Source It cannot be seen by the eye, and yet it is the eye within the eye. It cannot be heard by the ear, and yet it is the ear within the ear. It cannot be smelt by the nose, and yet it is that which makes the nose to smell. It cannot be uttered by the mouth, and yet…
Source UNITED STATES, March 1, 2015 (USA Today): Nearly 10% of U.S. adults and 3% of children participated in yoga in 2012, up from 5% of adults and 2% of children a decade earlier, says a new survey from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease and Prevention. Another survey, from the Sports & Fitness Industry…
Source WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, February 27, 2015 (YouTube): “We are all Hindus Now” was an article published in Newsweek Magazine, August 24, 2009 [http://www.newsweek.com/us-views-god-and-life-are-turning-hindu-79073 with the title interestingly changed to “U.S. Views on God and Life are Turning Hindu]. Hindu practices have creeped into American society. In the spiritual landscape we are becoming more Hindu like. 65% of Americans now believe…
Source They alone dispel the mind’s distress who take refuge at the Feet of the Incomparable One.— Tirukkural
Source INDIA, March 4, 2015 (by Roberto A.Fredman, Washington Post): Indian food, with its hodgepodge of ingredients and intoxicating aromas, is coveted around the world. The labor-intensive cuisine and its mix of spices is more often than not a revelation for those who sit down to eat it for the first time. But behind the appeal of Indian food —…
Source Out of purity and silence come words of power.— Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993), founder of Chinmaya Mission
Source KAUAI, HAWAII, March 2, 2015 (Hinduism Today): Hinduism Today’s feature story team of journalist Rajiv Malik and photographer Thomas Kelly are planning to be in Myanmar (Burma) from March 30 to April 12 to report on the nearly million-strong Hindu community there (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_Southeast_Asia#Burma). They will be visiting Yangoon, Mandalay and Mawlamyine. We are seeking contacts in the local…
Source DENVER, COLORADO, March 1, 2015 (New York Times): A debate has roiled Colorado’s growing yoga world, pitting studio owners like Annie Prasad Freedom against a government agency that says programs that train yoga teachers must be certified, just like schools that prepare barbers, cosmetologists and truck drivers. “I get pretty fired up about this new thing with the government,”…
Source Love gives and gives and gives and seeks no return. Therefore, love has nothing to lose–and consequently, nothing to fear.— Dada J.P. Vaswani, spiritual head of Sadhu Vaswani Mission
Source USA, February 24, 2015 (By Murali Balaji, Huffington Post): A long forgotten part of the global exchange is during the periods between the World Wars, when African American activists and intellectuals had frequent interactions with counterparts in other parts of the world. In this spirit, it should be noted that long before Mahatma Gandhi’s activism inspired the Rev. Martin…