A Warn Welcome to all
The following is a short history of the Inbound School of Yoga. It was conceived by Swami B.A. Paramadvaiti in India on the verge of the new millennium. For many years, he had been traveling between India and the Andean countries of South America. Dedicating his life to the cause of Yoga, peace and self-realization for over thirty years, he has aspired to provide everyone access to the most wonderful people and places connected with Yoga.
Whether visiting the famous Kumbha Mela in India or traveling through the sacred valley of the Incas, the spiritual energy centers provide the students with vibrations which make for a wonderful journey and meaningful Yoga experience. For thousands of years great yogis and people in general have traveled to holy places. This was called Parikrama in the Sanskrit language.
The InboundSchool of Yoga wants to afford this opportunity to all students and travelers. Those who yearn to behold the most spectacular places on this planet earth, while learning how to meditate and harmonize their body, mind and soul, and gain experience in a host of other special studies and festivals will certainly satisfy their preferences in our programs.
To travel and study the outside world far removed from "theory" of the classrooms, while also going "Inbound" is a way of life. Through the science of Yoga and deep relaxation a truly "Inbound" experience is gained. "Inbound" experience involves acknowledgingthe strength of our true existence, developing clear awareness and finding the deeper inner happiness which lies dormant within us all.
This is especially necessary when you are uncertain about life, depressed about some failure or feeling stress under your working or family conditions. But even if you feel content with yourself, you can still acquire so much additional strength for the future by charging your consciousness (batteries) with the "Inbound" experience.
If you find any of our programs and dates suitable, please contact our coordinator in order to register or you can even give us your special request which we will try to arrange for you.
FUNDER
The INBOUND School of Yoga was founded by Swami B.A. Paramadvaiti to help all those who long for perfection. This Yoga system is a gradual process which enables us to overcome all the obstacles appearing in our lives.
Srila Bhakti Alok Paramadvaiti Maharaj was born on October 12th, 1953 in the village of Osterkappeln, Germany. At a young age he felt an attraction to India and the monastic life. At the age of forteen he started studying the Vedas (parallel to the study of Carl Marx and Western philosophers). He published a book on social protest and two journals against the injustices of this world. Still, he could not find any true hope for the world and the mundane struggle for environmental change.
At seventeen, after analyzing the world of exploitation, he left all social connections to his society, parents and school, and entered the yoga ashram of Sri Aurobindo in Germany. There he experienced the life of impersonal indifference to the struggle of the world. He quickly discovered, however, that this polite form of atheism did not solve the problems of the world, nor did it seem to make the practitioners humble or soft-hearted. The fact that God, the supreme, merciful creator of all, did not exist in their philosophy, the impersonal yogis succeeded only in cultivating the pride of having none superior to themselves.
Thus, he decided to dedicate his energy towards finding a true spiritual master. Soon afterwards his prayers and meditations led him to Sri Krishna’s Holy Name. He then entered the Gaudiya Vaisnava ashram as a brahmachari in the recently inaugurated local Krishna ashram of Düsseldorf, Germany. There, he was trained in the principles of bhakti yoga and prepared himself to become a disciple of Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj.
In 1972 he was initiated by Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Maharaj in Paris. His name became Alanath das. From this moment on, his life became very dynamic. He helped his spiritual master distribute the message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Europe and America. Then, in 1976, his spiritual master sent him to help the mission in South America. He started a preaching branch known as VRINDA (Vrindavan Institute for Vaisnava Culture and Studies), which quickly spread to various countries.
Today the VRINDA mission has more then 100 centers around the world. He also founded ISEV (Superior Institute of Vedic Studies) and SEVA (Editorial Service of Vaisnava Acharyas). He has published many holy books and is the author of various others. He is a lecturer in English, German, and Spanish languages. In addition, he has restored many old temples in Vrindavan and started many temple constructions around the world. Vaisnava ecological awareness and ecological communities have increased strongly under his guidance.
Many lectures on krishna-katha, festivals, book publishing, and Vegetarian Restaurants are also inspired by him. He has established country ashrams and has installed deities of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Radha-Krishna in many countries. He has also initiated many new sannyasis and has sent them out to preach.
His home-study yoga course has spread quickly bringing thousands of students to study the Bhakti teachings. He has pioneered the preaching on the Internet, establishing the Vaisnava presence in several languages.
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