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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

Source If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled. — Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886), famed Hindu mystic

Source image: ONTARIO, CANADA, June 26, 2019 (York Region): As long as the Hindus can see the temple, they can pray. Richmond Hill resident Rathy Ponnampalam worries that the Ganesha Hindu Temple on Bayview Avenue would become invisible from afar as highrise condos have been proposed in the neighborhood. Richmond Hill council was considering raising the maximum building height from…

Source TAOS, NEW MEXICO, July 12, 2019 (KRQE News): Thousands of people are expected in Taos this weekend for the opening of the new Neem Karoli Baba Temple. Click “source” above to access a video on the project, which features a 1,600-pound marble statue carved in Jaipur, India. It’s said to be one of the only Hanuman statues in the…

Source Ever afterward, though the dance of creation changes around me in the hall of eternity, I shall be the same. — Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint

Source UNITED STATES, July 12, 2019 (Forbes): The United Nations Development Programme has released its 2019 Multidimensional Poverty Index which highlights the number of people around the world experiencing poverty at regional, national and subnational levels. The term “multidimensional poverty” goes a step further than simply focusing on a lack of finances. It encompasses other factors such as poor health…

Source Selfless service to mankind makes you free in the world of mortals. — Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)

Source JAMMU, INDIA, July 12, 2019 (Canindia): 144,058 pilgrims have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra since it started on July 1 as another batch of 5,395 Yatris left Jammu for the Valley on Friday. Officials said 144,058 pilgrims had darshan during the first 11 days after the Yatra started on July 1 this year. The cave shrine is situated 12,750…

Source We are already divine. No one has to redeem us; Divinity is in there. We just have to find it. — Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today

Source WASHINGTON D.C., U.S., July 10, 2019 (Washington Post by Candy G. Brown): The American Center for Law and Justice is challenging public-school mindfulness programs for endorsing Buddhism. This is not the first time religious conservatives have argued that schools violate the First Amendment by establishing non-Christian religions. In 2013, the National Center for Law & Policy, supported by Alliance…