Source NEW JERSEY, U.S., August 23, 2014 (Huffington Post): The Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, also known at BAPS, inaugurated what is reported to be one of the largest U.S. Hindu temples in early August, and it is already drawing a crowd to its home in Robbinsville. BAPS volunteer Yogi Trivedi, a Ph.D. candidate in religion at Columbia University,…
Source You may develop a thousand virtues and be reckoned as the greatest in the land. But the lotus of your heart will not blossom until you receive the grace of the Guru, the grace of God!— Dada Sadhu Vaswani
Source O God of mercy who performs the dance of illimitable happiness in the hall of inconceivable intelligence! The Rig and the other Vedas are thundering forth in words, announcing to us that all are thy slaves, all things belong to thee, all actions are thine, that thou pervades everywhere, that this is thy nature. Such is the teaching of…
Source BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, August 23, 2014 (Daily Pioneer): The Cuttack Development Authority (CDA) on Friday resumed demolition of illegal temples and other places of worship and brought down at least five temples that had come up encroaching upon the CDA lands at Markat Nagar here. Equipped with the High Court’s order and adequate police support, CDA officials pulled down three…
Source INDIA, August 23, 2014 (Indian Express): Yoga guru B.K.S. Iyengar passed away at the age of 96. “My time has come. My soul is satisfied with the work done…” he told family members. “We even spoke about the national convention on Yoga planned later this year. He was encouraging till the very last and kept saying people will come…
Source Discipline your speech. Speak the truth at all costs. Speak little. Speak sweetly. Always utter encouraging words. Never condemn, criticize or discourage. Do not raise your voice and shout at little children or subordinates.— Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh (1887-1963)
Source SERIA, BRUNEI, January 25, 2014 (Embassy of the Russian Federation in Brunei Darussalam): On January 25, 2014 staff of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Brunei Darussalam visited the Hindu Temple, which is located on the territory of Gurkha regiments in Seria, Brunei. The priest of the temple welcomed members of the Russian Embassy and told about particulars…
Source LONDON, ENGLAND, August 19, 2014 (BBC): A Hindu temple has opened in north west London, funded entirely by the local community. The ornate US$33 million Shree Swaminarayan Mandir temple in Kingsbury combines traditional Indian architecture and carvings with “green” technology. It features solar panels on the roof and a rainwater harvesting system. The temple’s opening has been marked with…
Source UTTARAKHAND, INDIA, August 19, 2014 (The Hindu): After being delayed by a year due to the June 2013 deluge, the 20-day Nanda Devi Raj Jat yatra, also called the Himalayan Kumbh, began amid religious customs and traditions from Nauti village in Chamoli district, on Monday. The yatra, which is dedicated to the Nanda Devi — the reigning Deity of…
Source Sattvic knowledge sees the one indestructible Being in all beings, the unity underlying the multiplicity of creation. Rajasic knowledge sees all things and creatures as separate and distinct. Tamasic knowledge, lacking any sense of perspective, sees one small part and mistakes it for the whole.— Bhagavad Gita 18:20-22