The International Day of Yoga was celebrated at Haryana Raj Bhavan on Friday under the leadership of Governor Bandaru Dattatraya.
Urging all to make Yoga a part of their daily routine,Dattatraya said that Yoga is an invaluable gift of ancient Indian tradition and has emerged as one of the most reliable means of promoting physical and mental health.
Thanks to the call and tireless efforts of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in 2014, June 21 was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly. Since then, the International Day of Yoga is celebrated every year in India and all over the world, he said.
The Governor said that the word ‘Yoga’ is derived from Sanskrit root Yuj which means ‘to join’ or ‘to unite’, symbolizing the unity of mind and body, thought and action, restraint and fulfillment, harmony between man and nature, a holistic approach to health and well-being, he said.
Governor Shri Dattatraya said that the importance of yoga and spirituality has been explained in our scriptures. According to them, by practicing yoga regularly, a person can adopt some very good qualities such as courage that protects like a father, forgiveness that a mother has and mental peace that becomes a permanent friend. With regular practice of yoga, truth becomes our child, kindness our sister, self-control our brother, earth our bed and knowledge satisfies our hunger, he said.
The Governor said that yoga should not be given a religious colour. Yoga is above religion and caste. It is related to our health. It is a very important thing in life. Regular yoga practice should be done in schools and colleges as well. Yoga keeps both mind and body healthy, he said.
The Governor appealed to the people present in the program that we should include yoga in our daily routine. We definitely get direct and indirect benefits from it in life. He said that today in the modern age we keep running after comforts, but even in this busy life we should not forget the fact that ‘first happiness is a healthy body.
