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Source The whole path is a total surrendering. All four sects of Hinduism meet in surrender, prapatti, to the Divine.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today

Source At this time in the Kali Yuga, ignorance is equally distributed worldwide, and wisdom has become an endangered species.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today

Source INDIA, June 8, 2016 (Northeast Today): In a diktat which could snowball into a major controversy, leaders of 13 major churches of Mizoram have appealed to church members to refrain from practicing yoga. Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC) leader and senior executive secretary of Mizoram Synod of Presbyterian Church Rev. Lalramliana Pachuau said that the churches regarded yoga as…

Source UNITED STATES, June 7, 2016 (SBS): Yoga can improve the sleep of people who have battled cancer, research suggests. Two 75-minute sessions a week for four weeks helps people feel less tired, while they also report better social, physical and emotional wellbeing. Researchers behind the small study said sleep problems typically occurred in 30 per cent to 60 per…

Source INDORE, INDIA, June 6, 2016 (The Hindu): The Indian government will set up a four-day camp here to grant Indian citizenship to the Sindhi Hindus who migrated to India from Pakistan between 1971 and 2009. “Sindhi Hindus who had come from Pakistan between 1971 and 2009 have to submit forms. It will be accepted at the camp to be…

Source I’ve always been a supporter of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today

Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 3, 2016 (Indian Express): Ever seen the Hindu Gods Shiva, Vishnu and Hanuman as well as Indian Goddesses Kali and Saraswati on the labels of matchboxes? And that too matchboxes made in Austria, Sweden and Japan? When matchboxes made their first appearance in India just before the start of the previous century, they had labels…

Source CHENNAI, INDIA, May 31, 2016 (The Hindu Business Line): (HPI Note: This project is not without its critics who claim it is an illegal usurpation of temple lands.) Uncultivated and unutilized temple lands in Tamil Nadu will soon generate income for the temples with the State government allocating the land to Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers to raise tree…

Source INDIA, June 6, 2016 (The Guardian): The dance troupes of Karnataka, the formidable hunting tribes of Nagaland, the revered qawwali singers of Rajasthan — these musical groups, once essential to and symbolic of their regions, are dying out and may no longer exist in 15-20 years. Musical traditions often center around community events such as births, festivals, marriages and…

Source As your mind releases its desires and cravings, it releases the hold that it has on you. You dive deeper, fearlessly into this blazing avalanche of light, losing your consciousness. And as you come back into the mind, you see the mind for what it is, and you are free. You find that you are no longer attached because…