A loud, prolonged chanting is good. O calms the mind down. And silently also, it focuses the mind. The word push used in indian language, in sanscrit, it means an intelligent person. Sadie does not die with the destruction of the body. It continues here in the body. So there is a classic doctrine, the hindu doctrine of the atma, of the real, spiritual self. But then did this is a very important point. What is this consciousness? If we analyze all our experiences, we will find this consciousness doesn't mean the various conscious experiences we are continuously having. This consciousness, not them. That's how he talks about consciousness.
Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Katha Upanishad, one of India's most revered texts which is also a part of the Vedas. It is a collection of philosophical poems representing a conversation between the sage Naciketas and Yama (god of death). They discuss the nature of Atman, Brahman and Moksha(liberation).