Source INDIA, March 7, 2017 (by Prachi Raturi, Times of India ): Rishikesh, believed by many to be the yoga capital of India, is also emerging as one of the biggest exporters of yoga teachers to Southeast Asia as well as China where demand for yoga is at an all-time high. An estimated 1,500 Indian yoga teachers, for instance, are…
Source UNITED STATES, March 6, 2017 (Hindu American Foundation Press Release): Last week, the Hindu American Foundation offices began receiving calls and emails raising concerns about the manner in which Hinduism is presented in the first episode of Reza Aslan’s new show “Believer,” premiering on CNN, Sunday, March 5th. The episode focuses on the Aghori sect in Varanasi, India, whose…
Source When diksha is given to a competent disciple, the guru enters into his soul, establishes himself as the disciple’ inner Self and by means of his power, removes all the impurities that limit the essential nature of the disciple’s Self. — Sarvajnananottara Agama
Source GERMANY, February 24, 2017 (treehugger.com): Germany’s environment minister Barbara Hendricks announced earlier this week that meat and fish would no longer be served at official functions held by the Ministry of the Environment. Because animal agriculture creates such a toll on the environment, and plays a significant role in climate change and degradation of water and soil, Hendricks argues…
HPI TRINDIAD, March 1, 2017 (Dr. Prithiviraj Bahadursingh, shivgangayatra@gmail.com) In February 2015, the first Shivganga Maha Yatra was held where Yatris walked from Gangadhara (Marianne river, Blanchisseuse, Trinidad, considered as Mother Ganga in Trinidad) to the Patirama Trace Shiva temple, covering 126 km over five days, carrying Ganga jala, observing maunam (silence) and doing the mental japa of “Om Namah…
Source INDIA, February 27, 2017 (Times of India): It’s a tale as old as time but the Ramayana is enjoying a sudden bout of renewed interest with a number of literary, academic and cultural interpretations offering fresh perspective on the epic. “Ramayana: A Shared Culture,” a recently screened documentary film, tries to highlight the epic’s global appeal as a culture…
Source Give yourself up to the wave, and you will be absorbed by the current; having dived into the sea, you do not return anymore. — Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982),
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, February 28, 2017 (HPI): As part of a project to create an anthology of Saivite Hindu scripture, we are requesting help in selecting the most meaningful songs of the Tamil Saint Tayumanavar. You can find the songs in Tamil at http://shaivam.org/scripture/Tamil/1189/thayumanavar-padalkal or in English at “source” above. The idea is to find songs that are inspiring and…
Source INDIA, June 14, 2016 (Huffington Post): When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the UAE, our very own desi chef Sanjeev Kapoor cooked up an authentic Gujarati pure vegetarian meal for him. More recently, when the Prime Minister was on a visit to Mexico, President Enrique Pena Nieto personally drove him to a local restaurant for a Mexican vegetarian dinner.…
Source BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, February 26, 2017 (Times of India): A 35-year-old German tourist allegedly tried to barge into Puri Jagannath Temple, which is off limits to non-Hindus, and assaulted a priest for stopping his way on Sunday. As the incident created quite a flutter, the police detained the foreigner Jesus Engel Berger for interrogation on the basis of a complaint…