PM Modi addresses nation on Buddha Purnima: Top quotes from Prime Minister's speech [Watch]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday drew a connection between India’s success and Lord Buddha’s teaching as he held forth to the nation on the solemn occasion of Buddha Purnima.

The Prime Minister stated that India is working in the interest of the humanity and would continue doing so for the entire world.

Top quotes from PM Modi’s address:

Lord Buddha had stated that the mind is supreme, and is the basis of Dhamma, that the mind is at the forefront of all the tendencies. That’s why, since our mids are connected, we don’t feel the lack of physical presence. It’s a joy to be amongst you, but the condition now is not favourable. That is why, be it from a distance and through the means of technology, I got the chance to talk to you and I’m delighted about that.

In the time of difficulty of coronavirus lockdown. There are many people near us who are working 24 hours to help others, to maintain law and order, to cure infected people and to maintain cleanliness, by giving up their own comforts. All such people deserve respect and honour.

This day, there is an atmosphere of distress around the world. At this time, teachings of Lord Buddha become all the more suitable. He said that people must continuously strive to overcome difficult situations to wriggle out of them. To stop after getting tired is not any alternative.

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The four truths given by Buddha that is compassion, mercy, self-control towards pleasure and pain, and accepting everything as it is have been our constant inspiration. Even today, you can see that without any selfishness and discrimination, India is standing strongly behind anyone on the crisis, in the country and in the world.

This is why many nations remembered India in these difficult times and India made every effort in extending help. While making every possible effort to save every countryman, India is also sincerely carrying out its global obligations.

Lord Buddha is the symbol of realisation of India and self-realisation of India. With this self-realisation, India is working in the interest of the world and would carry on doing so for the entire mankind.

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