3 Year Sannyasa Training Course
2012 - 2015

Vision with a blueprint
A great mission was revealed to Sri Swami Satyananda Saraswati in a vision, after which he founded the Bihar School of Yoga and later began conducting Introductory Sannyasa Training Courses. These courses were the first of their kind to be conducted along broader lines for the purpose of promoting a regenerated form of sannyasa life which could be passed on to future generations.

This great vision and plan of Sri Swamiji has taken further form and shape with the three-year Sannyasa Training Course in 2012, under the guidance of Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati. This course evolved from the life work and mission of Sri Swami Satyananda which was to take concrete steps towards the development of each individual’s awareness of the higher levels of consciousness and realization.   

The purpose of this course is to awaken the real and deeper meaning of spiritual life and its value for each person’s unfoldment, development and fulfilment. Today such a course is necessary in order to clarify the meaning of yoga, of renunciation and of sannyasa, for modern aspirants who wish to dedicate themselves totally to the awakening of their spiritual potential.

This introduction to sannyasa life is not meant for those aspirants who wish to hide themselves in a remote place away from society and live a secluded and cloistered life. Rather, it is meant to expose the aspirant to all aspects of life, using life as a teacher. No one will be bound by any ideas and values which hinder the natural progress of consciousness.

Alternate way of life
Sri Swami Satyananda recognized that the chaos, unhappiness and disorder that exists in the world, in the mind and in the societies of today, are a direct reflection of the state and condition of human consciousness. In order to contribute to a better way of life on earth, he felt that man’s mind must be fed new rays of inspiration, new food for thought. A realistic and practical path for the development of homogeneous awareness and existence in the internal and external worlds was needed for all categories of people.

This could be achieved by first raising the level of consciousness of a select group of individuals who are willing to surrender and devote a period of their lives to the service of themselves in general and to humanity in particular. This group of men and women will be specially trained, directed and guided in the disciplines of sannyasa. All will be exposed to spirituality in all aspects of life: physical, emotional, mental and psychic.

Ceaseless activity
This course will be a time of ceaseless activities. Day will not be differentiated from night. There will be no time for idle thoughts, doubts or confusion. The mind shall always be centred on a constant path for the achievement of the end goal – the discovery of self. A vast amount of knowledge will have to be assimilated in a relatively short amount of time.

There will be an emphasis on the theory and practice of all aspects of exoteric and esoteric yoga, as well as the study of Vedanta, Samkhya, Tantra and other philosophical systems, Brahma Sutras, Major Upanishads, Vedas, Puranas, Sanskrit, contemporary spiritual literature, anatomy, physiology and comparative religions. Many subjects are to be covered.

Minds are to be expanded to their fullest capacities. Barriers will be broken within the mind with the aim of developing self-understanding and the ability to communicate with others. Without self-understanding, one cannot begin to understand and assist with the problems of others.

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