"I have known Sakhyarasa Prem for over 40 years and his classes will be very informative and they will be fun, so you'll have a few good laughs while you learn wonderful shlokas. I think this is a very good opportunity to learn!" Mahatma Dasa, Bhakti School.
"My dear Sakhyarasa Prema prabhu, you are an enthusiastic Sanskrit pronunciation proponent. We want you to promote the re-formation of improved Sanskrit pronunciation in our worldwide ISKCON." Lokanath Swami, ISKCON Kirtan Minister.
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"In the Garuda Purana, the stress on hearing is expressed very nicely. It is said there, "The state of conditioned life in the material world is like that of a man lying unconscious, having been bitten by a snake. This is because both such unconscious states can be ended by the sound of a mantra." When a man is snake bitten, he doesn't die immediately, but first becomes unconscious and lies in a comatose condition. Anyone who is in the material world is also sleeping, as he is ignorant of his actual self, or his relationship with God. So material life means that one is bitten by the snake of maya - illusion as thus, without any Krishna consciousness is almost dead. Now, the so called dead man bitten by the snake can be brought back to life by the chanting of some mantra. There are expert chanters of these mantras who can perform this feat. Similarly, one can be brought back into Krishna consciousness from the deadly unconscious state of material life by hearing of the maha mantra: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. This is recommended by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Who taught the process of sravanam as a means of self realisation in this present age of Kali Yuga." From Nectar of Devotion chapter 10, by Srila Rupa Goswami.