must learn sanskrit

so in addition to the large and lengthy tasks i have set for myself (still haven’t touched key one of a piano–except to have my hands photographed for a lines project) i feel like i want to learn sanskrit. i have a fondness for languages, and a rather petty preference for pretty sounding languages. sanskrit is pretty. also, things people say to me in sanskrit are pretty, or at least descriptively fun (this pose is easy, this pose is pigeon-y)

my favorite line from a chant we used to begin yoga last week was: guide me from darkness to light. of course i can’t remember the sanskrit properly. but the chant has been meandering in my thoughts all week, both in sound and in meaning. a little guidance wouldn’t be a bad thing. i’m not floundering, but i am, essentially, treading water. which is just fine, for the moment, if you like where you are. and i do. there are many places still to reach for, and sending a request for guidance to whomever, the ethers, myself, is a grand idea.

lightness. wonderful. i used to imagine that the words/states of being i (wanted to) strive for were stillness and joy. lightness, stillness, joy. a good collection started.