Blowing Out the Candle

“Don’t possess anything and don’t allow anything to possess you.”

Swami Brahmdev, a disciple of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, is the creator and organiser of Aurovalley. He was born in 1955 in Jammu, India. After studying Law and Economics he started a spiritual search that took him to Pondicherry to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. After a year stay in the Ashram he received an inner call that led him to the Himalayas to create a place for the work of The Mother and Sri Aurobindo: an Integral Yoga that aims at the divinisation of the earth through an inner transformation of human beings. He founded Aurovalley Ashram in 1985 with the purpose of creating the environment necessary for humanity’s inner spiritual work. He travels around the world every year giving talks, seminars and workshops on Integral Yoga and sharing his knowledge and experiences on the path. When he is not traveling he stays in the Ashram, guiding the aspirants and supervising the different programs offered free to the community. Swamiji cares for everyone according to the needs and processes of each person, creating a world of freedom, simplicity and choices.