PM Modi at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi
PM Modi addressed an International Conference on Yoga organised by the Ministry of Ayush at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
Here are the highlights from his speech: - Today we are celebrating the first International Day of Yoga.
- As I stand here today, the International Day of Yoga is being celebrated across the world, millions of people are participating in this event.
- In India, this morning millions of people participated in a simple yoga demonstration at Rajpath (New Delhi), state and district capitals.
- This coming together with our brother and sisters from other countries brings our hearts closer.
- Yoga jeevan ko jee bharke jeeney ki jadi booti hai. (Yoga is the medicine to live life to the fullest)
- The reach and spread of yoga spans continents and cuts across differences of colour, castes and creeds.
- The body is a vehicle for the realisation of the Supreme Being.
- The Gita says, Yoga is excellence at work.
- Yoga is not an institution, it is a matter of faith.
- If the body is a temple of the mind, Yoga creates a beautiful temple.
- There is ample evidence that yoga helps in combating stress and chronic conditions.
- A Yogi is a person who is in harmony with himself, his body, surroundings and nature.
- Practice of Yoga leads to reduction of greed, coarseness and violence in an individual.
- In a world of fear, Yoga creates courage and strength. A healthy body and disciplined mind is the foundation of a world without fear.
- Yoga is not a sellable commodity. Yoga is for all humanity, we should not make it an exclusive preserve.