Hi all. I've been in the background trying to learn Kavach. (I'm very
excited to have been exposed to Chandi Path which I believe has plenty
to keep me occupied for this lifetime, at least)

I recently was taught Gayatri Mantra by a mantra teacher, and it was
quite a revelation. The correct meter, articulation and intonation
combine to produce the vibration which does not occur scientifically if
all three are not present (IMHO). I realized that much of my Kirtan
activities,etc. were foolery. It's the old business of trying to do
something and actually doing it. (I realize also intention is VERY
important). This teacher explained that mantra is an ORAL TRADITION.

The way we were taught this single 32 beat mantra was by repeating a
single word back to teacher, one by one, until a phrase was built, then
repeating single phrase-then next phrase, etc. At the end of 1/2 hour
we were all actually chanting a credible Gayatri.

Would it be possible to take Chandi CD and develop a learning CD or
CD's. Would dovetail nicely with Swamiji's study guides. It might go
something like this: 1st word space 2nd word space; 1st two words
space or whatever--1st phrase space etc. So we have a chance to repeat
after teacher. I believe each line could be logged as a separate"
number", so that it could be looped on playback-or several lines could
be construed as a playlist.

My experience was that the learning speeds up exponentially in this way.

I'm unfamiliar with sound editing, but I'm told it's very easy with the
right software. If we divided the labor, we might be able to approach
the oral tradition's teaching methods.

Namaste-Larry