www.hinduismtoday.com “If people wish to eat meat and run the risk of dying a horrible, lingering, hormone-induced death after sprouting extra breasts and large amounts of hair, it is, of course, entirely up to them. I am convinced that in years to come we will regard eating animal flesh in the same light as we now regard cannibalism.” Excerpted from…
The buildings will be erected on 37 acres of a 102-acre tract of vacant farmland located on Route 130 and North Main Street. In response to concerns about increased traffic during holidays and special events, BAPS has agreed to hire police to direct traffic during these times. They further agreed to landscape the area so as not to be visible…
In a lecture Saturday, Dr. Krishnamoorthy Srinivas of the Institute of Neurological Sciences said that India is starting to catch up with the West in the use of music for healing. He recommended establishing a music therapy clinic at every major hospital, though he cautioned against regarding it as a panacea. Dr. Srinivas drew from Western studies as well as…
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But few hindus know that the use of prayer beads is common among various religious traditions, often as a means to keep count while reciting specific prayers. Buddhists use juzu beads, Muslims pray with misbaha beads and Roman Catholics recite prayers with rosary beads.
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www.asianews.it KATHMANDU, NEPAL, October 28, 2008: Ethnic minorities in Nepal are unhappy with the Maoist government’s implementation of its view of a secular state. Although seven minority holidays have been added to the Nepalese calendar, Hindus are granted three days for the Tihar (Diwali), seven for Dashain, and many others during the course of the year. At Dashain, the greatest…
www.dawn.com UNITED NATIONS, October 31, 2008: Dozens of world leaders, including King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, US president George Bush, King Juan Carlos of Spain and Pakistani president Asif Zardari, are expected to attend a United Nations interfaith conference on Dialogue of Civilisations on November 13-14. The conference is a follow-up to the July 2008 interfaith conference in Madrid, which…
www.hinduismtoday.com All truth goes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Then, it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident.Unknown author
www.usimmigrationnewspaper.com WASHINGTON, D.C., November 7, 2008: While dealing with the financial crisis, the US Congress has also passed an extension of the Religious Worker Visa Program under which most Hindu priests and temple builders (silpis) are in the US. The extension requires “the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue final regulations to eliminate or reduce fraud in special immigrant categories.”…