6:30 PM EST starting from November 7, 2024.
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Importance of Vedic Chanting
Vedic chanting holds significant spiritual benefits and plays a crucial role in Hinduism. The Vedas, ancient texts of India, are repositories of realized truths about life and living. They were composed by Rishis (seers) in a time when there were no writing instruments. By chanting the Vedas, students could effectively memorize them, even without fully comprehending the profound meanings initially. The goal was to pass down this invaluable knowledge through oral transmission. Vedic chanting can help with memory, concentration, and learning. It can also help reduce stress and anxiety, and improve breathing.
About Sree Aswathji
Sree Aswath is a retired IT professional with degrees in Physics, Mathematics, Law and Computer science.
He is continuing his centuries old family tradition of pursuit of scholarship in Indian Scriptures. Aswath had initial training in Sanskrit from his grandfather, Asthana Vidwan M.S.S.Sastry, the court scholar (Asthana Vidwan) of the Mysore Palace. Later, he was the disciple of Sri Anantakrishna Ghanapathi, Professor of Yajur Veda in the Bangalore Sanskrit College (now Sanskrit University) under whom he studied the Krishna Yajurveda.
Sree Aswath has been regularly teaching Vedas, Shastras, and Sanskrit to several students across many countries since 1975. He lectures extensively on Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. He has held seminars and workshops in the USA, Canada, Mexico and in India. He has published many articles and manuals on Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Aswath propagates Hindu Dharma through conducting Vedic rituals. Presently, he is on the faculty of the Hindu University of America. He was bestowed the title of “Samskrita Sri” by the World Association of Vedic Studies.
Sree Aswath has been recognized as an outstanding Ohioan by the General Assembly, the Legislature, of the State of Ohio.