www.expressindia.com MALAPPURAM, KERALA, November 16, 2008: In an enduring example of Hindu tolerance and religious harmony, a Bhagavati temple near Malappuram still follows the tradition of its new priest seeking the blessings of a local elder — who now happens to be a Muslim. According to the elder, Bappu Hajee of the Pazhayakath family, the honor of anointing the priest…
www.ft.com VARANASI, INDIA, November 13, 2008: Stressed out by financial losses in the markets? Try a trip to the ancient holy city of Varanasi on the banks of the Ganges. The city is becoming a center for wellness and recovery, with clinics on ayurveda and natural healing. As a local guide says: “If you come to Varanasi, you will understand…
www.hinduismtoday.com Dharma is the cause of happiness. If today we do not have the mental peace and happiness of our ancestors, it is due to our gross neglect of dharma. When the practice of dharma declined, suffering began. Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal (1912-1954), 34th pontiff of the Sarada Peetham
opa.yale.edu NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 17,2008: The renowned Yale University launched an India initiative with a corpus of $ 75 million to increase its academic ties with the country. “The initiative will create new faculty positions on India; specificcourses and new curricula across arts, culture, religion and science,” Yale University President Richard C Levin said. Yale plans to triple the…
www.zeenews.com KAKATPUR, ORISSA, November 4, 2008: In an extreme of devotional zeal, residents of this remote village keep God in chains. Legend has it that the Lord Jagannath Deity walked here three centuries back, disgusted with the local ruler of His previous village. “But fear persists that Jagannath may choose to leave our hamlet. Fearful people here hold the God…
en.wikinews.org INDIA, November 15, 2008: At 8:34 p.m. Indian time Friday night, India became the fourth country to land its flag on the Moon. The unmanned lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 ejected its Moon Impact Probe, which hurtled across the surface of the Moon at 1.5 kilometers per second (3,000 miles per hour), and successfully crash landed near the Moon’s south pole.…
www.hinduismtoday.com In the midst of great joy do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger do not answer anyone’s letter. Chinese Proverb
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The city had rejected Summum’s attempt to erect a monument to the group’s “Seven Aphorisms” alongside an already accepted Ten Commandments marker. The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already ruled in Summum’s favor, saying the rejection constituted viewpoint discrimination. If the Supreme Court upholds the 10th Circuit decision, Summum plans to place a stone monument similar to…
Source: HPI TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, November 5, 2008: Acharya Karmananda, spiritual leader of the Divine Life Society (DLS) in Trinidad and Tobago, has passed away at the age of 62. One of many spiritual leaders honoring the acharya’s memory before hundreds of devotees Wednesday was Dr Balkaran Shivnauth, President of the New World Spiritual Foundation, who said, “He has given…