i’ve been asked a bunch lately what all i’ve been up to and why i haven’t been updating this blog. i have been on a few fun field trips and will eventually post info about them and some pics … but for the most part my schedule is pretty much the same every day. i get up around 4am, practice from 5-7, shower, have breakfast, study sanskrit, grab a late lunch and three days a week i have sanskrit class from 5-6. i’m starting a thai massage course tomorrow which will likely suck away most of my free time.
sanskrit is one of the 22 official languages of india, most of which have their own alphabet. it’s not really spoken anywhere any more, although it is possible to get news on tv and radio in sanskrit each evening. studying the language has been pretty interesting, i’ve learned a new alphabet and am beginning to understand some of the words and grammar but i’m sure that it will be years before i can read much without a dictionary.
the yoga sutras are one of the first writings on yoga and they were written originally in sanskrit and since then have been translated into pretty much any language imaginable. even just comparing the english translations tho, each one is very different. there seems to be a lot of room for interpretation when translating material from sanskrit into english.
WHo are these people that are pestering you to write about your daily musings? I’m surprised that you have the ability and/or time to go oust to the 21 century information super highway. Luke, I think that what you’re experiencing is so great. Does Sanskrit have any similarities to any of the other 21 languages? I guess no Sanskrit Spiderman Comics. I hope you’re feeling better.