Quote of the Day
It is not things that disturb us, but our interpretation of their significance. Epictetus (55-135 ce), Stoic philosopher
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Makes Covid Vaccine Certificate, Test Mandatory for Devotees
ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, September 24, 2021 (Hindustan Times): The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which is in charge of managing the Lord Venkateshwara temple at Tirumala in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, has made Covid-19 vaccination certificates or negative RT-PCR test results mandatory for all pilgrims, TTD chairperson Y. V. Subba Reddy has said in a statement. The vaccination certificates will…
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Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them. Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952)
Religious Composition of India and Fertility Rates
INDIA, September 21, 2021 (Pew Forum): India’s fertility rate has been declining rapidly in recent decades. Today, the average Indian woman is expected to have 2.2 children in her lifetime, a fertility rate that is higher than rates in many economically advanced countries like the United States (1.6) but much lower than India in 1992 (3.4) or 1950 (5.9). Every…
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God respects me when I work, but God loves me when I sing. Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
Ganesha Gets Joyful Send-Off
HYDERABAD, INDIA September 20, 2021 (Deccan Chronicle): Devotees poured out into the streets on Sunday to join a joyous, raucous processions to immerse thousands of statues of the elephant-headed Deity at designated water bodies in the twin cities. The spotlight, as ever, was on the 40-feet Khairatabad Ganesha statue and the one from Balapur. The energy pent up over the…
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I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.
Tamil Is the Language of Gods, Says Madras High Court
CHENNAI, INDIA, September 13, 2021 (Deccan Chronicle): Hailing Tamil as the “Language of Gods,” the Madras High Court has said temple consecrations across the country should be done reciting Tamil hymns composed by saints like the Alwars and Nayanmars, besides others like Arunagirinathar. A bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran, since retired, and Justice B. Pugalendhi, in a recent order also…
Food Production Methods May Be Contributing to Ecosystem-Level Stress
UNITED STATES, July 11, 2019 (Worth, by Joon Yun): I started with a simple question: Does consuming food containing stress hormones affect our bodies? After all, we are what we eat, and I was curious if the stress imparted on our foods—starting from when they are farm animals and plants all the way to when they end up on our…
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The Eternal Religion, the religion of the rishis, has been in existence from time immemorial and will exist eternally. There exists in this Sanatana Dharma all forms of worship—worship of God with form and worship of the impersonal Deity as well. It contains all paths—the path of knowledge, the path of devotion and so on. Other forms of religion, the…