www.telegraphindia.com BHUBANESHWAR, INDIA, December, 28: The Orissa crime branch is planning to map the brains of four men suspected to be involved in the murder of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati and four of his associates. The government has granted approval for the tests and two crime branch officers have left for Bangalore to make arrangements for the tests. The men —†Bijoy…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com MADURAI, INDIA, December 25, 2008: After a decade-long struggle, Dalits have legally cast down a ban imposed on them and entered the Kannanallur Mariamman temple in Panthapuli village, Terunelveli district. District collector G.Prakash and Superintendent of Police Asra Garg led the Dalits into the temple, meeting no resistance, although some caste Hindus resented the entry. The temple, which was…
Instructor Karen Nourizadeh is offering yoga lessons to a group of homless at an East Side shelter to help them center their topsy-turvy lives. “I want to do yoga for people who really need it. I really want them to take all that pressure and stress and throw it out the window.” Participants arrive wearing tattered clothes and tired expressions,…
www.hinduismtoday.com The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. Siddhartha Gautama (ca 566-486 bce)
www.indianexpress.com BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, December 27, 2008: The BJD-BJP Government in Orissa is closing in on Congress Rajya Sabha member and former civil servant Radhakanta Nayak for his “alleged role in the conspiracy to kill Lakshmanananda Saraswati.” Sources say that Nayak, the most high-profile Christian political leader in the State, may be arrested shortly. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has alleged…
adhopia@hotmail.com TORONTO, CANADA, December 23, 2008: A group of devotees are launching a new quarterly journal, Canadian Hindu Link, in January, 2009. According to founder Ajit Adhopia, “Our entire focus will be on educating our new generation about their cultural and spiritual heritage; it will also offer a forum to our youths to discuss issues that interest them.” Adhopia explains…
This threw evangelicals into a tizzy. After all, the Bible makes it clear that heaven is reserved for Christians. The evangelicals complained that people must not have understood the question. The respondents couldn’t actually believe what they were saying, could they? So in August, Pew asked the question again. This time, sixty-five percent of respondents said — again — that…
www.hinduismtoday.com When you react to a situation, do not re-enact it. Wait until the emotional nature has completely composed itself, then study your reaction. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
deshgujarat.com AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT, INDIA, DECEMBER 20, 2008: For international peace and unity, Gujarati Ram kathakar Morari Bapu will organize a World Religion conference at Gujarat’s Mahuva from January 6 to 11th 2009. The six-day conference happens at Kailash Gurukul in Bhavnagar district, seeking ways to find harmony among world religions. According to the details announced in Mumbai press conference, Tibetan…
www.abpnews.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, December 18, 2008: A majority of American Christians believe that at least some non-Christian faiths can lead to eternal life, according to a new survey released today by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. This inclusive belief is common even among evangelicals, a branch of Protestant Christianity whose doctrine specifically contradicts this more inclusive…