Daily Inspiration
Source He is the Supreme Brahman, the Self of all, the chief foundation of this world, subtler than the subtle, eternal. That thou art; thou art That.— Atharva Veda, Kaivalya Upanishad
The Shiva Temple Rebuilt by a British Couple.
Source MALWA, INDIA, January 17, 2018 (Hindu Existence): The British ruled the Indian subcontinent for hundreds of years, and built many churches and cathedrals. But in the 1880s, a Shiva temple in Agar Malwa, Madhya Pradesh, was renovated by Lt. Col. Martin as per the wish of his wife — the only Shiva temple ever made by an Englishman in…
Indian Painters Give a New Look to Hindu Temple in Singapore
Source SINGAPORE, June 4, 2018 (Little India): India had a big role to play in the renovation and the consecration ceremony of the 148-year-old Sri Krishnan temple. Priests have been flown in from India for the ritual, which marks the start of the 48-day consecration process. Stones were also sourced from India to renovate the temple. Indian painters provided a…
Sri Krishnan Temple Re-sanctified after Restoration
Source SINGAPORE, June 4, 2018 (The New Paper): Waterloo Street was filled with the beating of drums and the patter of barefoot dancers yesterday morning as the Sri Krishnan Temple was unveiled in its fully restored glory after four years of works costing US$3 million. The 148-year-old Hindu temple, one of the oldest in Singapore, was re-sanctified in a consecration…
Daily Inspiration
Source Great achievements are possible through unity.— His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj, spiritual head of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
Paper Made from Elephant Dung Can Save the Forests
Source SRI LANKA, June 1, 2018 (Up, translated from French): In Sri Lanka, a family business produces paper from elephant dung. It’s an ecological alternative to fight the ravages of deforestation. Ninety percent of the products (notebooks, photo albums, maps) are exported abroad. For the past twenty years, the company Maximus has developed an unusual and environmentally friendly paper manufacturing…
An Indian State Banned Pesticides. Tourism and Wildlife Flourished. Will Others Follow?
SORENG, INDIA, May 31, 2018 (Washington Post): Fifteen years ago, the tiny Indian state of Sikkim (population 610,000) launched a radical experiment: Its leaders decided to phase out pesticides on every farm in the state, a move without precedent in India — and probably the world. The change was especially significant for India, a country whose progress in agriculture was…
Non-Indian Hindus
Source UNITED STATES, May 22, 2018 (Patheos, by Mat McDermott): The phenomenon of non-Indians adopting Hinduism is not new. However, the stories of how individuals came to the religion have not been regularly recorded. I hope to rectify that by time to time publishing interviews with those people who weren’t raised Hindu but now publicly identify as such, in the…
Daily Inspiration
Source Your heart is the temple where God should be enshrined. Your good thoughts are the flowers, your good words the hymns, your good deeds the rituals. And love is the offering.— Mata Amritanandamayi Ma, Kerala-based hugging saint
Hindu Endowment Board Proposed to Manage Malaysian Temples
Source MALAYSIA, May 26, 2018 (The Star): The government is planning to set up Hindu Endowment Boards in all states to ensure credibility and transparency in temple management. Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran said the board would ensure conformity and uniformity in the running of temples nationwide, as well as make public the financial accounts of temples. “We want to…