Daily Inspiration
Source Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh, and the greatness which does not bow before children.— Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), mystic, poet and artist
Adivasis Experience the Goodness of Yoga
Source UTNOOR, INDIA, December 23, 2014 (Deccan Chronicle): Yoga became an experience of a lifetime for tribal women who had never before been exposed to the exercise regime. Around 80 tribals, including a few Schedule Caste women, of all ages, have been practicing Surya Namaskarams and stretching exercises for joint, knee and back pains, and they are now capable of…
Conversion Ceremony Long Offered at Kerala Temples
Source KOCHI, KERALA, INDIA, December 24, 2014 (Deccan Chronical): Even as the wrangle over conversion and Ghar Vapas (“return to home) continues, a temple in Kaviyoor in Kottayam district has on its notice board “conversion” as an item of offering for the Deity of the temple. The Thrikkaviyoor temple under Travancore Devaswom Board has listed conversion in a long list…
Daily Inspiration
Source Do you realize now the sacred significance and the supreme importance of the guru’s role in the evolution of man? It was not without reason that the India of the past carefully tended and kept alive the lamp of guru-tattva. It is therefore not without reason that India, year after year, age after age, commemorates anew this ancient concept…
The Architecture of Hinduism
Source INDIA, November 3, 2014 (Swarajya, by Sanjeev Sanyal): Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism has long suffered from a very basic problem – the difficulty of defining it. One can describe a particular sect, or philosophy, but it is not easy to explain the whole. Thus, it is not uncommon for people to ultimately fall back on saying that it is…
Crusade for Dalits’ Entry into Temples
Source INDIA, December 23, 2014 (The Hindu): Kolar district is set to take a big leap forward to eradicate untouchability. Enthused by the response for Grihapravesha — a campaign that made Dalits’ entry into the houses of upper caste people possible in several villages in the district in the last five months — the organizers have now devised a program…
Daily Inspiration
Source The syllable gu means shadows. The syllable ru, he who disperses them. Because of the power to disperse darkness, the guru is thus named.–Shukla Yajur Veda, Advayataraka Upanishad 16
Where Cows Are Welcomed with Open Arms
Source INDIA, December 23, 2014 (The Hindu): People worship cows on Gokulashtami Day each year. But for the households of Rajaputra Street in Chittoor, not a single day in a week round the year will pass without offering prayers to the sacred animals. A score of cows with their calves can be seen in this street, with history dating back…
Remnants of Shiva Temple Found Decades Ago in Mosque Excavation in Gujarat
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 11, 2014 (Daily Pioneer): Remnants of a Shiva temple having two shrines were found during an excavation carried out at Jami Masjid mosque and its adjacent areas in Gujarat about 35 years ago, the Government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. On the details of scientific excavations carried out at the archaeological monuments of Rudramahalaya…
How Sikhs and Hindus Became the Bedrock of Middle Class Britain
Source UNITED KINGDOM, December 14, 2014 (Daily Mail): The lifestyle of a typical Middle Class Briton has been laid bare in wide-ranging research published yesterday. Analysts discovered a social group living in semi-detached suburbia and worrying about how to pay the mortgage. And while many of the findings reinforce the stereotype of a middle-class family, some of the research is…