suchandra Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Ramdev takes 1,000 followers on Vedic cruise to China http://www.linkingpeopletogether.com/?p=1441 posted 01 June 2008 New Delhi, One thousand people aboard luxury cruise liner Superstar Virgo will practise yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, Vedic lifestyle and ayurveda on the seas off Communist China under the guidance of spiritual guru Ramdev for a week beginning June 1. The goodwill spiritual mission, “Yoga on Sea”, is significant as it comes ahead of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to China June 4, said a spokesperson for the Patanjali Yogpeeth and Divya Yog Mandir, two yoga and education trusts (ashrams) run by the seer. The yoga cruise will take off from Hong Kong June 1 and touch Sanya City and Xiamen in China and Halong Bay in Vietnam. The trip, according to the seer who is an authority on Vedic yoga, ayurveda and Sanskrit grammar, will provide an opportunity to participants to understand the essence of life. The followers of Swami Ramdev have congregated from across the globe. They will fly to Hong Kong on two chartered aircraft from the Indian capital. Ramdev, born Ramkrishan Yadav in 1973 in Haryana, is known for popularising ancient Indian yoga and ayurveda therapy across the world and says they can cure even the most serious of ailments if done the right way. He set up the Divya Yoga Mandir Trust, a yoga school-cum-therapy centre, in 1995 with Acharya Karamveer and Acharya Balkrishna. Since then, he has built several gurukuls in his native village and across the country. In 2006, he set up the sprawling Patanjali Yogpeeth and Patnajali Yog University outside Haridwar for advance research in traditional systems of medicine and yoga. His discourses and yoga sessions are featured on the Aastha television channel round-the-clock. The seer also travels around the world to host yoga and “pranayam” camps. This is the seer’s first visit to China, though his organisations have made inroads into the country. “We have our presence in China. Patanjali Yogpeeth has been represented several times in China by Guru Balkrishna, co-founder of the Patanjali Yogpeeth, but this is the first time Guru Ramdev is visiting all these places,” spokesperson S.K. Tijarawala told IANS. China, though under a Communist regime that does not encourage overt show of religious fervour barring Buddhism, is not new to yoga. Indian yoga, according to health pundits, is a rage among the health-conscious Chinese, especially the younger lot who stay in shape to fit into their Western-style attires and take pride in their energetic lifestyles and sense of enterprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchandra Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 While travelling on Superstar Virgo see above, Swami Ramdev seems to preach strongly, like about polticians he says, "corrupt and self-seeking and little drive and energy for the betterment of the society" Swami Ramdev attacks the political system Publication Date 4/6/2008 8:01:24 PM(IST) http://www.mynews.in/fullstory.aspx?storyid=5731 Swami Ramdev, the iconic yoga guru with a phenomenal mass fallowing, on Wednesday firmly denied that he had plans to enter politics but asserted that he was "promise-bound" to cleanse Indian political system bedevilled with corruption and criminality. "I have taken a Bhsima Pratigya (unflinching promise) not to enter politics, but have also taken a pledge to stop commercialisation, industrialisation and criminalisation of the political system of the country," Swami Ramdev told news agency UNI in an exclusive interview. Launching a strong diatribe against the current crop of leaders across the entire political spectrum, the swami said most of them were corrupt and self-seeking and had little drive and energy for the betterment of the society. "There are some good political leaders also, but the fact is that most of them lack vision and are steeped in corruption. Commercialisation and criminalisation of Indian politics is an insult to the freedom and democracy of the country," he said. The famous guru, whose pursuit of yoga has fired the imagination of the people across the world, asserted that India''s aspiration to become a superpower would become a reality only if efforts were made to stop politics from degenerating into an industry. "Politics is not my goal or mission, but if there is an insult to my country anywhere in the world, I treat is as my personal humiliation," he said, adding that yoga could be a surefire method for the upliftment of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s political leaders. While showing his disgust with the "corrupt" political system in the country, Swami Ramdev also suggested some measures to overcome the problem. "There is an imperative need to make voting compulsory. Given the fact that the literacy level in the country is not very high, the popular mandate is not genuinely reflected during balloting. It is then important that everyone votes," he reasoned out. Elaborating, he said the corrupt political system can be made clean and transparent by making it mandatory for everyone to vote. "I firmly believe that young people should enter politics. They are full of energy, drive and verve. They can exert pressure on the leadership to become accountable and transparent. If everyone votes, good people will find an opportunity to enter politics," he said. Pointing out that voting is compulsory in as many as 32 countries, he said cent per cent voting in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> has become an inevitable political necessity, and this should be ensured through a parliamentary legislation. "Corruption is eating into the vitals of Indian political system, and efforts have to be made in right earnest to clean it up. The onus for it lies on the young people," he suggested. The two other measures he suggested for making <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> strong were population control and a vigorous pursuit of the 'swadeshi' ideology. "Rising population growth is a major stumbling block in the development of the country. This has to be checked. By pursuing 'swadeshi' ideology, the country's creative energies can be given a full dimension," he said, adding that through these measures the "dream of a clean, corruption-free and transparent administration can be realised." The swami said he dreamt of an Indian political system that was not only vibrant, efficient and accountable, but also humble, people-friendly and transparent. "Yoga has the potential to realise this goal,"' he added. Courtesy UNI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krsna Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 By pursuing 'swadeshi' ideology, the country's creative energies can be given a full dimension," he said, adding that through these measures the "dream of a clean, corruption-free and transparent administration can be realised." <o></o> The swami said he dreamt of an Indian political system that was not only vibrant, efficient and accountable, but also humble, people-friendly and transparent. "Yoga has the potential to realise this goal,"' he added. Such high noble ideals....truly amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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