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Foundation of BYB
Bihar Yoga Bharati has its roots in the ancient past. Thousands of years
ago, the state of Bihar was the home of two great spiritual universities.
The university at Nalanda at one time housed more than 10,000 students,
monks and scholars, many coming from far off lands to study there. It
was also famous for its library, which was ten storeys high. The university
at Vikramshila, near Bhagalpur, emphasized the study of tantra.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati founded the Bihar School of Yoga (BSY) in
1963 in order to carry out the mission given to him by his guru to spread
the message of yoga from door to door and from shore to shore. Under the
banner of BSY, he propagated yoga for people of all ages from all countries,
races, religions and cultures. Under his guidance, the ancient science
of yoga was taught on a scientific basis with clarity and vision. Thousands
of people were trained in the short and long term in yoga therapy, yoga
teacher training, sannyasa and advanced sadhana (regular yoga practice)
courses. Today BSY has become internationally recognized and respected
as a teaching institution of the highest standard. Bihar Yoga Bharati
is thus a natural continuation of the teaching activities of BSY.
After Swami Satyananda Saraswati entered the stage of kshetra sannyasa
(renunciation of the establishment) in 1988, the responsibility of realizing
the vision of Swami Sivananda and Swami Satyananda was passed on to Swami
Niranjanananda. For five years he developed Ganga Darshan and laid the
groundwork for the realization of his guru’s vision. In 1994 he founded
and established BYB as a registered and accredited institution for advanced
studies in yogic sciences at Ganga Darshan.
This gurukul based institute, the first of its kind in the world to impart
a comprehensive yogic education, is currently undergoing course restructuring
and presently offers fully residential courses in Yogic Studies, of four
months duration.
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What
is a Gurukul?
 Normally
an educational institution focuses solely on academic goals, whereas
a gurukul environment combines both intellectual and experiential
learning, aiming towards the holistic growth of the student. Emphasis
is laid on both the mental and spiritual development of the student.
Education is not the amassing of
information and its purpose is not mere career hunting. It is a
means of developing a fully integrated personality and enabling
one to grow effectively into the likeness of the ideal that one
has set before oneself. Education is a drawing out from within of
the highest and best qualities inherent in the individual. It is
training in the art of living.
Swami Sivananda Saraswati
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