Quote of the Day
I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that life is extinct on other planets because their scientists were more advanced than ours. John F. Kennedy, (1917-1963) Former US president
Haridwar Sealed, Police Say No Kanwar Yatra-Related Celebration Will Be Allowed
NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 24, 2021 (Hindustan Times): The Uttarakhand Police has said that it won’t allow people to come to the holy city to celebrate Kanwar Yatra, which has been banned by the state government. The pilgrimage is scheduled to start from July 25. “As Kanwar Yatra is banned, no person will be allowed to enter Haridwar border for…
My Family’s Covid Wedding
KAUAI, HAWAII, July 20, 2021 (Hinduism Today by Shaina Grover, 16, California): Hundreds of guests, enough food to last a lifetime, countless celebrations and traditions to follow, elaborate decorations and who knows how many flowers. These are probably just a few of the things that pop into your head when you encounter the words “Indian wedding.” You probably don’t imagine…
Quote of the Day
You may turn your bones to fuel, your flesh to meat, letting them roast and sizzle in the gold-red blaze of severe austerities. But unless your heart melts in love’s sweet ecstacy, you never can possess my Lord Siva, my treasure-trove. Tirumantiram Verse 272
Guru Purnima 2021
NEW DELHI, July 23, 2021 (indiatvnews.com): Guru Purnima 2021, the day to worship your teachers and mentors, will be observed here on Saturday, July 24. Guru Purnima is the day that holds special importance in the lives of Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains as it celebrates India’s tradition of ‘guru-sishya’ – a bond that binds a teacher and a student. Celebrated…
Quote of the Day
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him.” Swami Chinmayananda (1917-1993), Vedantist writer, lecturer and Hindu renaissance founder of Chinmaya Mission International
A Timely Rite of Rejuvenation: Oldest Major U.S. Hindu Temple Was Built In 1970s
PENN HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA, July 3, 2021 (The Columbian): When throngs gathered to rededicate the oldest major Hindu temple in the United States, there were poignant prayers for continued recovery from the pandemic that struck many loved ones in India the elation of coming together after more than a year of restrictions. Shouts of the divine name “Govinda!” rose Sunday from…
From the Scriptures: Yogic Path of Complete Union in God
KAUAI, HAWAII, July 8, 2021 (Hinduism Today): Having followed the directions revealed by Lord Nataraja through their guru, yogis now blessed with the qualities of Siva may experience the blissful states described in scriptures. By remaining in concentrated contemplation, repeatedly experiencing the results of such experiences, they become one with Lord Siva, existing forever as incomparable yogis. O, eternal sadhaka!…
Major Festival Cancelled in India
NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 19, 2021 (Arab News): India’s move to cancel a massive Hindu festival with an expected footfall of over 20 million people was the “right decision,” civil society members and health experts said on Sunday amid an impending third wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, which has claimed more than 400,000 lives across the country. Independent…
The Views of John Adams, America’s Second President, on Hinduism
KAUAI, HAWAII, July 16, 2021 (Hinduism Today by Rutvij Holay): The history of Hindu Influence in America dates back to the founding of our nation itself. By studying it one can gain insight into the Western arguments against Hinduism at that time, which were very much the same arguments that surround Hinduism today. To find this influence, all one must…