www.expressindia.com INDIA, June 11, 2008: You can call it having faith in fashion. One of the most ancient beads in the world, the Rudraksha, today is sported not only by believers, but also by those who have succumbed to its earthy charm and intricately carved look that lends a charming touch to any ornament the bead is used to fashion.…
www.hinduismtoday.com The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
www.slate.com UNITED STATES, July 7, 2008: Every vegetarian remembers his first time. Not the unremarkable event of his first meal without meat, mind you. No, I mean the first time he casually lets slip that he’s turned herbivore, prompting everyone in earshot to stare at him as if he just revealed plans to sail his carrot-powered plasma yacht to Neptune.…
www.hinduismtoday.com USA, July 9, 2008 (RNS): [HPI note: American TV start Oprah Winfrey has been under scutiny by her fellow Christians for embracing new and unorthodox views. Hindus may find her personal finds quite familiar.] Oprah Winfrey has become a catalyst for conservative Christians questioning and criticizing her spiritual beliefs. Some evangelical Christians have voiced alarm that Winfrey is introducing…
www.hinduismtoday.com For fear of causing terror to living beings, let the Bodhisattva striving to attain compassion refrain from eating flesh. Gautama The Buddha
www.odishatoday.com DALLAS, TEXAS, July 7, 2008: The DFW Hindu Temple Society, Ekta Mandir celebrated Rath Yatra, the car festival of idols Jagannath, Balabhadra and their sister Devi Subhadra on Sunday, July 6, in Dallas, Texas, two days after the world famous Rath Yatra at Puri, with much fanfare and traditional fervor. Hundreds of devotees from Dallas, Fort Worth and the…
www.hinduismtoday.com FLORIDA, USA, July 5, 2008: The three-day international World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) conference concluded on June 29, with over 200 delegates at University of Central Florida, Orlando. It called for strong education and training of Hindu youth with many eternal values so that they can confront global problems and provide comprehensive solutions. As many as 120 papers…
www.canada.com OTTAWA, CANADA, July 5, 2008: (HPI Note: The Ottawa Citizen asked several religious leaders about their religion’s look on obesity-related health issues. This is the answer from Radhika Sekar of the Ramakrishna Mission.) For Hindus, the body is the vessel that carries our spirit across the ocean of life. Thus Ayurveda, the healing system based on the Vedas and…
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origin.sltrib.com SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH, USA, July 4, 2008: The wonder in her eyes, the calm with which she accepted ceremonial blessings, showed that Asha Huntsman, 2, felt an immediate connection. Adopted from India and brought home to Utah early last year by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. and his wife, Mary Kaye, little Asha seemed to relish the colorful celebration and…