Source UNITED KINGDOM, June 24, 2014 (Daily Mail): Married couples are in decline, fuelled by changes in social attitudes and the arrival of families from abroad. The proportion of families with a couple who have tied the knot fell from 70 per cent in 2001 to 65 per cent in 2011, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. However, there…
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.— Advayataraka Upanishad
Source USA, June 24, 2014 (NBC): HPI Note: The system of “Confucius Institutes” set up by the Government of China in 2004 to promote Chinese culture and language at established universities and colleges is now a network of hundreds in dozens of countries, mostly the US, Japan and South Korea. It has been mentioned — before the reaction described below…
Source INDIA, June 23, 2014 (Press Information Bureau): The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, received a copy of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Auditorium. Speaking on the occasion, the President complimented Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji of the Parmarth Niketan, who is the founder chairman of India Heritage Research Foundation, for undertaking the massive effort…
Source The son’s duty to his father is to make the world ask, “by what great austerities did he merit such a son?”— Tirukkural
Source NEW ZEALAND, April 10, 2014 (Indian Weekender): The inaugural World Hindu Congress will be held in New Delhi, India, later in the year. The November 21-23 conference has been organized by the World Hindu Foundation. Leaders and representatives of various Hindu organizations, temples and associations are invited to attend the congress. The number of delegates is limited to 1500,…
Source MONTREAL, CANADA, June 7, 2014 (Weekly Voice): Samskrita Bharati (Canada) participated in the 10th Annual Sanskrit Conference held at McGill University in Montreal on Friday, May 30th where they launched their unique product — Sanskrit Greeting Cards — with the support of Prof. (Dr.) Arvind Sharma. Samskrita Bharati (Canada) wishes to make Sanskrit popular in daily lives through the…
Source NEW YORK, U.S., June 20, 2014 (New York Daily News): Some beach goers worship more than the sun along the shores of Jamaica Bay during the summer. Hindu pilgrims take to the beaches to perform Puja rituals using flowers, coconuts and fruit as offerings designed to honor and respect nature. But detritus from ceremonies sometimes washes up on shore,…
Source The practice of yoga is not for ourselves alone, but for the Divine; its aim is to work out the will of the Divine in the world, to effect a spiritual transformation and to bring down a divine nature into the life of humanity. It is not personal ananda, but the bringing down of the divine ananda, the Satya…
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, November 1, 2010 (de zeen Magazine): Edmund Sumner has photographed a temple by Mumbai studio Sameep Padora and Associates. Called Shiv Temple, the project involved simplifying a traditional temple design by removing the usual decoration but maintaining symbolic elements. A wood-clad frame wraps around one corner making the entrance while the interior is illuminated by skylight. The…