Source MALAYSIA, January 25, 2016 (The Star): Thousands of devotees took part in colorful and vibrant processions during the Thaipusam celebration in Ipoh. Carrying kavadis of various colors, shapes and sizes, many of these devotees walked about six miles from Jelapang to Buntong and to the Sri Subramaniar Temple in Gunung Cheroh on a bright Sunday morning. Chants of “Vel…
Source DEHRADUN, INDIA, January 27, 2016 (Times of India): In a first-of-its-kind exercise, 250 soldiers of the Western Command of the Army have been sent for a two-week Yoga Teacher’s Training Course being organized by Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar. Army officials said the soldiers after their yoga stint will help impart this training to others in the Command. During the…
Source There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment.— Ramana Maharishi (1879-1950), South Indian mystic
Source BANGKOK, THAILAND, December 17, 2015 (Bangkok Post): Vendors convincing passers-by to buy garlands and pay respects to the Hindu God has become a common scene at the Ratchaprasong intersection. Four months after the deadly Erawan shrine blast, thick smoke from joss sticks has again blanketed the shrine as hundreds of tourists, especially Asians, are returning to the spot. As…
Source KWAZULU NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, December 17, 2015 (Rising Sun): What started off as a page three feature documenting the rich history and tapestry of Indian communities within KZN in the Tribune Herald, has now been turned into a coffee table book. “Beyond the Fields” was officially launched at Coastlands on the Ridge last Thursday, among special guests. The book…
Source INDIA, January 25, 2016 (Swaraja Magazine by R. Jagannathan): The autobiography of a former Regional Director of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), K.K. Muhammed, shreds the last fig leaf of legitimacy from India’s “Eminent” Leftist historians, and even the broader Indian Left ecosystem, which includes most mainstream political parties and large sections of the old media in print…
Source Love is the only reality, and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.— Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Indian poet and Nobel laureate
ODORKOR, ACCRA, GHANA, January 31, 2016: HPI has received the following report from the Hindu Monastery of Africa’s national president, P.K. Wiredu (“source” above). The editors of Hinduism Today had met Swamiji on several occasions and found him always an uplifting spiritual personage: The Hindu Monastery of Africa announce with deep sorrow the attainment of Mahasamadhi (passing on to eternity)…
Source SELANGOR, MALAYSIA, January 24, 2016 (Malay Mail): More than a million Hindus in Malaysia celebrated the colorful Thaipusam festival today, thronging temples to display their devotion with wince-inducing body piercing and offerings to the Deity Murugan. Hundreds of thousands converged on the Batu Caves an important religious site for Tamil Hindus on Kuala Lumpur’s outskirts with many walking up…
Source True gurus are available in every religion. They may not be in the ordinary world of strife, for such a world does not want them, nor have they any use for it. Go, therefore, in search of a true master. He is ever available and is only waiting for a symptom of real earnestness in you. If you have…