Source INDIA, October 19, 2016 (YouTube): In this short and entertaining video from the UK’s Jay Lakhani he explains why it is the cow that deserves to be recognized and honored. For thousands of years men were hunter-gathers, he starts out. The only time human beings settled down and started farming and becoming a little bit civilized is when they…
Source To enter into the spiritual life is a rare blessedness, it is a great good: to take it seriously and engage in active spiritual Sadhana is a second blessedness and a still greater good: but to persevere in the spiritual life, to be ever progressive and ceaseless in one’s spiritual life, is the greatest good, the crowning blessedness.— Swami…
Source HOUSTON, TEXAS, October 17, 2016 (Press Release Sewa International): Sewa Day, a day of pure voluntary selfless service, was celebrated by the Hindu-American community for the 6th successive year with community service projects at 32 locations across the US. Hundreds of volunteers across different age-groups and backgrounds including youth and children from Sewa International and partner organizations came together…
Source ASSAM, INDIA, October 16, 2016 (Northeast Today): There is a growing discontentment amongst a section of Assamese people who had voted the to power in the state over granting of citizenship of Hindu Migrants from Bangladesh. This move which directly violates the 1985 Assam Accord will ensure that almost 200,000 Bangladeshi Hindus will be given citizenship in the state…
Source INDIA, October 16, 2016 (Topyaps, by Aseem Gaurav Sharma): The Saraswati, a river mentioned in the Rigveda and Hindu mythology and so far considered a mythical river, did exist, a government-constituted experts’ committee has found. The expert committee comprised of geologists, archaeologists and hydrologists. “The Saraswati originated in the Himalayas and passed through Haryana, Rajasthan and north Gujarat,” eminent…
Source Experience has taught me that silence is part of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth. Proneness to exaggerate, to suppress or modify the truth, wittingly or unwittingly, is a natural weakness of man and silence is necessary in order to surmount it.— Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), Indian spiritual leader
Source INDIA, October 13, 2016 (Center for Policy Studies by Dr. JK Bajaj): The thirtieth note posted on the Religion Data of Census 2011 concerns the religious demography of the different Scheduled Tribe communities of Meghalaya. Meghalaya has now become a Christian tribal State. More than 86 percent of the total population of the State is from the Scheduled Tribes…
Source INDIA, October 10, 2016 (Swarajya): Ayudha puja or shastra puja is the worship of weapons that takes place on the ninth day of the Navaratri festival. Weapons are retrieved for use with the blessings of the Goddess on the tenth day, Vijayadasami. Ayudha puja is a pan-Indian phenomenon, although it is traditionally confined to those closely connected with, and…
Source Education is the manifestation of a perfection present in every person.— Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), disciple of Sri Ramakrishna
Source U.S., October 12, 2016 (Time): A new analysis from the Pew Research Center focuses on how much money various religious groups earn, and clearly, members of certain religions are much more likely than others to be wealthy. But don’t assume that converting to a new religion is going to somehow boost your income. The real takeaway from the data…