Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him. Swami Chinmayananda (1917-1993), writer, lecturer and Hindu renaissance founder of Chinmaya Mission International
Judge Allows California School Textbook Lawsuit to Proceed
www.capeem.org LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, March 26, 2008: California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials (CAPEEM) scored a major victory on Tuesday when Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr. of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of California rejected the defendants’ motion to dismiss CAPEEM’s lawsuit to correct inaccuracies in sixth grade history textbooks. CAPEEM’s complaint contends that…
United States Schools Hunt for Hindi Teachers
timesofindia.indiatimes.com MUMBAI, INDIA, March 23, 2008: Little would Jagdish Prasad Sharma have dreamed that his proficiency in Hindi would one day take him from the quiet holy town of Mathura to the bright lights of the US. Earlier this month, Sharma was one among the 100-odd Hindi teachers who travelled to Noida to be interviewed by a delegation from Connecticut…
Jill Taylor’s Stroke of Insight
www.ted.com KAUAI, HAWAII, March 27, 2008: TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an annual series of high-minded meetings, an invitation-only event where the world’s leading thinkers and doers gather to find inspiration. Jill Taylor, one of the speakers, shares some amazing discoveries about how we perceive the universe and think, based on the interaction between the two sides of the human…
Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India. French scholar Romain Rolland
India Conference for Educators Attracts (Too) Many Teachers
www.indianewengland.com WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSSETS, USA, March 24, 2008: More than half of the applicants who wanted to participate in the one-day workshop on India for teachers on March 3 could not be accommodated. “It was incredible. We could have had twice as many people if we had the space,” said Peter Gilmartin, associate program director with Primary Source, a nonprofit that…
Twelveth Century Shiva Temple on Verge of Ruin
www.thedailystar.net CHAPAINAWABGANJ, BANDGLADESH, March 27, 2008: The ancient Shiva Temple at Bholahat Upazila in Chapai-nawabganj, Bangladesh, stands on the verge of ruination after years and years of neglect. Locals allege that the temple, built during the Sen era of 1156-1206 AD, is gradually falling apart. Deep cracks have developed on the walls of the 12th century structure while weeds have…
“Praying” Dog Boosts Attendance at Japanese temple
news.bbc.co.uk OKINAWA, JAPAN, March 23, 2008: Attendance at a Buddhist temple in Japan has increased since the temple’s pet, a two-year-old dog, has joined in the daily prayers. Conan, a Chihuahua, sits on his hind legs, raises his paws and puts them together at the tip of his nose. “He may be showing his thanks for treats and walks,” says…
Portugal Website for Yoga and Dharma
www.dharmabindu.com PORTUGAL, March 23, 2008: Miguel Homem writes to HPI: “I created a Yoga and Dharma site for Portugal and Europe. It’s purpose is to promote Sanatana Dharma and Yoga study and practice among students and teachers. The site (URL above) is bilingual, we will accept texts both in Portuguese and in English, and also in Spanish and French. It…
Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com A poor devotee points to the sky and says, God is up there. An average devotee says, God dwells in the heart as the Inner Master. The best devotee says, God alone is and everything I perceive is a form of God. Ramakrishna