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Source Men who can brave death on the battlefield are common; but rare are they who can face an audience without fear. — Tirukural 723

Source RAJAHMUNDRY, INDIA, May 28, 2019 (Deccan Chronicle): Officials of the popular Lord Satyanarayana temple at Annavaram in East Godavari will impose a dress code on devotees who will visit the temple to perform rituals and puja from July 1. Temple officials said the male devotees will be required to wear a shirt, a dhoti and a kanduva shawl while…

Source GHANA, AFRICA, May 29, 2019 (Ghana Web): The Head of the Hindu Monastery of Africa, the most revered Ghanaian, Swami Satyanand Saraswati, has died on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Swami Satyanand joined the divine order of Sannyasi when he was initiated by his Guru Swami Ghananand Saraswati on the 12th February, 2012. Swami Satyanand was a Ghanaian born a…

Source Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practice even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action. — Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886), famed guru of Swami Vivekananda

Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 21, 2019 (Prensa Latina, translated from Spanish): A Cuban delegation from the Ministry of Public Health paid a working visit to India to learn about the experiences of applying different modalities of traditional medicine in that populous country. Specialists and officials headed by Vice Minister Alfredo Gonzalez traveled from Havana with the purpose of broadening…

Source GOA, INDIA, May 27, 2019 (Inditales by Anuradha Goyal): Mallikarjuna temple in Goa is located in the far south of the state in the Canacona district. It almost borders the state of Karnataka. Like most temples in Goa, it is also a unique temple, with a history full of stories. The ritual Shisha Ranni, when I first heard about,…

Source Each work has to pass through these stages–ridicule, opposition and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood. — Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)

Source KAUAI, HAWAII, May 24, 2019 (HPI): Way back in 1992 Hinduism Today developed a list of 12 Megatrends (and 8 Minitrends) (“source” above) focusing on the continuing evolution of Sanatana Dharma. Megatrends is a term coined by futurologist John Naisbett in 1982 to name the major underlying forces that are transforming society and shaping the future. This list, formulated…

Source INDIA, May 23, 2019 (Indian Express): Students today have it tough. There is an extremely competitive atmosphere, endless hours of lessons and tuitions, and pressure all around. But just imagine the plight of ancient Indian students thousands of years ago. By the end of their education, they were expected to know a set of texts flawlessly, word for word,…

Source Karma is movement in the mind. When the mind remains motionless, there is no karma. — Satguru Siva Yogaswami (1872-1964), Sri Lankan mystic