Amid detachment, my mind was constantly thinking about Bharat's bright future: PM Modi after meditation

Let’s dedicate the next 25 years solely for the nation, says PM Modi.

The PM had penned the note on June 1 during his return flight from Kanniyakumari to Delhi. The PM concluded his 45-hour meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial- in Kanniyakumari where Swami Vivekananda had envisioned the form of “Bharat Mata”.

“Swami Vivekananda had said in 1897 that we must dedicate the next 50 years solely for the nation. Exactly 50 years after this call, Bharat gained independence in 1947. Today, we have the same golden opportunity. Let’s dedicate the next 25 years solely for the nation. Our efforts will create a strong foundation for the coming generations and the coming centuries, taking Bharat to new heights,” he wrote.

In his note titled “New Sankalp from Sadhana", the PM said he had held his final rally of the 2024 Lok elections in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur before visiting Kanniyakumari. However, as he entered the meditative state, PM said, “the heated political debates, the attacks and counterattacks, the voices and words of accusations which are so characteristic of an election…they all vanished into a void. A sense of detachment came to grow within me”.  “Amidst this detachment, amidst the peace and silence, my mind was constantly thinking about the bright future of Bharat,” wrote PM Modi.

The PM also said empowering 25 crore people to rise above poverty in just 10 years is “unprecedented”. “Today, Bharat’s progress and rise are not just a significant opportunity for Bharat alone, but also a historic opportunity for all our partner countries around the world. Since the success of the G-20, the world has been increasingly envisioning a bigger role for Bharat,” he said.

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According to PM Modi, the development trajectory of Bharat fills India with pride and glory, but at the same time, it also reminds the 140 crore citizens of their responsibilities.  "Now, without wasting a single moment, we must step forward towards greater duties and larger goals. We need to dream new dreams, convert them into reality and begin living those dreams. We must see Bharat’s development in a global context, and for this, it is essential that we understand Bharat’s internal capabilities… We must make excellence the fundamental principle to make our country a Viksit Bharat,” said PM Modi.

Speaking about Kanniyakumari, he said that it symbolised the country’s unity as various rivers met with the sea and the seas met at Kanniyakumari. Referrencing the giant statue of Tamil poet-saint Thiruvalluvar at the spot, he said that his work, the Thirukkural, was “one of the crown jewels of the beautiful Tamil language.”

He spoke at length about the lessons the country, as a cradle of ideas from ancient times, held for the world, guided by the spirit of “Idam-na-mama” or “this is not mine”. He  said  just as other countries that gained independence after India looked to its freedom movement as an inspiration, India was able to come to the aid of developed countries during the Covid-19 pandemic.