INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA---JUNE 21-NEWS

[ashok mourya]

June 21 was declared as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014.Yoga, a physical, mental and spiritual practice having its origin over 6000 years ago in India, aims to integrate the body and the mind.

The declaration of this day came after the call for the adoption of 21 June as International Day of Yoga by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014 wherein he stated:

"Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfilment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness within yourself, the world and the nature. By changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help us deal with climate change. Let us work towards adopting an International Yoga Day.

 

[coffee_cup]

What are origins of Yoga?

Was it originated in ancient (Moghul, British) India? Just curious.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

China allows Yoga, surprising

 

[Bombaywalla]

What are origins of Yoga?

Was it originated in ancient (Moghul, British) India? Just curious.

LOL


Yoga predates the silly moghuls or the plundering brits in the subcontinent by thousands of years.

 

[$@rJen]

China allows Yoga, surprising

because chinese are not as jealous as our western neighbor

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

because chinese are not as jealous as our western neighbor

I am surprised because they banned something similar by Falun Gong.

 

[coffee_cup]

Yoga (/ˈjoʊɡə/; Sanskrit: योग, Listen) is an Indian physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline. There is a broad variety of schools, practices and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism (including Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhism and Jainism. The best-known are Hatha yoga and Raja yoga.

The origins of Yoga have been speculated to date back to pre-Vedic Indian traditions, but most likely developed around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE, in ancient India's ascetic circles, which are also credited with the early sramana movements. The chronology of earliest texts describing yoga-practices is unclear, varyingly credited to Hindu Upanishads and Buddhist Pāli Canon, probably of third century BCE or later. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali from first half of 1st millennium CE is one of a key surviving major texts on Yoga. Hatha yoga texts emerged around 11th century CE, and in its origins was related to Tantrism
Yoga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I don't know why, but the mere mention of "Vedic" is casting doubts about it being originated from modern day India.

 

[M.SAAD]

Well, Happy Yoga day .

 

[cloud_9]

I wouldn't mind waking up to something like this..............

Only fags hate Yoga

Then there's a thing called Couple's Yoga,the only socially acceptable way of dry humping your partner in a room full of strangers.

 

[Madrassi]

Ayushmaan bhava

 

[Dr Gupta]

India yoga: Thousands attend Modi-inspired event - BBC News

I wake up early each morning to do Yoga and read the Upanishads

 

[Odysseus]

China allows Yoga, surprising

https://twitter.com/x/status/612456612712677376

https://twitter.com/x/status/612444890337640448

 

[Odysseus]

https://twitter.com/x/status/612444890337640448

 

[dray]

Poll: Do you think PM Modi's Yoga Day celebrations were a success?

Result:
Yes 85.91%
No 12.79%
Don't Know/Can't Say 1.3%

Poll: Has India proved itself with the success of World Yoga Day?

Result:
Yes 81.26%
No 16.3%
Can't say/Don't know 2.44%

Negative politics on this by the opposition led by Congress fell flat on its face.

Poll: Do you think PM Modi's Yoga Day celebrations were a success?

Poll: Has India proved itself with the success of World Yoga Day?