Book Title: Yoga Sagar
Author(s): Paramhamsa Satyananda
Publisher: Bihar School of Yoga Munger

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________________ Important among the books are: A Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques of Yoga and Kriya; Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha; Kundalini Tantra; Meditations from the Tantras; and Yogic Management of Common Diseases. Ganga Darshan is a unique spiritual community organized along traditional, gurukul lines. Here yogic training is available to people regardless of race, religion, sex, age or social status. According to Paramhamsa Niranjanananda, the president of the BSY, the method of teaching is scientific, experimental and systematic and the techniques taught are based on the ancient sciences of yoga, samkhya and tantra which have been refined to suit the modern mind and lifestyle. Initiated into the Paramahamsa order by Paramahamsa Satyananda, Paramahamsa Niranjan- ananda has become the spiritual successor of his guru and is fulfilling the role of guru and acharya to thousands of seekers and devotees in India and abroad. It was in 1983 that Paramahamsa Satyananda handed over all the responsibility and obligations of a yoga master to Paramahamsa Niranjanananda before leaving the ashram once and for all "never to return". He now lives in Rikhia, Deoghar in seclusion. Sivananda Math is a charitable institution to facilitate the growth and development of the underprivileged and deprived sections of the society with special emphasis on rural communities. The main thrust is on health and education. Also, the Yoga Research Foundation provides an accurate assessment of yoga within a scientific framework and establishes yoga as a science essential for the evolution of mankind. 393 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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