Source BERN, SWITZERLAND, December 14, 2014 (Swiss Info): It is thought to be a one-of-a-kind: tucked away in a multicultural, working-class suburb of Bern stands a building with five sanctuaries inside, one per religion. The House of Religions is a place for coexistence and interaction. The culmination of an idea born nearly 15 years ago, the House of Religions will…
Source GUYANA, October 16, 2014 (Stabroek News): President Donald Ramotar said now is an exciting time in Guyana to be a young student as he celebrated the success of 64 graduating students at the 2014 convocation ceremony of the Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) School on the West Coast Demerara on Sunday evening. In his address at the school’s 10th convocation…
Source LUCKNOW/PATNA, INDIA, December 19, 2014 (Deccan Chronicle): Over 70 Hindus have reportedly converted to Christianity in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. There are also reports of Hindus converting to Christianity from Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur, Bihar. The local leaders of the BJP are reportedly unhappy over the reports and the party has sent a seven-member fact finding team to Bhagalpur.…
Source Eternal, pure, groundless, death-and-birth free, pervasive, ever immaculate, distant, near, enveloping effulgence of void, the support of all, the fullness of bliss, the consciousness-form beyond thought and speech, That which thus stood, the expanse vast that generates bliss, let us contemplate.— Tayumanavar (1706-1744), South Indian devotional poet
Source LONDON, December 27, 2014 (Ad Hoc News): HPI Note: This sounds like a hoax, but is being widely reported in the media and appears to be based on authentic scientific research. If you think that only humans are turning vegetarian, here is a new study that has found certain carnivorous plants are also becoming vegetarians. The bladderworts (Utricularia) is…
Source SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA, December 27, 2014 (YouTube): Dilip Amin gave a presentation to Peninsula Multi-faith Coalition group leaders consisting of Muslims, Buddhists, Jews, Christians and Hindus. The message is about pluralism and respect for all. Watch the short and informative video at source above.
Source UNITED STATES, December 27, 2014 (Press Release): Hindu University of America (HUA), in conjunction with Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America, is pleased to present the first Training Course for American Hindu Leaders to become Certified Volunteer Chaplains of the Hindu Faith. The course will be presented at Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, in Buckingham, VA, Monday 5 Jan. -Friday 9 Jan. 2015.…
Source The mind alone is man’s cause of bondage or release: it leads to bondage when attached to the sense objects, and to release when freed from them.— Krishna Yajur Veda, Maitri Upanishad
Source CHINA, December 16, 2014 (Huffington Post): November 18, 2014 is a day that should live forever in history. On that day, in the city of Yiwu in China’s Zhejiang province, 185 miles south of Shanghai, the first train carrying 82 containers of export goods weighing more than 1,000 tons left a massive warehouse complex heading for Madrid. It arrived…
Source KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, KERALA, INDIA, December 26, 2014 (Indian Express): On Christmas Day, around 58 persons, most of them belonging to Christian families, embraced Hinduism at two temples in Kottayam district under the initiative of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). According to VHP District President, Balachandran Pillai, at least 42 members belonging to 20 families embraced Hinduism at the Puthiyakavu Devi…