Source \ABU DHABI, February 13, 2020 (Gulf News): The first Hindu temple coming up in Abu Dhabi will not use steel or ferrous materials, it was revealed during the first fly ash concrete pouring for its raft foundation on Thursday. A large contingent of expatriates from the Indian diaspora gathered at the site of the BAPS Hindu Mandir to witness…
Source Stop all your attachments to false values. In an ever-changing world there is nothing worthwhile for us to desire or weep for. Joys and sorrows are bound to come in human life; they are just two sides of the same coin.— Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1992), founder of the Chinmaya Mission
KAUAI, HAWAII, February 12, 2020 (HPI): Hinduism Today is seeking testimonials about the tendency in Indian communities to give preference to fair skin, and to attempt cosmetological lightening of natural dark skin. Our main writer will be Anushree Kumar, who is a neuroscientist and writer based in France. It was her HuffPost story that inspired this article. You can read…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, February 3, 2020 (BBC Future, by Zaria Gorvett): As the popularity of vegan life continues to gather pace, a tide of vitriol has risen. To eat meat, or not to eat meat: the question has become a battleground, with passionate carnivores and vegan activists deploying some deliciously headline-grabbing tactics. Though it’s natural for people to disagree, the…
Source UNITED STATES, February 4, 2020 (The Revealer, by Tulasi Srinivas): What if you woke up one morning and the pristine, sacred river where you bathed your Gods had turned into an oily, noxious-smelling sewer? What if the sacred water started to melt the stone statues of the Gods? What if it was undrinkable? What would you do? For the…
Source To enter into the spiritual life is a rare blessedness, it is a great good: to take it seriously and engage in active spiritual Sadhana is a second blessedness and a still greater good: but to persevere in the spiritual life, to be ever progressive and ceaseless in one’s spiritual life, is the greatest good, the crowning blessedness.— Swami…
Source BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA, February 11, 2020 (HPI): When artist Ashley Moore found her way to Hinduism through studying Valmiki’s Ramayana, she was compelled to express her devotion in the best way she knew how — painting. It was critical that her interpretation of the epic carried all the spiritual and emotional weight that the narrative demanded. After three years of…
Source SINGAPORE, February 9, 2020 (Straits Times): Stepped-up precautionary measures in the light of the coronavirus outbreak did little to dampen the fervor of thousands of Hindu devotees, who turned out to seek blessings and fulfil their vows at this year’s Thaipusam festival. The religious procession went on as usual, drawing some 11,500 devotees — the highest participation rate since…
Source JAKARTA, INDONESIA, February 3, 2020 (Jakarta Post): President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has issued a presidential regulation (Perpres) turning the Hindu Dharma State Institute (IHDN) in Denpasar, Bali, into the country’s first Hindu state university. The regulation stated that the new university, named I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa State Hindu University (UHN), would “administer Hindu higher education programs” as well as…
Source You can gain an intricate control of the various things that change in and about you. Lean your thoughts and feelings in the right direction, and discover how quickly your circumstances will change their direction.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today