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Global Contribution of Nath Panth Three-day International Conference 20-22 March, 2021 Organizer DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY Gorakhpur Co-organizers Baba Mastnath University Yogishwar Math, Kadri Hills Carebanik Math Rohtak, Haryana Mangalore, Karnataka Kendrapada, Odisha Mahayogi Guru Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Maharana Pratap Shri Gorakshanath Shodhpeeth Shiksha Parishad Estd.-2018 Shodhpeeth, Gorakhpur Gorakhpur Gorakhpur www.ddugu.ac.in Objectives of the Conference Yogiraja. Under this section, various aspects of the Nath Panth glitter like gold when placed amongst the About the Conference • To outline the role of Nath Panth in building a philosophy of Nath Panth shall be discussed. This innumerable philosophies and literatures, and can To trace the origin and antiquity of Nath Panth is harmonious society. section of the Conference proposes to deliberate on provide the way of deliverance from the problems and certainly not easy. The word 'Nath' has been used • To study the various dimensions of Nath Panth and the unexplored areas of Yoga on the one hand and on challenges of life. in the Rig Veda to refer to the creator of this also to highlight its popularity amongst the the other it will also assess its social relevance and It emerges in his writings that Guru Gorakhnath's Universe, the Almighty and also for the Universe masses. benefits for the people. philosophy is that of a Yogi who through Sadhana led itself. According to the traditional belief of • To deliberate on the unexplored areas of Indian to cultural enrichment and contributed to the Nathpanth, MahaYogi Guru Gorakhnath is Yoga tradition and Nath Panth, and also assess its development of a tolerant society based on exchanges omnipresent and eternal, but historically He is Philosophy, Literature and Nath Panth th th social relevance and benefits for the people. of ideas and views. While the Guru was imparted believed to have appeared between the 7 to 13 A new era begins in the Hindu religion and • To deliberate on the philosophy and literature of supreme significance, he also laid emphasis on the century. After Shankaracharya, MahaYogi Guru philosophy with MahaYogi Guru Gorakhnath. Like Adi Nath Panth. purity of inner being not just for the Yogi but the entire Gorakhnath is the most influential and epoch- Shankaracharya, his role in Indian religious practices • To study the glorious history of Nath Panth and making personality. and literature is pivotal. Guru Gorakhnath occupies a humanity. He lit the torch of Bhakti movement and for foreground its role in nation building. this the Bhakti movement and Hindi Bhakti literature For centuries, the yogis and sadhaks of Nath place of eminence amongst the contemporary • To explore the social, cultural and scientific will remain indebted to Shri Yogi Gorakhnath. Panth had been trying to erase social evils preachers and philosophers. The edifice of Indian dimensions of Nath Panth. through religion and yoga. The civilization, philosophy rests on the teachings of Guru Gorakhnath. culture, life, knowledge, philosophy, religious • To look for sources of cultural unity through tourist The Sage tradition of India is indebted to Mahayogi Nationalist Thought, Nation Building and practices and literature of India are permeated routes and places associated with Nath Panth. Guru Gorakhnath. He has the distinction of having Nath Panth with the philosophy and ideals of Nath Panth. discovered the various paths to the realization of the In the Indian context, the word “Rashtra” (Nation) is Along with this it also continues to provide Conference Sections Ultimate Truth. He devised new techniques of inherent in the word “Matribhoomi” (Motherland). direction and guidance towards developing India The three-day International Conference is divided mainly meditation and religious practices. Mahayogi Guru India has long been struggling with a Western model of into Greater India. into the following five sections: Gorakhnath possessed a unique personality and his Nation that in no way can be considered an adequate This three-day International Conference on Nath philosophy is extant and complete in itself. From the expression of the idea of Nation. However, the notion Panth is a humble attempt to study its various philosophical perspective of Nath Panth, Pind of Nation always existed in its basic concept in India. dimensions and also to account for it popularity (individual body) and the Universe have been treated This was possible due to the significant role of the amongst the masses. as analogous. Shankaracharya claimed Brahma as spiritual founders of the nation who kept the basic Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University has Truth and the world as a delusion. Contrary to this, principles of nation secure. Nath Panth played an the status of being the first University to be Guru Gorakhnath established moral and practical important role in nation building by reaching out to the established in Uttar Pradesh after the principles for the realization of the Universe through masses and binding the society in a common thread. independence of India. Since its inception, this the realization of the Pind. The knowledge traditions of By maintaining social harmony along with a cultural University has played an important role in consciousness in the entire subcontinent, the Nath maintaining the religious, cultural and social Panth played a great role in nation building by values of this region. Lights Sound Programme, Shri Gorakhnath Temple, Gorakhpur transcending all differences of caste and community. The highest establishment of Nath Panth is Shri There is an inherent need within the academic world Gorakhnath Temple in the city of Gorakhpur, Indian Yoga Tradition and Nath Panth to compile the glorious history of the role of Nath which has been the tapobhoomi of Mahayogi Shri The concept of Yoga in India is ancient. Panth in nation building. This Section of the Gorakhnath. It is here that he embraced Samadhi. Atharvaveda mentions the acquiring of mystical and The Mahants (chief priest) of Shri Gorakhshnath Conference shall be a humble attempt to explore this spiritual powers through Yoga. In Kath, Taitiriya and role of Nath Panth. Peeth have made unprecedented contribution in Maitrayani Upanishads, the term yoga has been building a harmonious society and in providing categorically defined. In Maitrayani Upanishad, we prudent political leadership. find a description of shandag yoga. Both Jain and In the persona of the honorable Chief Minister of Budhhist religions believe in the practical dimensions Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanathji, one can see of yoga. In the yoga philosophy of Maharishi Patanjali, the embodiment of Shri Goraksh Peeth's ideals of ideas of Vikirn Yoga have been compiled in a scientific public welfare. manner. With the passage of time, MahaYogi Guru It has long been the aspiration among the Gorakhnath, the incarnation of Lord Shiva intellectuals of Gorakhpur that an international disseminated the tenets of Nath Panth amongst the study center be established to disseminate the masses. The background of his thoughts was philosophy, universal principles and ideas of 'Chaitanya's lokatit samadhyavyavastha'. According to Nathpanth amongst the masses. It was with this him there is no distinction between Shakti and Shiva. objective that the Mahayagi Guru Gorakshnath Shakti represents centrifugal force whereas Shiva Shodhpeeth was established in the year 2018 in the University. represents the centripetal force. Whoever is able to establish a union between the two becomes a Siddha Shri Gorakhnath Temple, Gorakhpur Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath Ji Objectives of the Conference Yogiraja. Under this section, various aspects of the Nath Panth glitter like gold when placed amongst the About the Conference • To outline the role of Nath Panth in building a philosophy of Nath Panth shall be discussed. This innumerable philosophies and literatures, and can To trace the origin and antiquity of Nath Panth is harmonious society. section of the Conference proposes to deliberate on provide the way of deliverance from the problems and certainly not easy. The word 'Nath' has been used • To study the various dimensions of Nath Panth and the unexplored areas of Yoga on the one hand and on challenges of life. in the Rig Veda to refer to the creator of this also to highlight its popularity amongst the the other it will also assess its social relevance and It emerges in his writings that Guru Gorakhnath's Universe, the Almighty and also for the Universe masses. benefits for the people. philosophy is that of a Yogi who through Sadhana led itself. According to the traditional belief of • To deliberate on the unexplored areas of Indian to cultural enrichment and contributed to the Nathpanth, MahaYogi Guru Gorakhnath is Yoga tradition and Nath Panth, and also assess its development of a tolerant society based on exchanges omnipresent and eternal, but historically He is Philosophy, Literature and Nath Panth th th social relevance and benefits for the people. of ideas and views. While the Guru was imparted believed to have appeared between the 7 to 13 A new era begins in the Hindu religion and • To deliberate on the philosophy and literature of supreme significance, he also laid emphasis on the century. After Shankaracharya, MahaYogi Guru philosophy with MahaYogi Guru Gorakhnath. Like Adi Nath Panth. purity of inner being not just for the Yogi but the entire Gorakhnath is the most influential and epoch- Shankaracharya, his role in Indian religious practices • To study the glorious history of Nath Panth and making personality. and literature is pivotal. Guru Gorakhnath occupies a humanity. He lit the torch of Bhakti movement and for foreground its role in nation building. this the Bhakti movement and Hindi Bhakti literature For centuries, the yogis and sadhaks of Nath place of eminence amongst the contemporary • To explore the social, cultural and scientific will remain indebted to Shri Yogi Gorakhnath. Panth had been trying to erase social evils preachers and philosophers. The edifice of Indian dimensions of Nath Panth.