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When a tourist visits Pondicherry he would surely never miss the opportunity of visiting the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. This world renowned ashram was founded in the year 1926, by Sri Aurobindo, a revolutionary turned Yogi from Bengal along with The Mother (Mira Alfassa) a French painter as well as a sculptor.Yoga in Pondicherry,Yoga Information,Yoga Tours of Pondicherry,Aurobindo Ashram Tour,International Yoga Festival of Pondicherry It is indeed the best known landmark of Pondicherry and the ashram attracts people from all over the world. Here one experiences the serenity, the great peace and all the wisdom practiced by ancient saints and sages of India. The main ashram building is situated at the marine street just behind the Raj Nivas which is surrounded by several buildings involved with educational and cultural activities of the Aurobindo Society. The central courtyard of the main ashram building has the flower festooned memorials of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo under the frangipani tree.

One can find peace prevailing in this memorial place.Aurobindo Ashram Tours, People come and meditate in this ashram. The Mother’s love for flowers is very well exhibited as the lush gardens expose this situation so as to fulfill her liking. The building on the eastern sea front of the city served as the residence of the Master and the Mother. Sri Aurobindo elaborated a system of Internal Yoga in order to practice Yoga and Modern Science. Yoga in Pondicherry,Yoga Information,Yoga Tours of Pondicherry,Aurobindo Ashram Tour,International Yoga Festival of Pondicherry This unusual exercise of spirituality is intended to make life more beautiful, not by neglecting the world but by living as a part of it. The dwellers in this Ashram have formed a spiritual community that gives them an aura of sublime peace and calmness prevailing through Pondicherry.

Now the ashram consists of 2000dwellers including 400 students of the centre of education. They work towards attaining the life-affirming aim of the Master. The Ashram in the present is like a mini township. It is an awesome estate of 120 buildings. These buildings serve as educational institutes and as industries. It takes care of the needs of the inmates of the ashram and various departments look after the basic requirements of food, clothing, and shelter, as well as medical care.

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Tours,One can find farms, gardens, a printing press, some small scale industries, libraries and facilities for recreation as well as cultural activities. An important part of the ashram is the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education. Yoga in Pondicherry,Yoga Information,Yoga Tours of Pondicherry,Aurobindo Ashram Tour,International Yoga Festival of Pondicherry The system practiced here is entirely different. The belief is that every child is unique in its thinking and the centre of education tries to help them grow and nurture them in their individual way and leave the choice to the children. They don’t mingle them together into the frame of one particular syllabus.

According to Sri Aurobindo – the first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught. The teacher is not an instructor or a task master rather he is a guide or a helper to him. The teacher need not teach what knowledge is to the child but shows him the way to go about developing knowledge with their talent. The children have the free will to choose the subjects of their liking and the guides as well. They can concentrate on the subject they have chosen and neglect the other subjects. This is an entirely different setup that is practiced successfully in this centre for education. The system is integral in its approach and it provides a scope for simultaneous developments of the child physically, vitally, mentally and in psychic aspects as well.

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Tours,Some other attractions for the visitors include Sri Aurobindo Handmade Paper Factory which is run by the Ashram. This is an internationally renowned factory which produces quality handmade paper. Yoga Tours of Pondicherry, Apart from paper there are a wide range of exquisite products produced here. The collections of the works written by Sri Aurobindo are sold at the Ashram Book Shop located in the premises of the Ashram. Visitors to the Ashram have the facility to stay in the guest houses which are cheap and excellent. This Ashram has influenced several other yoga learning centres. The most important among these yoga learning centres is the famous International Centre for Yoga Education and Research which is also known as the Ananda Ashram.

Sri Aurobindo Ghose

This great person has made an impact both for himself as well as those who follow his preaching.Yoga Tours of Pondicherry, Born in Kolkata in the year 15th August, 1872, Aurobindo spent his early life for a while in England and was given qualitative higher studies and got his graduation from the King’s College, Cambridge. The field in which he got specialized with was Classical Tripos. He also cleared the prestigious Civil Service Exam and returned to India in 1893. He worked for the Princely State of Baroda and was also a professor in Baroda College during this time for nearly 13 years. He fought for the independence of the country and then in 1910, moved to the French Pondicherry and led a spiritual life.Yoga Tours of Pondicherry, He practiced Yoga and Modern Science. He founded and established Sri Aurobindo Ashram with the help of the Mother, who is his disciple and spiritual collaborator. He was a prolific writer. He wrote The Life Divine, and The Synthesis of Yoga and Savitri.

Location : Pondicherry

Famous Centres : Aurobindo Ashram & Auroville

Main Attraction : International Festival Of Pondicherry

The Seat Of Internal Yoga

There is an air of spirituality in Pondicherry that comes on strong. Even since the revolutionary-turned-'Yogi' from Bengal, Sri Aurobindo, settled here, peace-seekers from all around the world have beaten a track into Pondicherry.

Yoga in Pondicherry Pondicherry is the seat of Yoga. Here one comes across the difference between living and right living, through methods, which purify your body and mind. Rewarding one with absolute command over them. One will discover Yoga as a sound, healthy body and a focused, balanced mind.

Special courses have been designed for tourists who wish to orient themselves towards Yoga. Structured as ten-lecture modules, these can be tailored to suit any one's itinerary.

WHAT IS YOGA?

Yoga is an art, a science, and a philosophy. Yoga is a practical aid, not a religion and its techniques may be practised by Buddhists, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Atheists alike.
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Over the millennia, four different paths of yoga have developed: 'Kama', 'Jnana', 'Bhakti' and 'Raja'.

Karma Yoga - The Active Path:

This form of yoga is most suitable for people with an active temperament. The Karma Yogi works hard, selflessly, without expecting reward.

Jnana Yoga - The Philosophical Path:

Usually regarded as the most difficult of the paths of yoga. Demands a sharp mind and an unclouded intellect. It uses an intellectual description of the world as an illusion - 'Maya'.

Bhakti Yoga - The Devotional Path:

Through various practices such as chanting, prayer and mantras, the Bhakti Yogi tries to see God in all. This practice tends to appeal to emotional people. Yoga in Pondicherry

Raja Yoga - The Scientific Path:

Raja Yoga is based on a practical system of right conduct, a healthy body, steady posture and balanced breathing.

THE FESTIVAL OFFERS

The International Festival of Pondicherry is a celebration of Yoga. Every year. January 4th through 7th where one will pick up simple living and high thinking.

Proper Exercise

At the festival one learns all about 'Asanas' - gentle stretching acts that lubricate the joints, tones the nervous system, improves circulation, relaxes tension and increases flexibility.

Proper Breathing

Tap into deep breathing techniques, which help to cleanse and nourish the physical body. Besides, vital energy is released for physical and mental rejuvenation.

Proper Relaxation

When the body and mind are continually overworked and stressed, their natural efficiency diminishes. Here, one will find out how yogic methods retrain the mind and muscles to relax completely.

Proper Diet

One will sample the enticingly fresh yogic diet to find himself attaining a high standard of health, a keen intellect and serenity of mind.

Proper Thinking

Regular meditation helps you achieve a balanced mind that can stay in control. One will learn many methods, which help one's thinking to become more focused, and which improves your ability to concentrate

Yoga & Meditation In Pondicherry

Pondicherry is the seat of Yoga in South India. Here one comes across the difference between living and right living, through methods, which purify your body and mind. Rewarding one with absolute command over them. One will discover Yoga as a sound, healthy body and a focused, balanced mind.

Special courses have been designed for tourists who wish to orient themselves towards Yoga and meditation. Structured as ten-lecture modules, these can be tailored to suit any one's tour itinerary.

Aurubindo Ashram, Pondicherry

At night time, Pondicherrians who believe in Sri Aurobindo's way of life, wind their way Aurobindo Ashram. Tranquility prevails and over it all, the flower-decked 'Samadhi' presides. Men and women meditate with their eyes fixed on the marble samadhi. Here silence is peach, and flowers and incense are ways to lead the mind away from workaday shackles. The Library and the Main Building during collective meditation are accessible to those who have a gate pass obtained from the Bureau Central and those who are staying in the Ashram's guesthouses.

Matri Mandir, AurovilleMatri Mandir

Matri Mandir is just a chief attraction of Auroville its also famous as a meditation centre. A slanting pathway from the temple leads to the circular shaped Meditation Hall. Reflecting on 2 glasses, lustre of sunlight is being sparked off from the world largest crystal of 600 kg, brought from Germany. There is no electricity in the temple and the devotees sit for meditation in the hall.

 

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