New Delhi, June 21: “From Dehradun to Dublin, from Shanghai to Chicago, from Jakarta to Johannesburg, yoga is everywhere,” declared Prime Minister Narendra Modi today on the occasion of the 4th International Yoga Day.
Even as the PM spoke, people were celebrating the day with mass yoga performances everywhere, from beaches to mountain tops – even at 19,000 feet above sea level in the Himalayas like the ITBP ‘Himveers’ in Ladakh. Not just India, countries around the world are celebrating today as International Yoga Day. And that, said the PM, is a matter of pride for the country.
श्रमक्लमपिपासोष्णशीतादीनां सहिष्णुता । आरोग्यं चापि परमं व्यायामदुपजायते ॥
योगः, कर्मसु, कौशलम#Himveers practicing #yoga from 12 to 19K ft in the #Himalayas #InternationalYogaDay2018 #IYD2018 pic.twitter.com/0QQUfjaxe0
— ITBP (@ITBP_official) June 21, 2018
“It’s a proud moment for everyone that today, wherever in the world the sun rises people welcome its warmth and brightness with yoga. From Dehradun to Dublin, Shanghai to Chicago, and Jakarta to Johannesburg, yoga is everywhere,” said PM Modi, at a yoga event at picturesque Dehradun’s Forest Research Institute.
हम सभी के लिए गौरव की बात है कि आज जहां-जहां उगते सूर्य के साथ सूरज की किरण पहुंच रही है, प्रकाश का विस्तार हो रहा है, वहाँ – वहाँ लोग योग से सूर्य का स्वागत कर रहे हैं।
देहरादून से लेकर डबलिन तक, शंघाई से लेकर शिकागो तक, जकार्ता से लेकर जोहानिसबर्ग तक, योग ही योग है: PM— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 21, 2018
This “biggest mass moment” has shown the world the path from ill health to well-being, said Modi. As well, this “ancient yet modern” discipline gives hope for the future of humankind, he said.
Yoga is beautiful because it is ancient yet modern, it is constant yet evolving.
It has the best of our past and presents and a ray of hope for our future.
In Yoga, we have the perfect solution to the problems we face, either as individuals or in our society: PM— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 21, 2018
“Instead of dividing, yoga unites. Instead of furthering animosity, yoga assimilates. Instead of increasing suffering, yoga heals,” said Modi, explaining how the discipline can lead to a calm, creative and content life.
The way to lead a calm, creative & content life is Yoga. It can show the way in defeating tensions and mindless anxiety.
Instead of dividing, Yoga unites.
Instead of further animosity, Yoga assimilates.
Instead of increasing suffering, Yoga heals: PM— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 21, 2018
Along with the Prime Minister, around 50,000 yoga enthusiasts kick-started International Yoga Day celebrations in Dehradun.
The first International Yoga Day was observed all over the world on June 21, 2015, when more than 30,000 people, including PM Modi, performed yoga asanas at Rajpath in New Delhi.
The idea of International Yoga Day was first proposed by the PM during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on September 27, 2014. He also suggested June 21 be observed as International Yoga Day all over the world, as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and has special significance in many parts of the world.
As PM Modi reminded the country today, “the proposal for yoga at the UN was supported in one voice by a majority of countries.”
The world has embraced Yoga and glimpses of this can be seen in the manner in which International Day of Yoga has been marked every year.
Infact, Yoga Day has become one of the biggest mass movements in the quest for good health and well-being: PM— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 21, 2018
Source Times of India
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