Yoga has the power to control and reverse diseases, anti-aging, immunity longevity and diseases: Acharya Balkrishna
Kurukshetra, June 22: Under the guidance of Swami Ramdev Ji Maharaj, the 11th International Yoga Day was grandly celebrated in Kurukshetra on Saturday (June 21) through a joint initiative of Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haryana Yoga Commission, and the AYUSH Department, Haryana. The event witnessed an extraordinary participation of over 1 lakh yoga practitioners performing yoga together at the sacred Brahma Sarovar, setting a new milestone in collective yoga practice.
Swami Ramdev Ji Maharaj, Acharya Balkrishna Ji Maharaj, and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, attended the grand celebrations and made the yoga practitioners practice yoga on the historical land of Brahmasarovar, Kurukshetra.
As part of the nationwide outreach, free yoga training sessions were held in all 650 districts of India through Patanjali Yog Samiti under the Common Yoga Protocol.
More than 1 lakh yoga practitioners created a new record by practicing yoga together on the holy land of Kurukshetra. Swami Ramdev administered the yoga practitioners the pledge of yoga and Swadeshi. This year the theme of International Yoga Day was ‘One Earth, One Health’.
On this occasion, Swami Ramdev said that now more than 200 crore people in the world practice yoga, and that yoga has now become Yugdharma. He said that yoga is the essence of Sanatan dharma. Yoga is an incomparable knowledge, yoga is in our sanskaars, culture and nature. Yoga has been happening within us for ages. Yoga is the truth of life. Yoga is the basis of intellect, work, nature and culture. Yoga is the basis of cultural prosperity. The slogan of heritage-based development has been given by our Yogi warrior, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said.
He noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written letters to all village heads, urging them to promote yoga in their communities, and emphasized the need for sarpanches and gram pradhans to become “Yog Panch” and “Yog Pradhan.” Swami Ji also pointed out that India’s top leaders, including the President, Prime Minister, Home Minister, Defence Minister, Governors, and Chief Ministers are all practicing yoga regularly.
Yoga as a Solution to National Health Challenges
Swami Ramdev stressed the potential of yoga in drastically reducing the nation’s healthcare costs. “Currently, India spends ₹10 lakh crore annually on medicines. If every citizen practices yoga daily, this budget can be reduced to zero,” he asserted.
Describing yoga as a centuries-old spiritual and cultural heritage, he highlighted the individual and collective practices of Ashtanga Yoga, Dhyan Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Kriya Yoga, and Hatha Yoga. He called for the adoption of yoga-based life systems rooted in eternal, scientific, and universal principles.
Sankalp for Yoga and Swadeshi
On the occasion, Swami Ji administered an oath to participants to adopt yoga and Swadeshi. He cited data from Oxfam Global UK and other sources indicating that between 1765 and 1900, foreign powers and companies looted over $100 trillion from India, a process he claimed is still ongoing. Emphasizing the role of Swadeshi in restoring India’s economic might, he encouraged citizens to make a list of daily-use products and replace foreign goods with indigenous ones.
Patanjali, under the banner “Prosperity for Charity,” has pledged to invest 100% of its profits in the service of the nation. Swami Ji also spoke about freeing the country from the colonial Macaulay education system, emphasizing the role of institutions like Patanjali Gurukulam and Acharyakulam in creating value-based education through the Bharatiya Shiksha Board (BSB). He called on parents to enroll their children in these institutions and schools to affiliate with the BSB to contribute to nation-building.
Research and Healing Power of Yoga
Acharya Balkrishna Ji highlighted that even 30 to 60 minutes of daily yoga practice can bring health, happiness, and longevity. He said yoga has the capability to control and even reverse diseases while enhancing anti-aging and immunity. He shared that thousands of high-impact global research papers have validated yoga’s benefits, including those published by Patanjali Research Foundation.
Government’s Commitment to Yoga Promotion
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini reiterated the government’s commitment to spreading yoga and making Haryana free from addiction and stress. Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister Aarti Rao, MP Naveen Jindal, AYUSH Department Director Sanjeev Verma, and senior members from Patanjali and Haryana Yoga Commission, including Sadhvi Devpriya Ji, Bhai Rakesh Ji, Bhai Jaideep Ji, Eesh Kumar Arya Ji, and Sister Amar Ji, were also present.
Extensive efforts ensured participation from over 400 villages across Haryana, with more than 11 lakh people joining the event online from district and tehsil levels throughout the state.
This year’s theme for International Yoga Day, “One Earth, One Health,” underscored the global importance of yoga for health, unity, and peace. Swami Ramdev concluded by stating that yoga and Sanatan Dharma are now global necessities and have the power to lead a distressed world towards health, harmony, and spiritual rejuvenation.
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