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
Source August 20, 2014 (youtube): In this short and entertaining YouTube video, comedian Rajiv Satyal proclaims, “I am Indian.” Noting that on out of every six people on the planet is Indian he goes on to extol India’s contributions in music, math, yoga, cuisine, religion and so much more.
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 18, 2014 (Indian Express): As part of grand preparations for its centenary in 2025, the RSS is working on writing a version of Indian history based on the Puranas. The Puranas are ancient Hindu texts eulogizing deities through stories told by one person to another. They cover creation of the universe to destruction and the…
Source Is there a deeper tragedy than that of a man immersed in the pursuit of the not-self who has no time to realize the Divine Self within?— Sadhu Vaswani, (1879-1966) founder the Sadhu Vaswani Mission