ShumSanctuary.com is the digital portal of Rehnadee Shum which is a dialect of the Shum language. As a language for meditation Rehnadee Shum turns meditations into exploration of the inner universe within us. The Shum language was originally the brainchild of the Late Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, an American Hindu guru who was my guru. I, Guhanatha Swami, the webmaster of Shum Sanctuary am a direct disciple of Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. I learned the original Shum language from him. I was divinely inspired to create Rehnadee Shum to innovate changes in its syntax and word creation rules. These changes make Rehnadee Shum a disticnt stream of the Shum language. Following are links within ShumSanctuary.com for you to familiarise with Rehnadee Shum and the meditations it has to offer.
Meditations
Meditation maps are central to Rehnadee Shum's meditation technique. The Maps have mystical goals and the steps required to reach the goal. This Map Library which is accessible from the "Meditate" menu of the Top Menu or the Mobile Menu. It organises meditation practice into progressive steps from a Beginner to a Master. The Academy Library has study maps that teach the philosophy and methodology of Rehnadess Shum. The best way to start is to try a beginner map. It is not necessary to learn how to read Rehnadee Shum to start meditating. The instruction for the meditaion and what Rehnadess Shum words mean are provided with the maps tutorial in english and may be translated to other languages. Reading and drawing Rehnadee Shum words is a skill that can be picked up over time.
All About Meditation Maps
Rehnadee Shum Images and Language Rules
There are 108 Images in Rehnadee Shum. The 108 Rehnadee Shum Images List holds all these 'images' which are what the alphabets are know as. In Rehnadee Shum a word is know as a Portrait, hence images are alphabets.
The Structure and Syntax of Rehnadee Shum has all the rules of the language. Among the unique characteristics of the language is the Dimension Count Rule, where every Image is assigned a number which is correlates to the Dimensions of the mind. This is used to place mystical experiences in the spiritual dimension where it is found. How this and other rules of the language can be found in this link.
Rehnadee Shum Lexicon
All Rehnadee Shum words which are organised as Compendiums and Image-Portraits are listed in Rehnadee Shum's Lexicon. Going through the words in the Lexicon randomly can expand your understanding of the Innerverse and also inspire meditations.
Rehnadee Shum–A Dialect of Shum
Rehnadee Shum is a dialect of the original Shum language. This article lists the similarities and differences of both streams of Shum. The main difference lies in innovations to the dimension count and the designation of Image-Portrait for stand alone (non-Compendium) Rehnadee Shum Images. Both languages are equally effective for meditation, though the innovations in Rehnadee Shum make the creation of words more efficient for higher dimension words. In ShumSanctuary.com the word Shum or Shum language refers to Rehnadee Shum. If you'd like to learn more about the Shum language of my guru there is a book available online following this link: Twelve Shum Meditations.
