Source HOUSTON, TEXAS, March 17, 2015 (Sewa International): Sewa International has launched its annual Yuva for Sewa (YFS), 8 to 10-week volunteer (unpaid) summer internship opportunity for college students to travel to India to contribute their time to serve humanity. Since its inception in 2006, 52 YFS youth interns have volunteered their time for healthcare, education, environment, women’s empowerment, rural…
Source FIJI, March 15, 2015 (by Shayal Devi, Fiji Times): A lack of knowledge about traditional Hindu festivals among the younger generation prompted a group of individuals to organise the Holi Mela 2015 in Nadi last Friday. He said the event was supported by the Nadi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “The idea is to revive the festival. We are…
Source PAKISTAN, March 16, 2015 (Pakistan Today): Pakistan Hindu Council Patron-In-Chief MNA Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani has highly appreciated the services of newly-appointed National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) chairman, saying that progress made by him for the preparation of Hindu marriage and death certificates is remarkable. [Marriage certificates are to date only issued for Muslims and Christians in Pakistan,…
Source Suppose a thorn has pierced a man’s foot. He picks up another thorn to pull out the one hurting him. After extracting the first with the help of the second, he throws both away. One should use the thorn of knowledge to pull out the thorn of ignorance, then throw away both, and realize God directly.— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa…
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, March 16, 2015 (Hinduism Today): Hinduism Today is offering at auction its collection of English translations of the Bhagavad Gita. These range from Edwin Arnold’s early translation to multiple editions issued since 2000. Condition of books is from new to fair or poor condition, mostly depending on age. To see the Ebay auction with a complete list…
Source MINNESOTA, USA, March 13, 2015 (by HMEC): The 4th annual Hindu Mandir Priests Conference is being hosted by the Hindu Temple of Minnesota this year on May 15 and 16 On the program: Sustainability and advancement of Santana Dharma by making the Hindu modes of worship meaningful and relevant for the younger generation of Hindus and how the priests…
Source Sattvic knowledge sees the one indestructible Being in all beings, the unity underlying the multiplicity of creation. Rajasic knowledge sees all things and creatures as separate and distinct. Tamasic knowledge, lacking any sense of perspective, sees one small part and mistakes it for the whole.— Bhagavad Gita 18:20-22
Source MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA, March 11, 2015 (Mercury News): An estimated 10,000 Indian-Americans from all over the Bay Area congregated Saturday at Cardoza Park in Milpitas to celebrate the start of spring with the Festival of Colors, Holi. The free festival, organized by the Federation of Indo-Americans of Northern California and Fremont Hindu Temple to celebrate Holi, drew in families, devotees…
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 Aurobindo (1879-1950)
Source NEW YORK, USA, March 9, 2015 (by David Gellesfeb, New York Times):On a recent wintry afternoon, Mark T. Bertolini, the 58-year-old chief executive of Aetna, the health insurer, was sitting in his Hartford office wearing a dark suit and a crisp, white, French-cuffed shirt. But instead of a necktie, he wore a shiny metal amulet engraved with the Sanskrit…