Pakistan should embrace yoga for peace: Ravi Shankar Prasad

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

Asserting that yoga as religion neutral, union Minister for IT and Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday urged Pakistan to embrace yoga to bring peace in the country.

"Yoga is religion neutral - 190 countries, including 44 Islamic countries, have agreed that yoga is important for mankind. From China to New York to London, people across the globe are participating in the International Yoga Day," the minister said here.

"Pakistan too had spoken of organising yoga sessions in their country but it stopped it all of a sudden. I would request them to rethink as we feel that yoga would help them bring in peace in their country too," the senior BJP leader said addressing an International Yoga Day event at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) complex here.

Describing yoga as a symbol of mankind, peace and brotherhood, Prasad said, "It would have been better had Pakistan participated in the yoga day celebrations."

"There were some initial initiatives in Pakistan on yoga but it was cancelled at the last moment. It is their matter but it would have been better if they had done it," Prasad told media persons.

 

[Dubious]

Some indians think by repeating something they do over and over they appear smart...let alone by making it sound like an order for others to participate too just coz they do .....def sounds like some mental trauma or disorder!


Pakistan should rethink about its stance on Yoga: Prasad


KOLKATA: Appealing to Pakistan to reconsider its stand about not observing the International Yoga Day celebrations, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said yoga would have helped in "bringing peace" in their country.

(read this as obeying us)

"It is very important to know that 190 countries agreed that yoga is important for mankind and out of those 190 countries nearly 44 were Islamic countries. You can see that yoga is taking place in New York, China, London also," Union minister for communications and information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said here.
"Pakistan too had said that it will talk about yoga in their country but it stopped it all of a sudden. I would request them to rethink as we feel that yoga would help them bring in peace there in their country too," Prasad said addressing the yoga participants during the celebrations of 'International Yoga day' at Sports Authority Of India (SAI) complex in Kolkata.

"Our government want good relations with Pakistan. They had not done it it is their matter but it would have been better if they had done it," he told reporters later.

"Yoga is not a symbol of any particular faith, it is not a symbol of any particular path. It is a symbol of mankind, peace and brotherhood. It is a symbol of the culture, heritage of our country. Yoga is for moral values and for the well being of the mankind regardless of its community, faith or nationality," he added.

Prasad also rubbished claims that yoga represents a particular religion and faith and said that yoga represents mankind and brotherhood and peace.

Prasad lauded how there has been a massive response on the proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech at the UNGA last year to declare June 21 as International Yoga Day.

Prasad further told reporters, "In Pakistan there was some initial initiative but it was cancelled at the last moment. It is fine embodiment of our creativity, heritage and what India can offer best to the world for brotherhood for peace. That's yoga is all about".

Hundreds of participants today took part in International Yoga Day celebrations in Kolkata, irrespective of gender and age-group.

Pakistan should rethink about its stance on Yoga: Prasad - The Times of India
I dont know why this man is dying if we chose not to

Dude keep your feelings to yourself ....and it is a symbol of your culture so keep it in your country

 

[ito]

I am sure this is going to be another controversy in Pakistan. Waiting for Raheel Sharif and Nawaz Sharif to issue another warning to India.

 

[Kompromat]

Hindus should start fasting in Ramadan and join us in beef sacrifice. Peace works both ways.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Hindus should start fasting in Ramadan and join us in beef sacrifice. Peace works both ways.

Pakistani Hindus?

 

[kaku1]

Hindus should start fasting in Ramadan and join us in beef sacrifice. Peace works both ways.

So yoga is hindu?

Maybe steam engine was catholic christian.
And E=mc2 is Jewish.

How Islam allowing both things. Amazing.

 

[ito]

Hindus should start fasting in Ramadan and join us in beef sacrifice. Peace works both ways.

I have no issues joining Muslims is fasting for Ramadan. Why should I have any, if it betters my personal life.

 

[hunter_hunted]

But still rape is going on in india. I wonder why yoga is not helping in reducing rape.

We Muslims are doing fast in Ramadan so no need for this Yoga . These Yogi bears keep doing yoga

This tell that even in yoga BJP yogi trolls remember Pakistan. Good thing for PDF

 

[Kompromat]

I have no issues joining Muslims is fasting for Ramadan. Why should I have any, if it betters my personal life.

There's something in Islam, two schools called ''Muraqiba" and "Ihtisab".

 

[ito]

There's something in Islam, two schools called ''Muraqiba" and "Ihtisab".

What are Muraqiba and Ihtisab?

 

[Kompromat]

But still rape is going on in india. I wonder why yoga is not helping in reducing rape.

We Muslims are doing fast in Ramadan so no need for this Yoga . These Yogi bears keep doing yoga

This tell that even in yoga BJP yogi trolls remember Pakistan. Good thing for PDF

Yoga very much originates from Hindu theology and mythology. Many of the Hindu Avataras practiced Yoga.

 

[Brickwall]

But still rape is going on in india. I wonder why yoga is not helping in reducing rape.

We Muslims are doing fast in Ramadan so no need for this Yoga . These Yogi bears keep doing yoga

This tell that even in yoga BJP yogi trolls remember Pakistan. Good thing for PDF

Pakistan was asked to conduct yoga voluntarily , not forcible, it was already pointed it is religion neutral, if it doesnt it is pakistan loss.

But statement like yoga is not helping to reducing rape, is ridiculous, its like telling pakistan following islam, still terrorists acts are still rampant despite following religion of peace.

You dont want to follow something cool, but opposing it for everyone not cool.

 

[Kompromat]

What are Muraqiba and Ihtisab?

Actually there are three. Muraqiba, Ihtisab, Tazkiyah.

Just like Yoga is a tool for self reflection, those three schools in Islam are meant for the same purpose. Ihtisab & Tazkiyah are like self auditing of one's life and practices while Muraqiba is a subsequent conversation / connection with the creator in absolute solitude for spiritual healing and learning.

 

[GURU DUTT]

Asserting that yoga as religion neutral, union Minister for IT and Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday urged Pakistan to embrace yoga to bring peace in the country.

"Yoga is religion neutral - 190 countries, including 44 Islamic countries, have agreed that yoga is important for mankind. From China to New York to London, people across the globe are participating in the International Yoga Day," the minister said here.

"Pakistan too had spoken of organising yoga sessions in their country but it stopped it all of a sudden. I would request them to rethink as we feel that yoga would help them bring in peace in their country too," the senior BJP leader said addressing an International Yoga Day event at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) complex here.

Describing yoga as a symbol of mankind, peace and brotherhood, Prasad said, "It would have been better had Pakistan participated in the yoga day celebrations."

"There were some initial initiatives in Pakistan on yoga but it was cancelled at the last moment. It is their matter but it would have been better if they had done it," Prasad told media persons.

so after PM Modi ,DM Manohar Parikker and Raghvendra Rathore now Ravi Shankar Prasad to joined the band wagon to troll land of the pure

 

[Screambowl]

Hindus should start fasting in Ramadan and join us in beef sacrifice. Peace works both ways.

Which book of Islam says Yoga is haram? You don't chant the slokas. I believe your Nabi also meditated in the cave.

More over, I have personally done sehri and Aftari with my muslims friends. And there is a village in UP, India Hindus there have fasted with Muslims on first day of Ramzan.

You guys should come out of the iron curtain and see , world has gone very ahead.