Source NEW YORK, April 5, 2014 (New York Times, by Barbara Ehrenreich): My atheism is hard-core, rooted in family tradition rather than adolescent rebellion. According to family legend, one of my 19th-century ancestors, a dirt-poor Irish-American woman in Montana, expressed her disgust with the church by vehemently refusing last rites when she lay dying in childbirth. From then on, we…
Source KYODO, JAPAN, November 27, 2013 (Japan Times): There is a “natural” convergence among yoga practitioners in Japan: Those who have practiced it primarily for slimming or health are becoming more interested in its spiritual aspects, while those who have approached it as a philosophy are more actively engaging in physical exercise, according to an experienced yoga instructor. “When you…
Source Do not be proud of wealth, people, relations and friends, or youth. All these are snatched by time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme.— Adi Shankara, 9th century Indian philosopher and saint
https://ph.news.yahoo.com/photos/hindu-festival-gains-ground-among-pinoys-slideshow/ PHILIPPINES, April 4, 2014 (ph news): In the Philippines, a religious feast from a foreign land is starting to gain ground among Pinoy communities. Following the lead of Indian nationals now in the country, some Filipinos have joined the Hindu spring festival called Holi through music, dance and a clash of colors. The feast is also called the festival…
Source UNITED STATES, April 3, 2014 (Voice Of America): Located in remote, northwestern Cambodia, the ancient Angkor Wat temples have been a wonder from afar for many who had neither the time nor money to pay a visit. Now, a tour is just a free click away, thanks to Google Street View. The company announced the launch of its new…
Source “The downfall of a religous sect begins from the day that the worship of the rich enters into it.”— Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Source AUSTRALIA, March 10, 2014 (Chasing Aphrodite): Ron Radford, the embattled director of the National Gallery of Australia, sat down last week for his first media interview since the Subhash Kapoor scandal broke. Radford’s stumbling performance and reality-defying denials already have some leading experts questioning his ability to lead Australia’s premiere national museum. “The gallery’s council must surely question whether…
Source MADURAI, INDIA, March 29, 2014 (Times Of India): Amidst election duty, 3,000 police personnel in Dindigul will be deployed to provide security for the over one million devotees who are expected to the throng the Palani Dandhayudapani temple on the occasion of the Panguni Uthiram festival in mid-April. Panguni Uthiram is one of the important festivals of the temple…
Source Life should be dynamic, full of movement, flowing endlessly like the mighty Ganges. Life’s movement should be channelled in the right direction. Life becomes a burden for many people because it has lost its dynamism. For them life is not like a flowing river. It is a static, turbid puddle. Understand that action gives movement to life, knowledge gives…
Source PAKISTAN, March 29, 2014 (Tribune): A small temple belonging to the Hindu scheduled-caste community was desecrated on Friday morning. Three unidentified attackers entered the temple of the Hindu deity, Hanuman, in the SITE area of Latifabad at around 7 am. The men prayed for two minutes and then broke Hanuman’s statue before setting the temple on fire. This temple…