Source PORTUGAL, May 16, 2019 (Noticias de Portugal, Google translated from Portuguese): A religious ceremony of blessing of the first stone of what will be the future Temple of Shiva, designed by the professor and architect Troufa Real, who is overseeing the project, with the collaboration of a group of other technicians who, graciously, have made themselves available to collaborate…
Source Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life–think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success; this is the way great spiritual giants are produced. — Pramukh Swami…
Source SOUTH AFRICA, May 21, 2019 (Rising Sun): The Umhlatuzana Hindu Temple suffered extensive damages during the recent torrential rain, which ripped through the community, causing massive destruction. The temple, situated next to the Umhlatuzana River, was flooded and damaged after the river burst its bank. In an effort to rebuild and restore the temple to its original state prior…
Source ATLANTA, GEORGIA, May 20, 2019 (AJC): [HPI note: temple management should take note of this incident; similar thefts have occurred elsewhere in the US. Vigilence is needed, especially not to allow one unknown person or group to be in the main sanctum area when the temple is otherwise empty without a priest or manager present.] A priest at a…
Source Just as the memory of each detail of your yesterday has flowed through you, so does intellectual knowing eventually flow through the life of the person who contains it, as a thing of only temporary value. — Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source It’s indescribable. That should be clear. Neti, neti. We’re not trying to describe it. Other experiences in meditation we describe. We say, “Okay let’s go from a moon-like glow inner light into a slightly more intense one.” But when it comes to the Self there’s no description except that awareness is missing. — Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism…
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, May 17, 2019 (HPI): Hinduism today has just posted to YouTube a new music video : “Hindus Love Celebrations.” Click “source” above to see and hear. It is a song for children intended to supplement the popular History of Hindu India documentary “From Ancient Times.” The documentary and song, the third of three for this time period,…
Source CAMBODIA, May 16, 2019 (Daily Mail): Archaeologists claim to have found the remnants of nearly 100 previously undiscovered ancient Hindu temples in the jungles of Cambodia. The temples, which in many cases are just foundations, were unearthed in Kratie Province’s historical Samphu Borak area of eastern Cambodia’s Kratie Province. The team believe they date back to the 6th and…
Source Youth is not a time of life–it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of ripe cheeks, red lips and supple knees. It is a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions. It is freshness of the deep springs of life. Nobody grows old by merely living a number…
KAUAI, HAWAII, May 15, 2019 (HPI): Here at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery, headquarters of Hinduism Today, we are preparing a new edition of “Loving Ganesha,” one of Gurudeva Sivaya Subramuniyaswami’s most popular books. This will be an upgraded color edition. As part of the effort, we are seeking the help of one or more Sanskrit experts to proofread and offer corrections…