12/11/2025
A deepening of yogic knowledge in theory and practice is going to happen now.
What is the effect of asanas on the body and mind; the effect of meditation on blood pressure, hormones and glands; the aim of the kriya and kundalini yoga practices?
What does the tradition say? Which scriptures have talked about different human needs and how they relate to us today?
How can we increase our understanding of yoga to make it a part of our personal culture?
From my perspective, as a person involved in the propagation of yoga, I see a very big future.
I see yoga becoming part of the personal culture of people everywhere.
Just as most people have a basic understanding of medicine and keep a first aid kit in their home, similarly, the basic concepts of yoga will be known to everybody in the course of time. “Today I am feeling a bit stiff so I will do this asana. Today I am feeling a bit dull so I will do this pranayama. Today I am feeling low in energy, my digestion is not good, so I will practise agnisar kriya for a few minutes.”
We are going to come to that point where yoga becomes part of our personal culture and we will understand the relevance of yoga for the maintenance of the body, mind and spirit.
Therefore, there has to be in-depth teaching and training in yoga.
-Sw. Niranjananda Saraswati - Spiritual Head of Bihar School of Yoga, India
Ganga Darshan, December 4, 2000
