By Praveen Prabhakar
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Yoga shows the way to lasting peace: PM Modi
RISHIKESH: Addressing the week-long International Yoga Festival at Paramartha Niketan on the banks
of Ganga here via video conferencing, Prime Minister Modi said yoga was not just a form of exercise but a way to attain peace through physical, mental and spiritual well being.
Noting that yoga takes man closer to nature and disciplines his body and mind, Modi, who himself practices it every day, said its prolonged and regular practice leads to higher consciousness where me and we merge together and become one.
It expands one’s outlook from the confines of self to the society at large, he said. It was a journey from “Aham (me) to Vayam (we)”, he said to loud cheers from the audience.
“Today, when the world battles challenges posed by terrorism and climate change, yoga has become more relevant than ever before as it shows the way to peace,” he said.
Referring to Indian philosopher Vivekananda’s definition of yoga, Modi said it helps one’s body achieve oneness with one’s mind and the self become one with the society at large.
He congratulated Paramartha Niketan chief Swami Chidananda Saraswati on holding the unique annual event which is attended by experts and yoga lovers from across the country and abroad.
