Source Life is a pilgrimage. The wise man does not rest by the roadside inns. He marches direct to the illimitable domain of eternal bliss, his ultimate destination.— Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh (1887-1963), founder of Divine Life Society
Source For the pain study, research subjects received light pain stimuli in the form of mild electrical shocks to one of their forearms. The meditation group experienced the pain in both an everyday state of mind and in a state of meditation. They turned out to experience the pain not as less strong, but as less unpleasant. In their brains,…
Source THANJAVUR, INDIA, April 10, 2015 (The Hindu): All is set for the trial run of the brand new temple car crafted for the internationally famed Sri Brihadeeswarar temple (“Big Temple”) here on April 20. The actual car festival is slated for April 29, an event Thanjavur is poised to witness after nearly a century. Besides the new temple car,…
Source When the Creator dances, the worlds He created dance. To the measure that He dances in our knowledge, our thoughts, too, dance. When He in heart-endearing dances, the several elements, too, dance. Witness in rapture surpassing the dance of that One who is a glowing flame.— Tirumantiram, 2786
Source ATLANTA, GEORGIA, April 14, 2015 (Associated Press): Federal prosecutors say the former leader of a Hindu Temple in Georgia has been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for defrauding his followers and the temple’s creditors. Annamalai Annamalai of Baytown, Texas, was convicted in 2014 of 34 counts including fraud and obstruction–related charges. Prosecutors say Annamalai demanded fees…
Source NORWAY, March 24, 2015 (NRK): Norway’s fourth Tamil temple has opened, in Alesund. Three priests, from England, Denmark and Oslo, came to do a “water vessel ceremony” to consecrate the place, which will be repeated every twelve years. “In order for a building to be considered a temple it must be consecrated. If it has not been blessed there…
Source EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, April 6, 2015 (Edinburgh STV): Over 1,300 people joined for a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Edinburgh Hindu Mandir & Cultural Centre, the first of its kind in Edinburgh. While the St. Andrew Place building has been used over the last 32 years by the local Hindu community, the official launch marks the instatement of…
Source PARIS, FRANCE, April 10, 2015 (Business Standard): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a portal for the International Day of Yoga here, describing the ancient Indian spiritual practice as capable of awakening a sense of oneness. Flanked by UNESCO Director General Irena Bukova, Modi officially launched the http://www.Idayofyoga.Org website after addressing a gathering at the UNESCO headquarters that included…
Source There is no greater mystery than that we keep seeking reality though, in fact, we are reality. We think that there is something hiding reality and that this must be destroyed before reality is gained. How ridiculous! A day will dawn when you will laugh at all your past efforts. That which will be on the day you laugh…
Source WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2015 (Times of India): In an event unique in the history of US politics and of Hawaii, the country’s 50th state, a lawmaker from the famed island was married in a Hindu ceremony on Thursday, with the chanting of Vedic mantras and the dappling backwaters of the Pacific bouncing off lush green mountains in the…