Daily Inspiration
Source The wise man should merge his speech in his mind and his mind in his intellect. He should merge his intellect in the Cosmic Mind and the Cosmic Mind in the Tranquil Self. — Katha Upanishad 1.3.13
If New Bill Is Passed, New York State Would Add Six New Holidays to the School Calendar
Source HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK, March 6, 2019 (CBSNewYork): New York is a diverse melting pot and now there’s a push to make school calendars look that way, too. As CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff found out Wednesday, a bill being considered in Albany could add religious holidays to the academic year. “It’s only appropriate and fair to extend a holiday like Diwali…
Airport Closed, Tourists Shut Up in Resorts: The Day Bali Was Cut Off from the Outside World
Source BALI, INDONESIA, March 7, 2019 (The New Daily): Lights on Indonesia’s busiest holiday island were blacked out on Thursday night, airports were closed and tourists banned from the beach – ordered instead to hole up in resort rooms. Tens of thousands of security guards patrolled Bali’s abandoned streets, pouncing on anyone speaking too loudly or appearing too animated in…
Daily Inspiration
Source Greater than a thousand ghee offerings consumed in sacrificial fires is to not sacrifice and consume any living creature. — Tirukural 259
Amarnath Yatra to begin on July 1, Last 46 days
Source JAMMU KASHMIR, March 8, 2019 ( National Herald): Amarnath Yatra this year will begin July 1, go on for 46 days and will conclude on August 15. The decision was taken by the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), headed by Governor Satya Pal Malik. The SASB said it noted the steps taken by its CEO for registration of pilgrims…
Close to 250 Million Devotees Visited Prayagraj Sangam for Kumbh, over 10 Million on Mahashivratri Alone
Source PRAYAGRAJ, INDIA, March 5, 2019 (Financial Express): Even before midnight, devotees from different walks of life and parts of the country began to pour into Sangam city to take holy dip on Mahashivratri, the great night of Lord Shiva and the last bathing day in the one-and-a-half-month-long Kumbh Mela. Till Monday evening, more than 10 million devotees had taken…
Kumbh Mela 2019: Separating Fact from Fiction
Source INDIA, February 28, 2019 (First Post by Dhananjay Joshi): A combing operation is conducted to weed out unwanted elements from an area. In our digital age, when narratives are built from keystrokes causing a dissonance between what we hear and what we see, let us comb the Kumbh and separate the unwanted elements from the much-tangled hair of humanity.…
Daily Inspiration
Source When I look inside and see I am nothing, that is wisdom. When I look outside and see I am everything, that is love. — Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981), Hindu spiritual teacher
Bali’s HIndu New Year , A Day of Silence
Source BALI, INDONESIA, MARCH 7, 2019 ( Daily Mail): Bali’s airport will close for 24 hours, the Internet will be turned off and streets emptied as the predominantly Hindu island in Indonesia observes its New Year with an annual day of silence.The Day of Silence, Nyepi to the Balinese, is a day of reflection and TV and radio broadcasts also…
Daily Inspiration
Source Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.— Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)