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Spirituality is India’s strength: Narendra Modi

Addressing a function commemorating the centenary year of the formation of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, Narendra Modi said yoga is the first step towards spirituality

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was unfortunate that spirituality is confused with religion. Photo: PIBPremium
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was unfortunate that spirituality is confused with religion. Photo: PIB

New Delhi: India’s spirituality is its strength but unfortunately some people link it to religion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday.

Addressing a function commemorating the centenary year of the formation of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS), Modi said yoga is the first step towards spirituality.

Modi said the world compares India on the basis of its population, GDP or employment rate, but the world has neither known nor recognised India for its spirituality.

“India’s spirituality is its strength. But, it is unfortunate that some people link spirituality to religion. Spirituality and religion are different," he said. The Prime Minister also hailed Yogi Paramahansa who left the shores of India to spread his message but remained connected to India all the time.

The YSS was founded in 1917 by Paramahansa. A special postage stamp to commemorate the occasion was also released by Modi.

Recalling the words of former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who felt that India’s spirituality is its strength and this process should continue, he said that the spirituality of the country has been strengthened by India’s sages and saints.

Modi’s remarks come in the backdrop of a debate over the attempts by political parties to polarize society on the lines of religion especially during elections. Talking about Yoga, he said it is the simple entry point to a spiritual world.

“Yoga is the entry point to spirituality. Yoga is the entrance point to one’s spiritual journey. One should not consider it as the last point, as it is simply the entry gate to the spiritual world," he said. “Once an individual develops an interest in Yoga and starts diligently practising it, it will always remain a part of his or her life," he added. The Prime Minister also recalled that the path shown by “Yogi ji" was not about “mukti" (salvation) but “antaryatra" (quest within).

He said the ‘Kriya Yoga’ practised by Paramahansa revitalises the subtle currents of life energy in the body.

Remembering the last words of Paramahansa, the Prime Minister said his teachings are so humane and full of compassion towards all. Modi was later given a memento with the Yogi’s last words inscribed on it, which speak about the strength of spirituality of his motherland.

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Published: 07 Mar 2017, 04:17 PM IST
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