Source His Divine Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, leader of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, was asked: “If you are trying to convince someone and they remain stubborn and don’t accept what you say, then do you lose your temper?” He responded: “What will we achieve by losing our temper? We try to talk to them, but if they don’t listen, then we…
Source The real change must happen within us. For only when conflict and negativity are removed from within can we play a truly constructive role in establishing peace. — Mata Amritanandamayi Ma, India’s Kerala-based hugging saint
Source NEW JERSEY, July 23, 2020: Recently, in December 2019, Rajiv Malhotra hosted the leaders of the Hindu Student Council at his residence for dinner. A group of senior leaders of the HSC got together for an evening of discussions, brainstorming, Q & A and to celebrate 30 years of the Hindu Students Council. HSC is an organization of Hindu…
Source INDIA, July 22, 2020 (PGurus): In a big embarrassment to the ongoing “Free Temples from Govt. Control” movement, Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday ratified the State Government’s takeover of 51 temples including Kedarnath and Badrinath temples. The Bharatiya Janata Party is in power Uttarakhand. Upholding the controversial Char Dham Devasthanam Management Act, Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, and Justice R.…
Source ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, July 8, 2020 (NY Times): A Hindu temple planned for Islamabad, the city’s first, was supposed to be a symbol of tolerance. Instead, violence and controversy have turned it into an emblem of Pakistan’s troubled relationship with its religious minorities. When Pakistan’s former government allotted land for the Shri Krishna Mandir, or Krishna temple, in 2018, Muslim…
Source Remember, your own soul knows the reasons why you were born in this life. It knows what you need to accomplish in this birth. As a soul, you know what obstacles and challenges you need to face and overcome to grow stronger and conquer past karmic patterns through fulfilling your chosen dharma.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism…
Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, July 20, 2020 (Khabarhub): When Neeru Sharma, 40, of Gokarna, used to visit Pashupatinath Temple every Monday morning in the Nepali month of Shrawan (mid-July to mid-August) during previous years, she felt blessed. This time, thousands of devotees like Neeru feel deprived of the bliss they used to get after visiting the Pashupatinath Temple as it has…
Source KOLKATA, INDIA, July 20, 2020 (Siasat Daily): With several weddings and religious functions being put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Hindu priests in Kolkata and its vicinity are in dire straits, some even looking for an alternative source of income to make ends meet. Sushanta Chakraborty, a priest in Agarpara on the northern outskirts of the…
Source SRINAGAR, INDIA, July 21, 2020 (News Click): As the number of COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) continue to surge, the authorities have finally called-off this year’s Amarnath Yatra for the first time in history, terming it as a preventive measure against the pandemic, official sources said. The decision comes weeks after the UT…
Source Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind.— Ramana Maharshi, (1879-1950), South Indian mystic