UP CM Yogi: ‘Surya Namaskar asanas and Namaz’ are almost same
Yogi said, “All asanas (postures) in Surya Namaskar, Pranayama activities are similar with the way Namaz is done by our Muslim brothers. But nobody ever tried to bring them together because few people were interested only in ‘bhoga’, not yoga.”
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi said on Wednsday in Yoga Mahotsav that postures of Surya Namaskar and Namaz are similar.
In his speech, Yogi said, “All asanas (postures) in Surya Namaskar, Pranayama activities are similar with the way Namaz is done by our Muslim brothers. But nobody ever tried to bring them together because few people were interested only in ‘bhoga’, not yoga.”
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When the BJP came into power, our Prime Minister Narendra Modi took steps to make Yoga popular across the world, Yogi added.
He also said upon the problem of Uttar Pradesh and how they could be solved. “Since I have stayed in UP, travelled from roads to Parliament, begged as a sadhu on the streets, I know what diseases are affecting UP and also their treatment.”
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