Source UNITED STATES, February 15, 2017 (Pew Forum): On the heels of a contentious election year in which partisan politics increasingly divided Americans, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that when it comes to religion, Americans generally express more positive feelings toward various religious groups today than they did just a few years ago. Asked to rate a variety…
Source Many there are who do not even hear of Atman; though hearing of Him, many do not comprehend. Wonderful is the expounder and rare the hearer; rare indeed is the experiencer of Atman taught by an able preceptor. — Katha Upanishad, 1.2.7
Source There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point; that is the secret. — Swami Vivekananda
Source UNITED KINGDOM, February 15, 2017 (Independent): Members of the British Hindu community expressed deep disappointment on Wednesday after the Bank of England confirmed it will keep its five pound note with traces of animal fat in circulation. Last year, a number of Hindu temples banned the new five pound note after it emerged they contain the tallow. Satish Sharma,…
Source To trust a man who has not been tested and to suspect a man who has proven trustworthy lead alike to endless ills. — Tirukural 510
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 10, 2017 (The Hindu): India on Thursday rejected criticism from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that religious minorities in the country continued to face vigilantism and constitutional challenges. At the weekly briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the USCIRF had no locus standi to assess religious freedom in India. “We…
Source The mind turned inwards is the Self; turned outwards, it becomes the ego and all the world. Cotton made into various clothes we call by various names. Gold made into various ornaments we call by various names. But all the clothes are cotton and all the ornaments gold. The one is real; the many are mere names and forms.…
Source Stop identifying with the world created by your mind and a new world will open up before you. — Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, spiritual leader, guru, humanitarian of Kerala
Source SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, February 7, 2017 (Metro, translated from Spanish): To commemorate the centenary of the birth of Master Swami Guru Devanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj, the Yoga Devanand Cultural Center presented the Spanish language works “Contacto con Dios” (Close Encounter with God) and “El Alma: Energia Inagotable” (The Soul: Inexhaustible Energy). The event, celebrated in the Aida Cartagena…
Source UNITED STATES, February 9, 2017 (Religion News Service by Kimberly Winston): In one weekend, the swastika appeared in public places in three U.S. cities — Houston, Chicago and New York. The sight was so offensive, average New Yorkers pulled out hand sanitizer and tissues to wipe the graffiti from the walls of the subway where it had been scrawled.…