Non Verbal Spells, Sanskrit, and Yoga Sutras

[Eddie]

No: HPFGUIDX 160879

And now for a turn into Real World "magic".  As a preamble, let me say
I am not attempting to proselytize, so put your daggers aside.  Thanks.

Hindus believe that Sanskrit is a celestially pure language whose
meaning, sound, and written form are one and the same.  So, for
instance, chanting God's name can make God manifest in the mind and
environment of the practitioner.  Similarly for reading the Sanskrit
name of God.  Similarly for contemplating God.

This is the basis for what are known as "Yoga Sutras", which can be
thought of as "aphorisms" or "techniques" which, when spoken or
thought, produce a specific result, give the practitioner knowledge,
or even create physical effects.  See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Sutras_of_Patanjali.

Note, it's believed that these Sutras will only work fully if (a) they
are pronounced correctly and/or (b) the practitioner is sufficiently
enlightened.  Less enlightened practitioners get less reliable results.

Seems to me this is exactly like the Verbal and non-Verbal spells used
in the Wizarding World.

Like I said, I'm not proselytizing.  I'm pointing out precedent.

Eddie