Source JAMMU, INDIA, may 16, 2018 (Deccan Chronicle): Nearly 170,000 people have so far registered for the pilgrimage to cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, set to begin for a 60-day long period from Jammu on June 28. Over 169,000 pilgrims have been registered at various counters across the country and the registration is going on in full…
Source The atman in you is that which indwells all things.” “Tell me, Yajnavalkya, about this atman that indwells all things.” “It is that which transcends hunger and thirst, sorrow and delusion, old age and death.”— Brihadaranyaka Upanishad III, 5A
Source PAKISTAN, May 17, 2018 (Indian Express): Pakistani archaeologists excavating the Harappan site of Mohenjo Daro have sought help from their Indian counterparts for carrying out conservation works and planning future excavations at the site. The site, in present-day Sindh, Pakistan, was likely the world’s largest settlement between 2600 and 1900 BC. Vice-Chancellor of Pune’s Deccan College and a leading…
Source TIRUPATI, INDIA, May 16, 2018 (New Indian Express): The newly constituted Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Board of Trustees which met for the first time in Tirumala on Wednesday, decided to retire archakas who have crossed 65 years of age. The decision comes a day after Tirumala Temple chief priest AV Ramana Dikshitulu leveled allegations of impropriety, corruption, and lack…
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, May 15, 2018 (Deccan Chronicle): Chief Priest Ramana Deekshithulu of the Lord Venkateswara shrine at Tirumala on Tuesday accused the Tirumala-Tirupati Board (TTD) of serious malpractices and demanded CBI probe into its administration, which he said should be taken over by an expert panel appointed by the Union Government “to ensure that the Agama Sastra and other…
Source Peace comes first from the individual. It is unrealistic to expect peace from our neighbors unless we are peaceful first, unless we make ourselves peaceful through right living, right worship and right religious culture in the home.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source Like the household fire, devotees seek the glory of the Lord even from afar and enshrine it in their inner chamber for enlightenment. The glory of our Lord is full of splendor, all-illuminative and worthy to be honored in every heart.— Rig Veda 7.1.2
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, May 11, 2018: Hinduism Today is delighted to announce the completion of its five part video documentary series, “The History of Hindu India,” based on the book of the same title. Both are available now on YouTube, Part Four at “source” above or https://youtu.be/nx_vSuduwAk (correction from earlier HPI post) and Part Five at https://youtu.be/eVnqJHO3PcY. Parts One (posted…
Source Truth is one, paths are many. Stick to one path, but do not say to others that this is the only one. Recognize all other paths and respect them.— Swami Satchidananda (1914-2002), founder of Integral Yoga Institute and Satchidananda Ashram
Source INDIA, May 10, 2018 (Times of India): Karnataka’s mutts (monastic centers, ashrams) are power centers, each followed by a particular caste and can swing votes of entire communities. Though mutts claim they stay away from politics, most leaders endorse candidates for elections. Not just religious centres, they also run educational institutions, hospitals, orphanages, and are central to community life.…