Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, June 18
Ahead of the International Yoga Day, a camp was organised at Rose Garden by the Ludhiana branch of Brahma Kumaris Spiritual University. A consultant physician, Dr BK Sachin, who was the resource person on the occasion, spoke on the rajyoga to strengthen mind and intellect.
The camp was inaugurated by Ludhiana Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria.
The university offers many graduate, postgraduate, and diploma courses in value education. The institution is unique in itself as it helps bring personal, familial and social harmony through rajyoga teachings. Dr Sachin is associated with the organisation from the past 13 years.
The programme, which was of two hours duration, began at 5:30 am with participants doing exercises and yoga asanas. More than 600 people attended the camp.
Dr Sachin apprised participants about the meaning and importance of yoga. He said, “The meaning of yoga is re-union and discipline. It’s the union of body with mind, mind with intellect, intellect with soul and soul with the supreme soul.”
He said patanjali yoga comprised — yame, niyam, aasan, pranayam, pratyar (external), dharna, dhyan, samadhi (internal) — eight in number.
“Most popular aasana and pranayam are only two parts of yoga. Rajyoga is complete and ultimate stage of yoga. It answers the sutle purpose of yoga,” he added.
He said, “For physical ailments aasanas and pranayam are good, but rajyoga meditation gives solution to all intended difficulties. It makes us realise our real self, which is calm, pure, peaceful, happy and beautiful similar to the supreme soul.”
Five-day yoga camp begins at DMCH
In view of the upcoming International Yoga Day on June 21, a five-day yoga camp began at Dumra Auditorium of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) from 6 am to 7 am today.
The DMCH Managing Society secretary, Prem Kumar Gupta, said International Yoga Day was being regularly observed at the hospital with enthusiasm for the past many years. He stressed, “In today’s stressful atmosphere yoga has become an essential approach to lead a healthy and peaceful life.”
The Principal, Dr Sandeep Puri, and chief cardiologist, Dr GS Wander, said the DMCH and Hero DMC Heart Institute run a full-fledged yoga consultation services for treatment of ailing patients admitted to the hospitals.
The DMCH yoga unit in-charge, Dr Sanjeev Singh Rawat, said, “People from all walks of life will participate in the five- day yoga camp. Yoga is a way of life, which is essential for a balanced living.”