Source Joys and sorrows are time-born and cannot last. Therefore, do not be perturbed by these. The greater the difficulties and obstructions, the more intense will be your endeavor to cling to His feet and the more will your prayer increase from within. And when the time is ripe, you will gain mastery over this power. — Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982),…
Source NEW ORLEANS, April 5, 2016: Applications are now open for young Hindus living in the United States or Canada, age 21-35, for GreenFaith’s North American Convergence. Happening in New Orleans, June 20-24, 2016, the Convergence is an interfaith gathering of emerging leaders who want to put their beliefs into action for the environment in meaningful ways. Applications are due…
Source RAMAPO, NEW YORK, April 4, 2016 (Religion News): The new home for followers of one of the world’s oldest religion has opened to serve as a meeting place and sanctuary for some 1,000 followers of Zoroastrian faith from across the New York region. The Dar-e-Mehr Zoroastrian Temple, or DMZT, a gleaming square building with an impressive colonnaded portico opened…
Source NASHIK, INDIA, April 3, 2016 (Deccan Chronicle): The Trimbakeshwar Temple authorities here Sunday imposed a restriction on men’s entry too into the sanctum sanctorum of the Lord Shiva shrine with an aim to provide “equal treatment” to both the genders, a trustee said. The decision, which takes effect from tomorrow, comes in the wake of the Bombay High Court…
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, April 3, 2016 (Deccan Chronicle): A day after the Bombay High Court ruled that entry to temples was a fundamental right of women and it was the state’s fundamental duty to protect it, the activists of the Bhumata Ranragini Brigade led by Trupti Desai tried to gain entry into the core area of the popular Shani shrine…
Source God is with us. It is He only who gives us the strength to work. If we live with this inspiration in our heart, we will surely experience Divinity in our life. Our work will become our devotion, and means of our spiritual progress. — Rameshbhai Oza, inspired performer of Vaishnava kathas
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 3, 2016 (Tribune India): Dr. Karan Singh’s book on the pristine beauty and spiritual ambience of the Kashmir valley was released here today. Titled “The Mountain of Shiva,” the book is the only work of fiction among Dr. Singh’s 30-odd books published so far. Describing it as a spiritual novel, the veteran Rajya Sabha member…
Source WASHINGTON, U.S., March 31, 2016 (Christian Science Monitor): The Easter bombing of civilians in a park in Lahore follows a long rise of religious extremism in Pakistan and a poisoning of public opinion towards minority faiths. The jihadist group that claimed responsibility for Sunday’s suicide bombing said they had targeted Christians, though most of the 72 killed were Muslims.…
Source SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, March 31, 2016 (India West): Over 100 Hindu Americans staged a silent protest outside the Department of Education building in Sacramento, March 24, to voice their concerns regarding the California Department of Education Instructional Quality Commission’s plans to accept edits made by a group of South Asian studies faculty members to California state textbooks from Grade 6-10.…
Source The mind alone is man’s cause of bondage or release: it leads to bondage when attached to the sense objects, and to release when freed from them.— Krishna Yajur Veda, Maitri Upanishad