balinewsonline.com BALI, INDONESIA, December 10, 2008: Because of cultural conflicts that resulted in the prohibition of conducting funeral and cremation ceremonies in the village cemetery, the residents of Pasek decided to build a crematorium. It will be available to anyone from any religion and any clan. When completed, the crematorium will be available to all Hindus, including those from outside…
pib.nic.in INDIA, December 7, 2008: An exhibition entitled “Reflections of Indian Consciousness,” organized by the Archaeological Survey of India and Union Ministry of Culture, opened December 8 at the National Museum. It investigates Hindu concepts in art and culture through the ages. Curators say that the age-old value system of Indian consciousness revolves around two primary concepts: 1) vasudhaiva kutumbakam…
www.hinduismtoday.com He creates the Universe and then reveals Himself to us and in us. He made Himself manifest. Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scripture
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, December 9, 2008: The January-February-March issue of “Hinduism Today,” the magazine that has been called “the voice of Hinduism,” has been released in PDF format. Click on the link above to download the free application or, if you have downloaded it before, just open it in your computer. This issue announces our Hindu of the Year.…
www.prweb.com UNITED STATES, December 8, 2008: Members of the Hindu community of North America came together to perform a Shanti Homam (ceremony of peace) to pray for peace and solace for the affected families of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, and for the world. The Shanti Homa attracted over 30 Hindu organizations and members of the Jewish and Islamic faiths. Similar…
www.hinduismtoday.com Any event has an endless past and an endless future, it is never-ending and nowhere-ending. This tantalizing endlessness which marks it as unreal invites the soul to press on to the Absolute. S. Radhakrishnan
www.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 7, 2008: The Telangana Archaka Samakhya has urged the Supreme Court to declare “archakatvam,” service in temple, an integral part of religious activities under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution. According to the petitioner M.V. Soundara Rajan, president of the Samakhya, the apex court “dealt a death blow to customs, service and sampradayams of…
www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk LOUDOUN, VA, USA, December 7, 2008: Ram Balasubramanian had painted a kolam, an auspicious Hindu religious symbol, on his driveway for a family event. The six-foot design of swirling red and white paint was pretty enough, but his homeowners association was not impressed. They sent a stern certified letter ordering him to remove it and “return the asphalt to…
www.youtube.com KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, December 8, 2008: After technical problems were solved by the Hinduism Today staff, the Hindu History Lesson video presented at the Hindu Mandirs’ Executive Conference was restored. In this informative video you will see how schoolbooks are created in America and why it is important that the Hindu community engages in the process. You can see…
www.hinduismtoday.com According to me, the influence of Sanskrit literature on our time will not be lesser than what was, in the 16th century, Greece’s influence on Renaissance. One day, India’s wisdom will flow again on Europe and will totally transform our knowledge and thought. Arthur Schopenhauer The World as a Will and Representation (1788-1860).