This project began already a few years ago, while we were living our everyday life in family in Switzerland, deeply engaged in the world of Yoga and spirituality through music, retreats, and workshops. Over the years of working in this space, one thing became increasingly clear to me: there is a vast gap in the true understanding of Mantra, as well as many other streams of ancient Indian wisdom.
Through my ongoing musical connection with Mantras and sacred Sanskrit texts, I felt inspired to create a visual documentation enriched with immersive soundscapes — an offering that seeks to reveal the profound vibration of Mantra. This project is therefore a humble effort to bring forth the authentic essence and deeper dimensions of Mantras—illustrating how they can be meaningfully integrated into our daily lives, as well as into specific inner and outer experiences.
Manish Vyas & Vanesa Nau (Idea and Production)
Biography
Growing up in Gujarat, India in a family passionate about Indian culture and its traditions; Manish Vyas absorbed since childhood the different aspects related to the path of arts, music, meditation, Sanskrit, Yoga, spirituality having as a purpose to keep these traditions alive and authentic. In India this is possible, but in the West, the Indian traditions including music have taken sometimes unauthentic shapes and understanding, so through his workshops, teachings and other channels, Manish Vyas has been able to transmit to people the real feel of India, which touched and inspired people in every corner of the globe and to an ever more appreciative audience searching for an authentic yet contemporary presentation of the music, sciences and traditions from Bhãrat - India. His masters Osho and Gurudev also played a very important role in his way of presenting Sattvic music.
Composer of Indian music in different styles, genres and ragas learnt from a few top teachers from India along all his life; he also sings, plays Tabla, Keyboard, Harmonium and Santoor. Up to now, Manish produced and published more than 30 albums which are heard by lovers of music of India from all over the world. Manish also runs a music academy and offers workshops, retreats and seminars which are very much appreciated by participants for their uniqueness and their magical Indian element always present and loved by all; along the teachings of Indian lineages. His mission is to keep the transmission of these traditions as pure as possible, always going to the source from which they came from. That is why, "Tradition is not the worship of ashes but the preservation of fire" is one of the main slogans of the movie "True World of Mantra" directed and produced by Manish Vyas, released 14.5.2026.