Contents. Biography Early life Satyananda Saraswati was born 1923 at Almora, into a family of farmers and. As a youth he was classically educated and studied, the and the. He says that he began to have spiritual experiences at the age of six, when his awareness spontaneously left the body and he saw himself lying motionless on the floor. Many saints and blessed him and reassured his parents that he had a very developed awareness. This experience of disembodied awareness continued, which led him to many saints of that time such as. He also met a, who gave him and directed him to find a guru to stabilise his spiritual experiences.
However, in one of his early publications, Yoga from Shore to Shore, he says he would become unconscious during meditation and that 'One day I met a mahatma, a great saint, who was passing by my birthplace.So he told me I should find a guru.' At age eighteen, he left his home to seek a spiritual master.
In 1943 at the age of twenty, he met his and went to live at Sivananda's ashram in. Sivananda initiated him into the Dashnam Order of Sannyasa on 12 September 1947 on the banks of the Ganges and gave him the name of Swami Satyananda Saraswati. He stayed with Sivananda for a further nine years but received little formal instruction from him. Bihar School of Yoga In 1956, Sivananda sent Satyananda away to spread his teachings. Basing himself in, he wandered as a mendicant travelling through India, and for the next seven years (although on several occasions he said he travelled only through India ), extending his knowledge of spiritual practices and spending some time in seclusion. In 1962 Satyananda established the International Yoga Fellowship Movement (IYFM) in. IYFM inspired the establishment of ashrams and yoga centers spiritually guided by Swami Satyananda in India and all over the world.
In 1964, he founded the (BSY) at Munger, with the intention that it would act as a centre of training for future teachers of yoga as well as offer courses on yoga. Among those who attended courses at BSY were students from abroad and students who subsequently emigrated from India. Some of these people in turn invited Satyananda to teach in their own countries. He lectured and taught for the next twenty years, including a tour of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, North America between April and October 1968. The foreign and expatriate students also established new centres of teaching in their respective countries. Seclusion In 1988 Satyananda handed over the active work of his ashram and organisation to his spiritual successor, and left Munger. From September 1989 he was in Rikhia,.
There he lived as a sannyasin and performed vedic sadhanas including panchagni, an austerity performed before five blazing fires outdoors during the hottest months of the year. At Rikhia, Satyananda conducted a 12-year Rajasooya Yajna which began in 1995 with the first Sat Chandi Maha Yajna, invoking the Cosmic Mother through a tantric ceremony. During this event, Satyananda passed on his spiritual and sannyasa sankalpa to Niranjanananda. He died on 5 December 2009. Teachings Satyananda's teachings emphasise an 'Integral Yoga' with a strong emphasis on, known as the 'Bihar Yoga' system or 'Satyananda Yoga'. This system addresses the qualities of head, heart and hands – intellect, emotion and action - and attempts to integrate the physical, psychological and spiritual dimensions of yoga into each practice.
His system of tantric yoga involves the practice of:., in the tradition following Sivananda's explanation. Kundalini Yoga is the yoga of the evolutionary energy of the universe. through the practices of pratyahara, dharana and dhyana, which are the three components of Kriya yoga, in combination with other practices such as asana, pranayama, mudras and badhas. Kriya Yoga aims to awaken the dimensions of consciousness where our dormant potential and creativity lies., the repetition of sacred sounds., the practice of a state of absorption on an object of meditation. The four advanced stages of the Eight Limbs of Yoga as codified by:, and. Satyananda classified and expounded the techniques given in the tantras as a series of different stages and levels of pratyahara, such as antar mouna, and different stages of meditation.
He invented a technique of, now known worldwide as Satyananda Yoga Nidra, and defined and codified the different stages of the technique. Legacy Satyananda has left a legacy of yoga teachings and yoga schools, worldwide. Publications Satyananda wrote over 80 books, including Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha. Satyananda's writings have been published by the Bihar School of Yoga and, since 2000, by the Yoga Publications Trust established by his disciple Niranjanananda to promote his teachings. ^, p. 1483., p. 10, 72. Archived from on 2011-07-18. Saraswati, Satyasangananda.
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While knowledge of the external world is gained through the senses, it is through our sixth sense, ajna chakra, also known as the third eye or the eye of intuition, that higher intelligence, both unmanifest and manifest, is experienced. Awakening ajna chakra is opening the channel to experience answers to what lies beyond external reality, questions haunting every seeker. This new edition of Ajna Chakra by Rishi Nityabodhananda has been revised and updated. Included are discussions on kundalini yoga, ajna chakra in the tantric texts, yogic practices to awaken ajna chakra, attempts by science to validate dimensions of consciousness beyond objective external reality, and research into the role of the pineal gland and its relationship with ajna chakra.
Bihar School of Yoga Established 1964 Type Location, Website biharyoga.net yogavision.net The Bihar School of Yoga is a modern school of founded by in 1964. The Bihar School of Yoga imparts traditional yoga teachings to householders and sannyasins alike from across the globe. In addition to providing spiritual instruction to aspirants, the school also guides yoga projects and medical research in association with various corporations, state government and public works aiming to provide methods health-improvements. Contents. Satyananda Yoga 1. Campus 2. Courses 3.
Programs 4. Transport 5. List of publications 6. References 7. External links 8 Satyananda Yoga The yoga taught at Bihar School of Yoga is known as or Bihar Yoga and is an integral system which addresses the qualities of head, heart and hands – intellect, emotion and action – and attempts to integrate the physical, psychological and spiritual dimensions of yoga into each practice.
Satyananda Yoga is suitable for everyone, regardless of age, gender, nationality, religion, mental condition or level of fitness. It is a holistic system which addresses all aspects of human life in the spheres of physical health, mental well-being, emotional behaviour and work environment. Awareness is emphasized and practitioners are encouraged to learn about all aspects of their personality through yoga.
Adjustment in stages is emphasized, not a total change in one’s lifestyle and environment. 1 The techniques developed at Bihar School of Yoga are a synthesis of many approaches to personal development, based on traditional vedantic, tantric and yogic teachings in conjunction with contemporary physical and mental health sciences. The main components include karma yoga, hatha yoga, raja yoga, jnana yoga, kriya yoga as well as other yogas. Today, these techniques are taught by and also by Satyananda Yoga Academies in Australia and Colombia. Campus The campus of Bihar School of Yoga is called Ganga Darshan, which is built over a large hill overlooking the Utter Vahini Ganges. Here, amidst an atmosphere of natural beauty, surrounding by scenic gardens, green paddy fields and a majestic 180 degree panoramic sweep of the river Ganges, a new vision of yogic life is inspired.
Bihar School of Yoga has a research library specializing in spiritual literature from a wide range of traditions with a collection of over 40.000 books, periodicals and journals on yoga, tantra and allied disciplines, both ancient and modern. Fully residential facilities are provided for guests and students alike. The ashram accommodation is moderate, designed to meet the basic requirements of a spiritual aspirant. The residential buildings contain rooms with light, windows and fans. The rooms are clean, airy and simple, double or triple occupancy, with shared bath and toilet facilities. The ashram diet is simple Indian style vegetarian food.
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as tea are served in the kitchen area. Courses Throughout the year Bihar School of Yoga conducts Health Management courses, Gurukul Lifestyle and Sannyasa Training courses, Advanced Yoga Sadhana courses and an Ashram Lifestyle and Yoga Satsang Week. Academic courses in yoga, such as the 4 month course in Yogic Studies and Diploma in Yogic Studies are conducted. Programs Programs developed by Bihar School of Yoga are used in educational institutions, colleges, prisons, hospitals, Indian Railways, Defense Services and private and public sector industries such as Indian Oil Corporation, Coal India Limited, National Thermal Power Corporation, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Steel Authority of India, Hindustan Copper Corporation and many others.
2 Transport The nearest airport is Patna which is 5 hours travel by rail via Jamalpur or six hours travel by road. Direct daily flights operate from the major Indian metropolitan cities Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. There are direct trains to Jamalpur station from the major Indian metropolitan cities Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. From Jamalpur station taxis are readily available for transport to the ashram. 3 List of publications Bihar School of Yoga has been publishing books and articles on all aspects of yoga for over 40 years through its publishing house, Yoga Publications Trust 4 All the publications are written under the guidance of the preceptors and inspirers of the Bihar Yoga tradition. The principal authors include and his spiritual successor. ^.
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