Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com As a dog, let loose after being tied up for some time, is energetic and active, so one who learns to remain summa, or still, gets increased energy which can be put to good use. Yogaswami of Jaffna (1872-1964)
In Malaysia, Yoga Is Not For Muslims
edition.cnn.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, November 22, 2008: Malaysia’s top Islamic body on Saturday ruled against Muslims practicing yoga, saying it had elements of other religions that could corrupt Muslims. The National Fatwa Council’s non-binding edict said yoga involves Hindu spiritual elements, chanting and worship. “It is inappropriate. It can destroy the faith of a Muslim,” Council chairman Abdul Shukor Husin…
Chola Inscriptions In Temple Tell Tale of India’s History
www.hindu.com CHENNAI, INDIA, November 21, 2008: The discovery of inscriptions belonging to both Aditya Chola I and Rajendra Chola I in the Kailasanatha temple, built by an earlier Pallava king, show that the Chola kings quickly established total supremacy in the heart of the Pallava kingdom. The Kailasanatha temple is situated at Uttaramerur in Kanchipuram district. Throughout their reign, the…
Thinning Himalayan Glaciers May Deprive Half A Billion Indians of Water
www.hinduonnet.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, November 21, 2008: The absence of radiation from three ice cores drilled in a Himalayan glacier bodes ill for half billion people living downstream in India. They indicate that high-altitude glaciers are no longer accumulating ice due to climate change. This could hit future water supplies. These missing markers of radiation are remnants from atomic bomb…
Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com Man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can do without. American philosopher Henry David Thoreau(1817-1862)
UK Government Says RSS and Bajrang Dal Are Not Terrorist Groups
timesofindia.indiatimes.com LONDON, UK, November 21, 2008: The British government has said neither the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) nor the Bajrang Dal are terrorist organizations. Therefore, members are not banned from entering Britain, said British Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Lord Malloch-Brown when addressing the House of Lords. “Neither organization is proscribed in the UK or in…
An Iridium Craze Over a Temple Dome
www.hinduonnet.com ALAPPUZHA, KERALA, INDIA, November 16, 2008: The administration committee of the Muthavazhi Subramanian Temple says that “foreign dealers” have approached them to buy their temple’s dome. They stated that a “German-based firm had satellite images and has confirmed, through radiations, the presence of iridium” in the dome, a precious metal several times costlier than gold. According to M V…
Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being? Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), modern Hindu renaissance inspiration and disciple of Sri Ramakrishna
Pejawar Swamiji Pleads To Help Dalits Fend Off Conversion
www.daijiworld.com UDUPI, INDIA, November 3, 2008: Sri Vishweshateerta Swamiji of Pejawar Math has written an open letter to the dalits, requesting that they not convert into other religions and promising to initiate steps to ensure that they get equal status in Hinduism. While affirming an individual’s right to select the religion of his or her choice, he explained that a…
The Young Long For A Spiritual Life, But Wonder How
www.thenewstribune.com MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, November 16, 2008: A new survey in the United States finds that 55 percent of young people ages 12 to 25 say they are more spiritual now than two years ago. But nearly one-third of them said they don’t trust organized religion. The survey, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, was conducted…