Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 22, 2015 (Maria Wirth Blog): Some time ago, a news item caught my attention: Dalit Christians had filed a complaint with the United Nations against the Vatican because of caste-based discrimination of the Catholic Church in India. The complaint was filed with the UN Information Centre at New Delhi. It made me feel that a…
Source In a day when you don’t come across any problems, you can be sure that you are traveling in the wrong path.— Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), disciple of Sri Ramakrisha
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, December 21, 2015 (Times of India): USA is one of 39 countries where HSS runs shakhas, says Ramesh Subramaniam, Mumbai coordinator of RSS’s overseas work. He helped set up shakhas in Mauritius from 1996 to 2004 and now heads Sewa, a platform for overseas Indians to fund RSS service projects. He says HSS works closely with other…
Source INDIA, December 23, 2015 (Deccan Chronicle): As the government seeks to monetize US$1 trillion worth of gold lying idle, all eyes are on their biggest temples. But many of them fear that melting ornaments donated by devotees may hurt religious sentiments. The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation is working on suggestions to be submitted to the Centre.…
Source From one seed arises a huge tree; from it comes numerous seeds, each one of which in its turn grows into a tree. No two fruits are alike. Yet it is one life that throbs in every particle of the tree. So, it is the same Atman everywhere. All creation is That. There is beauty in the birds and…
Source TAMIL NADU, INDIA, December 22, 2015 (The Hindu): The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department has directed temples under its control to enforce the rules pertaining to the attire of devotees and visitors according to the Agamas, traditions and customs of the individual temples. Entry into temples in the State is governed by The Tamil Nadu Temple Entry Authorisation…
Source INDONESIA, December 20, 2015 (Jakarta Coconuts): Mount Bromo is on the verge of a huge eruption after weeks of coughing volcanic ash about 10,000 feet into the sky – but locals say they won’t leave until their Hindu priest tell them to [Hinduism in Java dates back to the 8th century ce]. Located in the Tengger massif in East…
Source There are two great forces in the universe, silence and speech. Silence prepares, speech creates. The strength of noise and activity is great. But infinite is the strength of stillness and silence, in which great forces prepare for action. To be capable of silence, stillness and illuminated passivity is to be fit for immortality.— Sri Aurobido (1879-1950)
Source CASEY, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, October 30, 2015 (India Link): Mick Morland, Mayor of the City of Casey, was so taken by Hindu pontiff Shree Shree Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji when they met at Keysborough a few months ago, that he promised to throw a function in his honor when he next visited Australia. True to his word, he accorded the Swamiji…
Source INDIA, December 21, 2015 (The Hindu): A fresh row is brewing at the Sabanayagar temple, also known as Thillai Natarajar temple, here, over recent constructions undertaken at the premises. Historians and archaeologists are calling for declaration of the temple as a national monument and heritage site to preserve its antiquity, while Podhu Dikshitars, who are the administrators of temple,…