Source USA, July 2, 2020 (Video interview with Rajiv Malhotra): Esther Dhanraj, born into a conservative Telugu Hindu Brahmin family, converted to Christianity when she was seventeen after her parents switched to the faith. After marriage, she went to the USA and studied Christianity formally at a reputed American University. She found all that the American pastors were keeping away…
Source CAIRO, EGYPT, July 1, 2020 (My Central Oregon): Mysteries and superstitious tales surrounding an Indian-style mansion in an upscale Cairo district have finally been put to bed as the 109-year-old palace opened to visitors for the first time on Tuesday following an $11 million restoration project. Named after the millionaire Belgian industrialist who was its original owner, the neglected…
Source Everything changes, everything passes; things appearing, things disappearing. But when all is over–being and extinction both transcended–still, the basic emptiness and silence abide, and that is blissful peace.— Mystical song from a Hindu story
Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, July 1, 2020 (NY Times): This very long article by Isabel Wilkerson is titled “America’s Enduring Caste System: Our founding ideals promise liberty and equality for all. Our reality is an enduring racial hierarchy that has persisted for centuries.” It is a stark look at the history of slavery and racism in America with comparisons…
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, July 1, 2020: Hinduism Today’s July/August/September, 2020 issue, has gone to press and is now available at “source” above. You can also download our free Hinduism Today app and get the entire magazine in a mobile-friendly format for your phone. Health is on the mind of nearly everyone these days. There is even a new greeting in…
Source INDIA, June 21, 2020 (Hindustan Times): People across the world celebrated International Yoga Day on June 21 from the confines of their homes as restrictions continue due to the coronavirus outbreak. In India, the celebrations kicked off with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation where he emphasized on the importance of yoga in our lives and urged…
Source INDIA, June 18, 2020 (The Hindu): The annual Ani Thirumanjanam car festival at Sri Sabanayagar temple, popularly known as Sri Natarajar temple, in Chidambaram scheduled on June 27 has been cancelled this year owing to COVID-19 outbreak. Official sources said that a decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the District Collector V. Anbuselvan with Pothu…
Source Do not say that you do not have time for God. The busiest of men will have the most leisure, and the laziest will always be short of time, for the former utilizes time and the latter only wastes it. If you really want God, you will find time for Him.— Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati (1912-1954), 34th pontiff of the…
Source Everyone makes mistakes. It is natural and simply shows we do not understand something. Perceptive self-correction enables young ones to quickly learn from their mistakes, refine their still-developing behavior accordingly and thereby make rapid progress on the spiritual path.— Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism today
Source UNITED KINGDOM, June 27, 2020 (Leicester Mercury): Volunteers at a Hindu temple in Leicester are seeing “more engagement than ever” despite the fact it is still closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir remains closed despite an easing in the lockdown rules which allows places of worship to open for individual prayer. Ahead of the…