World Meditation Day being observed today

KATHMANDU: The World Meditation Day is being observed throughout the world, including in Nepal, today by organizing various programmes.

To raise awareness about meditation and its benefits, the United Nations General Assembly on Dec 6, 2024 proclaimed 21 Dec as World Meditation Day, recalling the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.

A worldwide 32-hour marathon meditation programme has been planned on the occasion today.

In Nepal, various religious, spiritual, cultural and social organisations are marking the Day.

They have also hailed what they called the historic decision of the UN to celebrate the World Meditation Day on Dec 21 every year.

The Government of Nepal has also announced that the Day will be marked across the nation today. Organisations related to yoga, meditation and spiritualism across the country are organizing various programmes on the occasion.

Nepal Maharishi Vedic Foundation is conducting mass meditation session at 8.45 am at its meditation centres, the Global Mother Divine and 90 gurukulas today, said Deepak PRAKASH Baskota, the Foundation Chairperson.

Similarly, the Jeevan Vigyan, Patanjali Sanstha, Brahma Kumari Rajayoga Sewa Kendra, among other organisations have planned various programmes marking the World Meditation Day.

Meditation is for the welfare of humanity: PM Oli

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that meditation is for the welfare of humankind. In a video message on the occasion of the World Meditation Day today, he urged one and all to be benefited through the practice of meditation.

PM Oli has expressed happiness over the United Nations’ recognition of Dec 21 every year as the World Meditation Day.

“I want to express my pleasure on this occasion. I convey my congratulations and best wishes to all. Let us all make best use of the Meditation Day and be benefitted from it,” the Prime Minister said in his message of best wishes.

Noting that meditation is for the welfare of humanity, he urged one and all to make it as an integral part of their daily life. “Let us adopt meditation as an integral part of our daily routine and not only once a year on December 21,” he added.

PM Oli emphasized that people should ever be physically and mentally healthy, helping each other to remain so.