Yoga results in wholesome physique, peaceable thoughts: President Murmu

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday suggested folks to follow yoga to achieve a wholesome physique and peaceable thoughts.

Addressing the gathering at Foundation Day celebration of Jnanaprabha Mission right here, Murmu stated, “Prevention is better than cure for a healthy life. If we remain ‘Yog-yukt’ (associated with yoga), we can remain ‘Rog-mukt’ (free from diseases). Through yoga, we can attain a healthy body and peaceful mind.”

In right now’s world, materialistic happiness is inside attain, however not peace of thoughts for a lot of. For them, yoga is the one technique to discover peace of thoughts, she stated.

Murmu stated she was blissful to be a part of the Foundation Day celebration of the Jnanaprabha Mission which was established with the goal of awakening the facility and potential of mom and constructing a wholesome human society.

She stated that it’s a matter of delight that this Mission has been named after the mom of Paramahansa Yogananda Ji who was his inspiration.

Noting that the Jnanaprabha Mission is lively in popularising the ‘Kriya Yoga’, she stated that no matter be the shape – yoga is an historic science and non secular follow of India, whose goal is to create a wholesome human society.

“Our sages taught us to consider mother, father, teacher and guest as God. But do we adopt this teaching in our lives? This is a big question. Are children taking proper care of their parents? Often, sad stories of elderly parents appear in the newspapers,” the President stated.

Murmu suggested folks to take correct care of their dad and mom and respect them. She stated that merely addressing dad and mom as God and worshiping their footage just isn’t spirituality. Caring about dad and mom and respecting them is vital.

She urged all to undertake the service of senior residents, elders and sick as their vow of life.

The President stated, “Our materialistic expectations and aspirations are increasing, but we are gradually turning away from the spiritual side of our life. Earth’s resources are limited, but the desires of humans are limitless.”

The current world is witnessing the weird behaviour of nature which is mirrored in local weather change and improve within the temperature of the earth. To give a safe future to our subsequent technology, a nature-friendly way of life is important, she added.

In Indian custom, the universe is one and integral. Human beings are solely a small a part of this universe, she stated, including, “No matter how much progress we have made in science, we are not the master of nature, but its children. We should be grateful to nature. We should adopt a lifestyle in harmony with nature.”

(IANS)