Source INDIA, July 15, 2016 (The Better India): We all know water is essential, but too many of us think it’s unlimited. In reality, fresh water is a finite resource that is rapidly becoming scarce. In India, a warming climate is drying up lakes and rivers, while rapid urbanization and water pollution are putting enormous pressure on the quantity and…
Source We who have come from the East here have been told day after day in a patronizing way that we ought to accept Christianity because Christian nations are the most prosperous. We look about us and see England as the most prosperous nation in the world, with her foot on the neck of 250 million Asiatics. We look back…
Source NAGAPATTINAM, INDIA, December 5, 2019 (New Indian Express): The 26th Guru Maha Sannidhanam of Dharmapuram Aadheenam Shanmuga Desiga Gnansambandha Paramachariya Swamigal died in a hospital at Thanjavur on Wednesday afternoon. He was 93. The cremation will take place on Thursday. Ilaya Sannithanam Srilasri Maasilamani Desiga Swamigal is expected to take over as Guru Maha Sannidhanam. [An aadheenam is a…
Source As long as someone cries out “O God! O God!” be sure that he has not found God, for whoever has found Him becomes still.— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
Source INDIA, November 30, 2019 (Telangana Today): It is a tribute to all that he did and achieved, so painstakingly and with such great devotion, that New Delhi has for a third time honored an Indian who did perhaps more than anyone else to lay the foundation for yoga in the West. The tragedy is that despite his stellar contribution…
Source The fragrance of the flower is never borne against the breeze, but the fragrance of human virtues diffuses itself everywhere.— Ramayana
Source INDIA, November 25, 2019 (Sentinel Assam): Most ethnic groups and tribal communities across the North-eastern region are currently undergoing a phase where they are struggling to protect their respective identities. Over 200 years ago, majority of the communities across the region had practiced various indigenous faiths, which mostly revolved around worship of Nature. Trees, rocks, rivers, thunder, rain, earth,…
Source This body of mine brought seeds with it. Illness is one of them. Activity passes on and so does the body. Of what concern is it to us? All this was settled long ago. Don’t be afraid of anything.— Satguru Siva Yogaswami (1872-1964), Sri Lankan mystic
Source INDIA, November 24, 2019 (Gulte): Quoting Chilkur Balaji Temple’s head priest Shri Rangarajan as saying, Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan has questioned the governments of AP and Telangana for collecting taxes from Hindu temples alone. Echoing the similar views of Shri Rangarajan, Pawan Kalyan said how the secular governments are charging one-third of temples revenue as taxes. He said on…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 24, 2019 (Outlook India): An ongoing exhibition here showcases the intricate richness of revered Hindu temples and architecture marvels Jagannath and Lingaraj through an array of miniature stone and wooden models put together with finely detailed engravings and paintings. The exhibition, “Interpreting Temples” by Siddhartha Das Studio, was inaugurated by eminent photographer Raghu Rai, renowned…