Today, International World Yoga Day is being celebrated all over the world. People are uploading to social media doing yoga on land, water, desert, icy terrain. The whole world is celebrating Yoga Day today. World Yoga Day was celebrated for the first time on 21 June 2015. With each passing year this event is becoming grander and grander. However, the world’s attraction and attachment to World Yoga Day is not surprising. In fact people have experienced the miracle of yoga in their bodies and minds.
Yoga is not just physical exercise. Along with urbanism, there is also an exercise of the mind. It is the process of purifying the inner soul. It makes our mind wander. Explains the difference between soul and God. Yoga is vast and we are making the mistake of understanding it only asanas. But it is much more than physical exercise. If people’s awareness about this aspect increases, organizing World Yoga Day will be more successful and meaningful.
Yoga is a spiritual practice, through which one stays physically and mentally healthy. Yoga makes human life easier by removing all kinds of diseases and disorders related to body and mind. Yoga is a five-thousand-year-old legacy of Indian knowledge, credited to Maharishi Patanjali as its creator. The whole essence of lifestyle is encapsulated in Yoga Sadhana.
Through yoga the practitioner conquers self-control. He becomes so determined that whatever subject he wants to restrain, he gets it immediately. It causes sorrow, anxiety, depression and all mental diseases of people in present times. In this way, yoga will teach them to control their mind. And will stay away from disorders. There are asanas to keep the body fit and pranayama to keep the mindset and emotions right. Apart from the body, asanas are also beneficial for the mind and along with the mind, pranayama is also beneficial for the body. There is no clear distinction between the two. Meditation removes spiritual distraction, despair, sadness and depression. That is why it is said – yoga calms the myriad activities going on in the mind.
योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोध:’ (Patanjali Yoga Sutras 1-2) Practicing yoga removes all difficulties in our life at physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. Adhering to the discipline of yoga can provide relief from all kinds of physical and mental pain, known or unknown.
हेयम दु:खम अनागतम’ (Patanjali Yoga Sutras 2-16) We need to purify our inner soul. By sleeping we relieve our tiredness but the tension remains deep in the body. Through meditation, yoga and sudarshan kriya we can purify even the deepest level of consciousness. Then we bloom from within and become whole, powerful and holistic, otherwise small things and events distract us in life.
Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21.
The answer to this question is found in astrology. June 21 is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, also known as the summer solstice. According to Indian culture, the Sun becomes Dakshinayana after the summer solstice. According to astrology, the time of sun’s Dakshinayana is considered very beneficial for the attainment of spiritual achievements. For this reason, International Yoga Day is celebrated on 21 June.
On this day Shiva first spread yoga
On June 21, the sun rises early and sets late. It is believed that the sun’s rays are most effective on this day, and the positive energy of nature is active. It is said that yoga was first spread by Shiva among his seven disciples. These seven sages were initiated into yoga on the first full moon day after the summer solstice, which is also celebrated as an incarnation of Shiva. It is also known as Dakshinayana.
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