Source UNITED KINGDOM, January 10, 2015 (YouTube): When teaching principles of spirituality the challenge is how to avoid the subject seeming abstract and divorced from the peoples own life experience. Beth Stockly, an religious education consultant for Brent, has devised a new scheme of work which aims to make the teaching of religion more relevant to peoples lives. She has…
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, January 8, 2015 (Deccan Chronicle): Acknowledging the stress and pressure faced by policemen during duty hours, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday asked the officials to make yoga a part of their lives as it brings positive energy to the body and mind. “I think yoga is essential for every individual. I am confident that after…
Source INDIA, January 6, 2015 (Sringeri Press Release): Jagadguru Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha the Mahaswamiji, the 36th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the unbroken lineage of Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham Sringeri, has announced His decision to nominate Brahmachari Sri Kuppa Venkateshwara Prasada Sharma as His successor-designate. In a public function organized in Sringeri on January 4, 2015, the Jagadguru expressed that with…
Source Sugar is sweet at all times, even in the dark. So remains devotion for the devout, in times of comfort or discomfort, praises or insults, darkness or enlightenment.— His Divine Holiness Pramukhswami Maharaj, spiritual head of Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 9, 2014 (IBN) After replacing German with Sanskrit as third language from Classes VI to VIII, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has decided to revive a policy of teaching Sanskrit in Classes XI and XII. The decision of reviving Sanskrit as an elective in Classes XI and XII was taken at the 99th meeting of the…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 1, 2015 (India Today): A temple in Kerala on the foothills of the holy city of Sabarimala has a post office that works only during the special Sankaranti season. But what makes this post office stand apart is that it receives letters to God. People write their wish and prayers, hoping that God is reading…
Source INDIA, January 10, 2015: Hinduism Today is producing the next parts of its series on The History of Hindu India and very much needs to find a quality bhajan/kirtan group to film for the documentary. The first part of the documentary, source above, has passed 210,000 hits on YouTube. The need is quite specific, and tied to our film…
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 INDIA, December 12, 2014 (CNN): According to a recent World Health Organization report, India has the highest suicide rate in the world for the 15-to-29 age group. It stands at 35.5 per 100,000 people for 2012, the last year for which numbers are available. Across all age groups, nearly 260,000 people in India killed themselves that year. Bobby Zachariah,…
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, December 31, 2014 (The Hindu): Ramakrishna Math celebrated a century of the publication of The Vedanta Kesari, the monthly of the Ramakrishna Order. This century-old magazine, launched in the city, has kept its date with subscribers every month without a break. The Vedanta Kesari, the cultural and spiritual monthly of the Ramakrishna Order, gets despatched exactly on…