Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com It is far easier to conquer others than to conquer oneself, because the former can be attained by recourse to outside means, while the latter can be achieved only with one’s own mind. Mahatma Gandhi(1869-1948)
Bhutan Refugees, Mostly Hindus, Immigrate to New Countries
news.bbc.co.uk KATHMANDU, NEPAL, March 9, 2008: After more than 15 years of waiting, the first Bhutanese refugees in Nepal have started to leave for a new life in other countries. More than 100,000 Nepali-speaking Bhutanese people have been in refugee camps in Nepal since the early 1990s. The mainly Hindu people were forced out of Bhutan, a Himalayan kingdom which…
Trinidad to Host Hindu Global Conference on Lord Hanuman
www.hinduismtoday.com TRINIDAD, March 22, 2008: (By Paras Ramoutar, HPI Correspondent, Trinidad) Trinidad will host the first ever Hindu Global Conference in the Western Hemisphere on Lord Hanuman during the The Hanuman heritage Festival, April 10 to 20,2008 at the Dattatreya Yoga Centre, Carapichaima, Central Trinidad. Attorney-at-Law and President of the Dattatreya Yoga Centre, Ramesh Persad Maharaj, said, in an interview,…
BBC Post Colorful Photo Essay on Holi
news.bbc.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, March 22, 2008: At the URL above is a color set of photos on the Holi festival as celebrated across India.
Saudi Politicians Refuse to Act Against Defamation of Religions
www.crosswalk.com SAUDI ARABIA, March 23, 2008: An Islamic initiative to establish an international convention against the “defamation” of religions ran into an unexpected hurdle this week in Saudi Arabia, where members of a government advisory body argued that the move could force Muslims to recognize pagan beliefs. The drive to outlaw offenses against religions and religious figures is being spearheaded…
Nepal’s Last King Breeds Contempt, and Some Nostalgia
ca.reuters.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, March 16, 2008: It was perhaps the last public act of a jaded 240-year-old monarchy. King Gyanendra had appeared at a temple to worship the Hindu God Siva. It was the kind of ritual that once had Nepalis in awe, but now the talking point from once reverential subjects was whether or not their monarch would be…
Vivekananda Kendra International Opened In New Delhi
www.hinduismtoday.com NEW DELHI, March 23, 2008: “There has to be darkness before the dawn; the more prolonged the darkness, more brilliant will be the dawn,” said Shri P. Parameswaran, the All-India President of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari. He was addressing an assembly of eminent intellectuals of the city on the occasion of Grihapravesham festival (dedication) of Vivekananda Kendra International at Chanakyapuri,…
“Crossing the Ocean” and Other Religions
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, March 23, 2008: In our research on “crossing the ocean” as an offense which causes loss of caste, the question has come up if there is any parallel in another religion. Does any other religion restrict a priest or a follower from leaving an area considered holy, or restrict the means of travel, such as by sea?…
Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit man’s stupidity.
Hindu Campaigns for Restoration of Nandi Flag Tradition
www.thaindian.com COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, March 19, 2008: A Hindu activist is campaigning to create awareness about the ancient Nandi (sacred bull) flag and revive the practice of hoisting it at religious functions and temple festivals. “Muslims raise the Islamic flag, the Buddhist raise theirs, but Hindus do not hoist any though they have the Nandi flag,” says Sinnadurai Dhanapalaa, senior…