Daily Inspiration
Source Greater than a thousand ghee offerings consumed in sacrificial fires is to not sacrifice and consume any living creature. — Tirukural 259
Amarnath Yatra to begin on July 1, Last 46 days
Source JAMMU KASHMIR, March 8, 2019 ( National Herald): Amarnath Yatra this year will begin July 1, go on for 46 days and will conclude on August 15. The decision was taken by the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), headed by Governor Satya Pal Malik. The SASB said it noted the steps taken by its CEO for registration of pilgrims…
Close to 250 Million Devotees Visited Prayagraj Sangam for Kumbh, over 10 Million on Mahashivratri Alone
Source PRAYAGRAJ, INDIA, March 5, 2019 (Financial Express): Even before midnight, devotees from different walks of life and parts of the country began to pour into Sangam city to take holy dip on Mahashivratri, the great night of Lord Shiva and the last bathing day in the one-and-a-half-month-long Kumbh Mela. Till Monday evening, more than 10 million devotees had taken…
Daily Inspiration
Source When I look inside and see I am nothing, that is wisdom. When I look outside and see I am everything, that is love. — Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981), Hindu spiritual teacher
Bali’s HIndu New Year , A Day of Silence
Source BALI, INDONESIA, MARCH 7, 2019 ( Daily Mail): Bali’s airport will close for 24 hours, the Internet will be turned off and streets emptied as the predominantly Hindu island in Indonesia observes its New Year with an annual day of silence.The Day of Silence, Nyepi to the Balinese, is a day of reflection and TV and radio broadcasts also…
Kumbh Mela 2019: Separating Fact from Fiction
Source INDIA, February 28, 2019 (First Post by Dhananjay Joshi): A combing operation is conducted to weed out unwanted elements from an area. In our digital age, when narratives are built from keystrokes causing a dissonance between what we hear and what we see, let us comb the Kumbh and separate the unwanted elements from the much-tangled hair of humanity.…
Daily Inspiration
Source Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.— Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
California Board of Education Defeats Claims of Anti-Hindu Bias in Education Standards
Source SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, February 28, 2019 (courthousenews.com): California’s State Board of Education Thursday defeated a lawsuit claiming it treats Hinduism unfavorably compared to Western religions in its educational standards and curriculum. “A reasonable observer would not view the standards and framework as primarily denigrating Hinduism,” U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer wrote in his 33-page ruling. (click to download: http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/hindu-education-ruling.pdf).…
Daily Inspiration
Source Hinduism is such a joyous religion, freed of all the mental encumbrances that are prevalent in the various Western faiths. It is freed of the notion of a vengeful God. It is freed of the notion of eternal suffering. It is freed from the notion of original sin. It is freed from the notion of a single spiritual path,…
At Kumbh Mela, UP Eyes Guinness Record for “Largest Parade of Buses”
Source PRAYAGRAJ, INDIA, February 28, 2019 (NDTV): By rolling out a fleet of 500 buses at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, the Uttar Pradesh government is eyeing to break an existing Guinness World Record. The record of largest parade of buses is currently held by Abu Dhabi of 390 buses. A 3.6 mile-long convoy of 390 buses had travelled…