Source SAUDI ARABIA, July 21, 2019 (Arab News, by Nidhal Guessoum, professor of physics and astronomy at the American University of Sharjah, UAE): Now that we have celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first human moon landing, the religious or spiritual experiences of astronauts in space are worth noting and reflecting upon. This is not limited to those who journeyed…
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 DELAWARE, USA, July 16, 2016 (Indic Today): Veneration to the Guru, who is a teacher, leader, guide and philosopher combined, is deeply ingrained in the Indian tradition, with the earliest words of the Veda asserting emphatically that Guru is equal to God, on par with matru and pitru, mother and father, on par with Para Brahman, the ultimate truth.…
Source MYSORE, INDIA, July 20, 2019 (Star of Mysore): Villagers of Arasinakere in Jayapura Hobli of Mysuru taluk have unearthed two giant statues of Nandi (bulls) in a nondescript field that was so far marooned in water. The statues are monolithic and were buried deep inside the earth. Interestingly, the name of the village Arasinakere, translated to English means King’s…
Source Each today, well-lived, makes yesterday a dream of happiness and each tomorrow a vision of hope. Look, therefore, to this day, for it and it alone is life. — Kalidasa (5th century AD), Classical Sanskrit writer and poet
Source BARIPADA, INDIA, July 13, 2019 (New Indian Express): Devotees in large numbers thronged the Mausima temple in Baripada to witness the Suna Besha or Dwarika Besha of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra on Friday. Dwarika Besha is unique to Rath Yatra celebrations here as the Deities are adorned with golden ornaments before they return to the main…
Source JAMMU, INDIA, July 13, 2019 (Hindu Jagruti): Pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath was suspended for Saturday as a precautionary measure in view of a separatists-sponsored strike in the Kashmir valley on Martyrs’ Day, officials said. As many as 12 batches of pilgrims have so far left for the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir…
Source HOMBRUCH, GERMANY, July 12, 2019 (Ruhr Nachrichten, translated from German): From the outside, the temple at 24 Kieferstrasse seems a bit inconspicuous. Behind the red and white facade of this building in the commercial warehouse district is the Sivan Temple of the Hindu community. The temple is managed by the Hindu Tamil Cultural Center of Dortmund Association. Its chairman…
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, July 16, 2019 (HPI): Hinduism today has just posted to YouTube a new music video: “Ten Centuries of Progress.” It is a song for children intended to supplement the second of our popular History of Hindu India documentaries, “Hindu India: 300 to 1100ce.” The documentary and song, the first of three for this time period, neatly enhance…
Source So potent is the power acquired through disciplined self-denial that those who attain it may even delay the moment of death. — Tirukural 269