Yoga & meditation help facing life’s uncertainties

Embrace yoga and meditation to combat the uncertainties in life, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his online address to the practitioners of Sahaj Marg (Heartfulness meditation) on February 16. Heartfulness under the aegis of Shri Ram Chandra Mission, also known as Sahaj Marg, has been propagating the modern-day version of ancient Raja Yoga system of meditation for the past 75 years.
Prime Minister in his opening remarks said that the world is looking at health and wellness very seriously especially after COVID 19. India has much to offer in this regard. Our Yoga and ayurveda can contribute to a healthy planet. We should scientifically elaborate on their benefits and invite the world to come and rejuvenate in India.
Globally, lack of attention to mental health issues have only compounded the situation with COVID-19. Studies by reputed organisations have also shown that meditation helps reduce stress, anxiety and promote overall well-being.
Meditation and Yoga will play a very important role in averting a new crisis in the making, and we must embrace these practices to lead a more balanced and harmonious life, he said.
Addressing the gathering, Kamlesh Patel (Daaji), president of Shri Ram Chandra Mission and guide of Heartfulness, said, “It is through karma that we move towards Brahma vidya. It is through Shramma that we proliferate in the material world. Both are necessary. It is a clarion call that India must lead the world and rest of humanity towards spirituality. Spirituality is unification, and we must unite by achieving the highest goal through interconnectedness amongst ourselves without any barriers.” Talking about the benefits of Heartfulness Meditation and the ease with which it can be practised, Daaji said,
“The transformational benefit of Heartfulness Meditation lies in transmission of Pranahuti (life force), unique to our practise and helps make it easier for the seeker in making meditation a daily part of their lives and benefit from it. The Heartfulness practice is a certain way of achieving peace, leading to samadhi. It is known to offer a state of deep meditation and bliss within the first few weeks of practice.”

Heartfulness offers a simple set of meditative practices and lifestyle changes, first developed at the turn of the twentieth century and formalised into teaching through Shri Ram Chandra Mission in 1945 in India, with a goal to bring peace to one heart at a time. These practices are said to a modern form of Yoga designed to support contentment, inner calm and stillness, compassion, courage, and clarity of thought, as the first step towards a purposeful life, and can be easily adopted by people from all walks of life, cultures, religious beliefs and economic situations, who are over the age of fifteen.