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www.hinduismtoday.com The longest journey is the journey inward, in the process of self-improvement.    Swami Shivapremananda, South American Swami who teaches yoga, a disciple of Swami Sivananda

www.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 26, 2009: The Padma Bhushan award is India’s third-highest civilian decoration, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan. It is awarded to recognize distinguished service of a high order to the nation, in any field. Among the 30 Padma Bhushan awardees this year was Vaidyanathan Ganapathi Sithapati, renowned vastu scholar and architect of Iraivan…

news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, January 2009: A US airline has completed the first test flight of a plane partly powered by biofuel derived from algae and jatropha, a plant that can grow successfully in poor soils and marginal land. The 90-minute flight by a Continental Boeing 737-800 went better than expected, a spokesperson said. One of its engines was powered by…

www.youtube.com KAUAI, HAWAII, January 27, 2009: The January-February-March issue of Hinduism Today is linked above, don’t miss it. HPI apologizes for recent problems with the URL of some of our news summaries. If you had a problem, please go to this link where the articles are displayed with their correct url: http://dev.hinduismtoday.com/modules/wordpress/category/hindu-press-international/

www.hinduismtoday.com First, let us become gods and then help others to become gods. ‘Be and make.’ Let this be our motto.    Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)

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www.medindia.net JAKARTA, INDONESIA, January 27, 2009: Muslims in Indonesia have been banned from doing yoga if they engage in Hindu religious rituals during the exercise. About 700 clerics from the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) agreed on that action at a national meeting on Sunday. “The yoga practice that contains religious rituals of Hinduism including the recitation of mantras is…

www.youtube.com KAUAI, HAWAII, January 26, 2009: The January-February-March issue of Hinduism Today, the magazine called “the voice of Hinduism,” announces the Hindu of the Year, the remarkable Swami Avdhveshananda Giri. This spiritual giant heads an order of 500,000 Hindu monks and guides the lives of millions and numberless humanitarian projects. His engaging life story and mission are told in detail.…

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, DC, USA, January 25, 2009: The people of India and people of Indian origin in America and around the world celebrate Republic Day on January 26, I send the warmest greetings of the American people to the people of India. Together, we celebrate our shared belief in democracy, liberty, pluralism, and religious tolerance. Our nations have…

www.hinduonnet.com RAJAPALAYAM, INDIA, January 2009: Only spiritualists and not politicians would be able to tackle the problem of terrorism and bring it to an end, according to Paramahansa Nityananda, founder of Bangalore based Paramahamsa Nithyananda Dyana Peet. He said he had undertaken this 1,000 km padayatra from Kanyakumari to Bangalore, to bring down the crime rate and create a society…