Source There are three kinds of devotees. The inferior devotee says, “God is out there” and thinks God is different from His creation. The mediocre devotee says, “God is antaryami, the inner guide who dwells in everyone’s heart;” thus the mediocre devotee sees God within. But the superior devotee sees that God alone is everything, for He has become the…
Source AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, February 27, 2014 (Community Scoop): Hindu Youth New Zealand proudly announces the 3rd National Hindu Youth conference in Auckland on Saturday, 1st March. The theme of the conference is Dynamic You The Power of Youth. The conference will be held at the Aotea Center in Auckland. It is an exciting time for Hindu Youth New Zealand…
Source BANARAS, INDIA, February 24, 2014 (Zee News India): Elaborate security arrangements have been made in view large number of devotees visiting Kashi-Vishwanath temple here on the occasion of Maha Sivratri festival on Thursday, Inspector General of Police (IG range Varanasi) Prakash D. told PTI. “More than 500,000 devotees are expected to visit the Kashi-Vishwanath temple on the day. Last…
Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, February 24, 2014 (My Republica): Around five thousands yogis, santa and mahasanta from India are visiting the Pashupatinath Temple on the occasion of Mahasivaratri festival this year. The Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) has estimated that around US$141,000 will be spent for food and accommodation of the saints coming to the temple on Mahasivaratri including dakshina (financial…
Source DENPASAR, BALI, January 21, 2014 (Jakarta Post): An academic from Dwijendra University in Denpasar, Dr. Gede Sedana, said that farmers grouped in subak (traditional farming and irrigation communities) conducted 15 different kinds of ritual for one rice cultivation period. “Dozens of times these rituals are carried out by farmers in a specific order according to the phase of the…
Source INDIA, February 22, 2014 (TTD Devastanams): The TTD Trust board under the leadership of its Chairman Sri K. Bapi Raju has approved an approximately US$388 million budget for the fiscal year 2014-15. The TTD board chief briefing the media persons on the expected income through various means said that the offerings to be made by millions of devotees in…
Source Love says, “I am everything.” Wisdom says, “I am nothing.” Between the two, my life flows. I express it by saying that I am both, and neither, and beyond both.— Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981), Hindu sage
Source It is impossible for me to reconcile with the idea of conversion as it happens today. It is an error and perhaps the greatest impediment to the world’s progress toward peace. Why should a Christian want to convert a Hindu? Why should he not be satisfied if the Hindu is a good or godly man?— Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
Source BALI, INDONESIA, February 8, 2014 (Jakarta Post): Dressed in white Balinese attire, more than 120 devotee couples underwent the pewintenan gana wisesa ritual recently at Silayukti temple in Padangbai village, Karangasem. The ritual, which is a purification and initiation rite, elevates the spiritual and social status of the participants into pemangku (temple priests) for males and serati banten (offering…
Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, February 23, 2014 (ekantipur.com): Around 700,000 Hindu devotees are expected to visit the Pashupatinath Temple for the Shivaratri festival on Thursday. To manage the sea of people to route their way to the temple while ensuring their safety and convenience, the Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) this year has made arrangement for four lines, among them one…