Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, June 15, 6, 2015 (by Shirish B Pradhan, Outlook India News): Nearly one million people have slipped below poverty line in Nepal due to two powerful earthquakes that left about 9,000 people dead and a trail of destruction across the country. “The earthquakes have pushed 982,000 more people back into poverty due to the loss of assets…
Source Peace has three dimensions. Peace within ourselves, peace among nations and peace with nature.— Dada J.P. Vaswani, head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission
Source UNITED STATES, June 15, 2015 (gtu.edu): The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to announce that the comprehensive study of the Hindu faith, one of the world’s largest religious cultures, is now available at the GTU. In January, the GTU welcomed renowned professor Dr. Rita Sherma as Director of Hindu Studies, as part of the launch of its highly anticipated…
Source MINNESOTA, U.S., June 3, 2015 (MPR News): Recent celebrations mark Minnesota Hindu Milan Mandir’s first year in its permanent home. The mandir, or temple, is a branch of India’s religious, philanthropic, charitable organization Bharat Sevashram Sangha. Satya Balroop downplays her role in building the Minnesota temple. But it wouldn’t exist without her, Minnesota Public Radio News reported. In 1998,…
Source FLINT, MICHIGAN, June 11, 2015 (M Live): There are Gods here. Exactly 126 of them. Cast permanently in concrete in a new, 65-foot temple and facing four directions. Completion of the new temple at Paschima Kasi Sri Viswanatha Temple in Flint Township happened in January. The construction of the temple, which sits outside the main worship area, completes the…
Source INDIANA, U.S., June 7, 2015 (Indy Star): [HPI note: Hindu temples newly established or expanded in the US seem to be in the news these days. In this HPI we report on three.] Nearly 5,000 people went to the Hindu Temple of Central Indiana on Sunday for the final day of an inauguration event for the temple’s $10 million…
Source Whenever you have the chance, laugh as much as you can. By this all the rigid knots in your body will be loosened. But to laugh superficially is not enough; your whole being must be united in laughter, both inwardly and outwardly. Do you know how this is to be expressed? You literally shake with merriment from head to…
www.dharmaconference.com UNITED STATES, June 12, 2015 (Press Release): The Hindu Students Council is pleased to announce that Pujya Swami Paramatmananda Sarawastiji as well as Pujya Swami Tattwamayanandaji accepted our invitation to address the Global Dharma Conference. Our volunteers have been working earnestly on major aspects of the Global Dharma Conference. We continue to expand our team of youth volunteers from…
Source ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA, June 12, 2015 (Los Angeles Times): The legal battle to block the teaching of yoga in Encinitas public schools in northern San Diego County is finished, the lawyer who led the unsuccessful fight said Thursday. Dean Broyles, attorney for the Escondido-based National Center for Law and Policy, said that while his clients do not plan to appeal,…
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