PRAMANA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
Pramana International Institute follows the tradition of the Yoga Darshan (Yog Darśana) also known as the School of Yoga Philosophy , established by Maharishi Patanjali. While the Yoga Darshan serves as our central philosophical pillar, the Institute recognizes the diversity and richness of the broader Yogic tradition. Over the centuries, numerous schools — including Vedanta, Samkhya, Tantra and Hatha Yoga, among others— have contributed to shaping Yoga as both a discipline of self-realization and a science of human experience. We also hold in great consideration the invaluable teachings of the many Yogis, Rishis, and Acharyas whose insights have expanded and refined the understanding of Yoga across generations.
With its first literary reference found in the RigVeda, the origins of Yoga can be traced back thousands of years. Around the year 200 BC, (circa 200 BC–400 CE), Maharishi Patanjali systematized the principles of Yoga in the Yoga Sutras, establishing so the philosophical school of Yoga, one of the six orthodox systems of Indian philosophy.
Also known as Yoga Darshan, Patanjali’s philosophy distilled and organized the vast wisdom of earlier yogic traditions into a coherent framework of theory and practice. It provided a unified foundation for diverse approaches, an integrated method that guided practitioners towards the achievement of self-realization through the mastery over body and mind.
In alignment with this heritage, Pramana International Institute brings together a diverse faculty, guest lecturers, and advisors representing various lineages and schools of Yoga.
With a common goal, experts of different backgrounds and disciplines join hands to transmit the knowledge of Yoga in its most genuine form.
"Yoga is chitta-vrtti-nirodhah;
control over the fluctuations of the mind"
"There is no noise in the world, there is no peace in the Himalayas;
both are within you"
"Meditation is the royal road
to the attainment of freedom."
"It is Nature that causes all movement.
Deluded by the ego, the fool harbors the perception that says 'I did it'."
"We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about what you think.
Words are secondary. Thoughts live, they travel far."
"Master your breath, let the self be in bliss,
contemplate on the sublime within you."
"One who has understood that what is Atman; he is always like the king, distinct from the body, senses, mind and intellect."
"The practice of asanas purges the body of its impurities, bringing strength, firmness, calm, and clarity of mind."
