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…
Source The way to freedom is a way of silence–of silent resolve and silent service.— Sadhu Vaswani, (1879-1966) founder the Sadhu Vaswani Mission
Source SWITZERLAND, April 2, 2015 (Voce Evangelica): A new Hindu temple has opened in the eastern Swiss town of Zizers near Chur. The ceremony, which took place Saturday, March 28, was organized by the Hindus of the Grisons Canton (Grisons is the only Swiss canton which is officially trilingual: Swiss German, Italian and Romansh) who turned a warehouse, located in…
Source MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 10, 2015 (Times of India): The two-century-old Shree Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai devoted to the Hindu elephant-headed God Ganesha bristles with close circuit cameras and is guarded by 65 security officers. It is one of India’s richest temples, having amassed 348 lbs. of gold offerings, worth some $67 million, and its heavily guarded vaults are…
Source It is the unique and all-encompassing nature of Hinduism that one devotee may be worshiping Ganesha while his friend worships Subramaniam or Vishnu, and yet both honor the other’s choice and feel no sense of conflict. The profound understanding and universal acceptance that are unique in Hinduism are reflected in this faculty for accommodating different approaches to the Divine,…
Source INDIA, April 6, 2015 (Taipei Times): When Usha Mantri brushed off frowning traditionalists and moved into a retirement village, she became a pioneer for a generation of Indians who are increasingly breaking the custom of multi-generational households. She is now happily settled in the peaceful retreat by India’s western mountains, which has an on-site Hindu temple and offers ayurvedic…
Source KREFELD, GERMANY, March 24, 2015 (RP Online): Krefeld’s only Hindu temple has been completely renovated. The colorful reopening celebration hosted many visitors. The reason for this big celebration: “According to our religious tradition we have, in the last few months, completely renovated our temple after twelve years and cleaned inside and out – we want to celebrate with all…
Source Do not be proud of wealth, people, relations and friends, or youth. All these are snatched by time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme.— Adi Shankara, 9th century Indian philosopher and saint
Source INDIA, April 5, 2015 (The Hindu): Independent India was born an extraordinarily young country. The median age was just a little over 21, and nearly 60 per cent of the population was under 25. With life expectancy just 36 years, the issue of managing an ageing population must have seemed like challenges for the distant future. Much has changed…
Source LOS ANGELES. USA, April 4, 2015 (Agence France-Presse): A California court said Friday that yoga classes taught at an elementary school do not violate students’ right to religious freedom, after parents complained Hindu and Buddhist doctrines were being promoted. The parents of two students at an Encinitas district school near San Diego said the yoga classes, which were taught…