Source SRINAGAR, INDIA, August 2, 2019 (Tribune India): (HPI note: This report came before the government shut down the pilgrimage as reported above.) As part of age-old traditions related to the Amarnath yatra, the holy mace Chhari Mubarak was carried to the Sharika-Bhawani temple, Hari Parbat, for prayers. Custodian of the mace Mahant Deependra Giri said the mace was taken…
Source SRINAGAR, INDIA, August 2, 2019 (News 18): Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday curtailed the Amarnath Yatra and asked pilgrims to leave the state immediately after the Army revealed intelligence inputs confirming the possibility of a terror attack. The announcement came hours after the Army said it had information that Pakistan was planning to disrupt the annual…
Source You may develop a thousand virtues and be reckoned as the greatest in the land. But the lotus of your heart will not blossom until you receive the grace of the Guru, the grace of God! — Dada J.P. Vaswani, spiritual leader and head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission
Source UNITED STATES, July 19, 2019 (Facebook): Even the most skeptical would be surprised to know the case of Catherine, a patient of Brian Weiss whose case is exposed in his best-selling Spanish language book Muchas Vidas, Muchos Maestros (Many Lives, Many Teachers). In an interview with Adela Micha, the doctor and psychiatrist points out that he induced the patient…
Source LONDON, ENGLAND, July 24, 2019 (Financial Express by Monidipa Dey): Kanwar Yatra or Kanvad Yatra is a teerth yatra or pilgrimage that takes place every year during the Hindu month of Shravan (July), when millions of devotees across north and parts of eastern India travel on foot or in trucks to pour the holy waters of Ganga on Shiva.…
Source The sages, being filled with universal love for all beings, did not want to keep their enlightenment to themselves. They declared to all: “Mortals, striving and struggling upon this Earth plane, weeping, wailing, buffeted by the vicissitudes of life: we have come upon a great discovery. There is something beyond these appearances, these vanishing names and forms that go…
Source LONDON, ENGLAND, July 23, 2019 (City Lab by Erica X Eisen): Ranging from adapted historic buildings to ornate cultural centers, London’s Hindu temples tell of waves of immigration to Britain and increasing visibility. Completed in 1995 in Neasden, a district of London, the BAPS Sri Swaminarayan Temple is the first purpose-built Hindu temple in the U.K. and describes itself…
Source SIALKOT, PAKISTAN, July 27, 2019 (Samaa TV): The Shawala Teja Singh Temple has been reopened for people after 72 years. It is located in Sialkot’s Dhaarowal. The centuries-old temple, which was built by Sardar Teja Singh, was closed during Partition in 1947. The Hindus of Sialkot stopped coming to the temple after a mob damaged it in 1992 while…
Source God is not a limited individual who sits alone up in the clouds on a golden throne. God is pure consciousness that dwells within everything. Understanding this truth, learn to accept and love everyone equally. — Mata Amritanandamayi Ma, Hindu spiritual leader
Source JULY 26, 2019 (Zero Hedge): An extensive graphic of the world’s religions can be viewed at “source” above. This graphic shows a breakdown of religious affiliation by country. According to the graphic Christians make up 32.8%, Muslims 22.5%, and Hindus 13.8%. Atheists/Agnostics, Others, Buddhists and Jews make up the balance in that order.