This is the continuation of HSMAU201 series. The student will delve deeper into the philospohy of the Mandukya Upanishad. The students will learn Shlokas 2 to 6 and Sant Vanis that relate to these Shlokas.
Objectives
- To understand the meaning of Shloka 2
- To listen to the story of the Devas and Asuras and discover its link to Ramana Maharishi’s verse
- To sing Shloka 2 in Raga Vardhini and Ramana Maharishi’s verse in the same Raga
- To understand how a verse by Akka Mahadevi reflects Shloka 2
- To sing Akka Mahadevi’s verse in Raga Vardhini
- To express Akka Mahadevi’s poetry in movement/painting/sketching/writing
- To understand the meaning of Shloka 3
- To sing Shloka 3 in Raga Chhayanat
- To create a labelled sketch of Vaishvanara
- To understand how a verse by Lal Ded connects with Shloka 3
- To sing the verse in Raga Chhayanat and understand its meaning
- To understand how a verse by Kabir connects with Shloka 3
- To sing Kabir’s verse in Raga Chhayanat and understand every word
- To express Kabir’s poetry in movement/painting/sketching/writing
- To understand the meaning of Shloka 4
- To sing Shloka 4 in Raga ShrutiVardhini
- To understand the meaning of Shloka 5
- To sing Shloka 5 in Raga ShrutiVardhini
- To see how the verse by Lal Ded reflects both Shlokas 4 and 5
- To review Lal Ded’s verse in Raga Dhani (In advanced appreciate the similarity and difference between Raga Dhani and Raga ShrutiVardhini)
- To listen to the story of Bhadragiri
- To understand how a verse by Bhadragiri describes a state beyond deep sleep
- To sing Bhadragiri’s verse “Mei gnana pulambal” in Raga Tilak Kamod
The Philosophy pf Mandukya Upanishad reflected in Sant Vani
- Mandukya Upanishad and Ramana Maharishi
- Mandukya Upanishad and Akka Mahadevi
- Mandukya Upanishad and Lal Ded
- Mandukya Upanishad and Kabir
- Mandukya Upanishad on Dream and Reality
- The student will create at least one expression of the meaning of each of the Shlokas through narration/ writing/ enactment/ illustration.
- The student will express understanding of the Shloka through each associated Sant Vani by explaining how the poetry of the Saint describes the gist of each Shloka.
- The Student will sing the Aroha and Avaroha of each Raga in which each of the Shlokas and Sant Vanis are composed.
- The Student will be able to sing each Shloka and Sant Vani while listening to the track or independently.
