Daily Inspiration
Source The arrogance of being knowledgeable is more dangerous than having no knowledge at all. — Sri Rameshabhai Oza, katha performer and our Hindu of the Year 2006
Schools Run by Spiritual Gurus to Give Yoga Certificates
Source INDIA, February 14, 2019 (Hindustan Times): The government is counting on the brand equity of some of India’s best-known spiritual and yoga gurus to take the ancient physical and spiritual discipline to the world — albeit by bringing the world to India first. The ministries of human resource development and AYUSH (ayurveda, yoga and naturopathy, unani, siddha and homeopathy)…
Concord’s Shiva Murugan Temple Breaks Ground in Elaborate Ceremony
Source CONCORD, CALIFORNIA, February 15, 2019 (The Pioneer, by Tamara Steiner):In a day-long celebration replete with religious rituals, Concord’s Shiva Murugan Temple (www.shivamurugantemple.org) broke ground January 26 for a new Shaivite Hindu temple at Concord Boulevard and Second Street. An estimated 2,000 people attended the Vastu Puja as the temple priest, the local architect and the general contractor placed six…
Bengal Police Attack Hindu Temple in the Name of Implementing Loudspeaker Ban
Source KOLKATA, INDIA, February 14, 2019 (My Nation): Bengal’s New Town has turned into a war zone after the police allegedly vandalized a temple situated in a village called Patharghata. According to the locals, the police initially objected to playing loudspeaker at a religious function but things escalated quickly and they started destroying the temple. Following this incident, the villagers…
Daily Inspiration
Source There is no greater Truth than the Guru, no greater penance than the Guru, no knowledge greater than the Guru–therefore to that Guru I ever pay my homage. — Guru Gita 77
A Temple Cut to Half Because It Hurt Aurangzeb’s Ego
Source VRINDAVAN, INDIA, February 9, 2019 (Sunday Guardian by Prafull Goradia): Over the centuries, tens of thousands of temples were desecrated across India, the carnage not stopping even after 15 August 1947, especially in Kashmir and in parts of eastern and southern India. However, the desecration of Gobind Dev temple in Vrindavan is unique; it was neither complete nor was…
Three Diamond-Studded Golden Crowns Stolen from Tirupati Temple
Source TIRUPATI, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, February 3, 2019 (India Today): Three diamond-studded golden crowns on Saturday evening went missing from the ancient Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The temple priest noticed the theft at 5.45 pm on Saturday when the temple was reopened for rituals and the devotees. The stolen ornaments, which weigh around 1.3 kg and…
Daily Inspiration
Source When we encounter wickedness in others, let us be compassionate, for truly there is no intrinsic evil. — Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Australian Catholic School Bars Hindu Girl for Nose Piercing
Source AUSTRALIA, February 8, 2019 (News 18): A Hindu girl studying in Perth’s Aranmore Catholic College has been barred from coming to school until she removes her nose-piercing. 15-year-old Sanya Singhal is a Class 10 student and has been studying in Aranmore since Class 3, local news website West Australian reports. According to Singhal’s mother, the nose-piercing has religious symbolism.…
Naga Cultural Team at Kumbha Mela Seen as a “Window of Opportunity for Evangelism”
Source NAGALAND, NORTHEAST INDIA, January 17, 2019 (Nagaland Post, editorial): The world’s largest religious festival, the Kumbh Mela, has began in Prayagraj. It has been celebrated over the centuries for the Hindus pilgrimage but we Nagas were never attracted by this event until very recently. Our local newspapers have reported that about 373 people from Nagaland, probably of the Naga…