✪ Participating in Bihar School of Yoga's camp in Tryambakeshwar
✪ Experience of online fraud in the name of one famous institution
✪ "Always be aware, never ever think of harming others!"
✪ Satsanga in presence of Paramhansa Niranjanananda Saraswati
✪ "Four meet, sixty four smile and twenty come together"
✪ Excellent conduction and arrangement by BSY with great sessions
✪ Epitome of ideal Guru as well as ideal disciple!
✪ Keertana, Songs and meditation amid fair of sadhakas
✪ Enjoying Tryambakeshwar surroundings and unforgettable trek of Brahmagiri
Namaste. Recently participated in a yoga camp organized by Bihar School of Yoga (BSY) in Tryambakeshwar, Maharashtra. Bihar School of Yoga! Swami Shrimurtee ji from whom I learned Yoga is a BSY Sanyasin. My father and many close people are BSY sadhakas. Therefore was curious for this camp. This camp proved to be a great treat of all delicious servings related to Yoga and meditation- from Asanas, Pranayams to meditation, Keertan and Bhajan. Everywhere there was the typical BSY imprint. It was great to closely see Paramahansa Niranjanananda Saraswati, the chief of BSY and listen his sessions.
Satyananda Yogadarshan peeth near Tryambakeshwar, Nashik, Maharashtra. This ashram is located on a hill and therefore even for going there, we need to do a small trek. When we reach the ashrama located by natural panorama, our pranayama already has started! I enjoyed this camp with my father who did not took lift and walked every day to the camp. Then I met my first Guru Swami Shrimurteeji, who had taught me Yoga! We also meet many Yoga sadhakas from Parbhani- Niramay Yoga Prasar and Sanshodhan Sanstha and others! Entire the atmosphere is Yoga- electric! Everyone coming to BSY is welcomed like a fellow- disciples (Guru Bandhu/ Guru Bhagini). Many familiar faces meet each other!
The outline of the camp was like this- 8-10 in the morning- mainly Asanas, Pranayams and some components of meditation. Also Bhajanas- Keertan and discourses were there. In the afternoon session of 3-5 there was mainly meditation, discourses and many kinds of Satsangas. Lunch at 10 am and dinner at 5 pm. Actually entire the day's sessions spanned just for four and half hours, but its impact was so deep.
In the beginning, Swami Shivrajanandaji conducted basic asanas and linking those movements with breathing he helped us experience Pranayama. Along with visualization of subtle bodies, it became meditative. He also instructed for Surya Namaskars. Doing yoga alone and doing it in presence of around a thousand sadhakas and higher sadhaks and even the Siddha- it makes a huge difference. There was every arrangement for this number of people- sitting arrangements, water, meals, many screens to see the stage and speakers. Participants were around a thousand and at least two hundred volunteers would be there. After the first session, we watched the campus of this Yoga Peeth. There are many meditation cells for Sadhakas. This area has excellent views of the nature.
In the afternoon session, it was delightful to listen to Paramhansa Niranjananandaji. He appeared to be much distinct from those Gurus who are there on internet. Very harsh approach. His one sentence- If there is someone here who feels that he or she knows about Yoga then he or she should leave. Or- Today people get initiated, in two years they get the Sanyas clothes and then they start their Yoga classes like shops. Such harsh words, even for a few BSY sadhakas! But he also shared how his Guru Satyanandaji helped him come out of darkness of false knowledge. How he made him realize that his deeper journey was remaining. One was feeling as if Swami Niranjanananda was directly present here and Swami Satyanandaji was also present indirectly. His presence was continuously felt through the Kirtanas, Bhajans, his memories and videos and photos showing his life events and his contribution.