What is required to learn mantra shastra?

1: In general, if you have not been born in India or to Indian parents, or acquire a genuine Indian teacher (these last two may still not be useful).. it is almost impossible.
Why?
Slow 🧵

Why do I say this?
It’s because, the ability to pronounce Sanskrit syllables correctly and properly and at some speed .. all are important for mantra Anusthana.
If you can’t recite a mantra correctly, you are basically going to have trouble completing even 108 japa, let alone 10k

2.
If you have not been born in India or to Indian parents, or acquire a genuine Indian teacher is what I said earlier.
However:
Some manage despite the first two by grace of 3 descending on them.
But they are few and far in between now:
Western Disciples of Neem Karoli/ Dr RS eg

However, being born in India or to Indian parents, still don’t guarantee that you will really make any progress.. because the majority of the educated Indian world is watching porn or playing video games and “enjoying” life… especially true in cities in India..

In fact, many Indians today are by virtue of their addiction to video games and/ or porn are basically never even going to get anyway near a mantra.. see.. Bhagwati knows how to bind people in all kinds of Maya.. these are people who can learn really easily but it’s impossible.