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Source CHENNAI, INDIA, December 15, 2013 (Vedic Granth): The late scholar M.R. Jambunathan’s full translations of the four Vedas are available now for free at “source” above. The following article on the pundit appeared in April, 2012, in The Hindu newspaper (http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/article3273061.ece): M. R. Jambunathan (1896-1974) was born in a learned family of Vedic scholars of Manakkal, Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil…

Source UNITED STATES, December 12, 2013 (New York Times): An ancient statue of a Hindu warrior, pulled from auction two years ago because of assertions that it had been looted from a temple deep in the jungles of Cambodia, will be returned to that country under an agreement signed on Thursday by Sotheby’s, its client and federal officials. The accord…

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 PORTO, PORTUGAL, November 26, 2013 (Local.PT): Under the “Porto’s Kids” project – an initiative of the Municipality of Porto – free yoga lessons during school hours have begun for about 750 children, in 30 classes in Kindergarten and 1st Grade of public schools in the city of Porto. The classes are taught by instructors from the Associacao Ashrama Porto…

Source We who have come from the East here have been told day after day in a patronizing way that we ought to accept Christianity because Christian nations are the most prosperous. We look about us and see England as the most prosperous nation in the world, with her foot on the neck of 250 million Asiatics. We look back…

Source AUSTRALIA, December 6, 2013 (Blacktown Sun): Organized by Blacktown Shree Swaminarayan Temple, the kite festival raises money to set up special classes to teach children about Indian culture. Spokesman Tej Patel said Australian-born children needed to attend Indian language and culture classes to learn about their roots and help make them better citizens. “Shree Swaminarayan Temple keeps the spirit…

Source CHENNAI, INDIA, December 6, 2013 (The Hindu): DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Friday urged the Tamil Nadu government to appoint a senior counsel to argue the case of the appointment of Executive Officer (EO) to manage the endowments and vast immovable property of the Sabhanayagar Temple, better known as Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram. In a statement here, he said…

Source INDIA, December 8, 2013 (The Hindu): (HPI Note: We include this and the next item to show what is at stake in Tamil Nadu Government plan to take over management of Chidambaram.) Even as the appointment of Executive Officer by the State government to the Chidambaram Natarajar Temple is locked in a legal battle, the officer concerned has a…

Source It is Divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts. Your duty is to treat everybody, including yourself, as a manifestation of the Lord.— Swami Sivananda (1887-1963), founder of Divine Life Society, Rishikesh

Source CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, December 3, 2013 (Chicago Tribune): A group of Hindus looking for a more permanent spiritual home are on track to build a temple in Glenview (18 miles north of downtown Chicago, population 44,000). Site plans by Hanuman Spiritual and Community Center, a Hindu nonprofit organization, to construct a 37,200-square-foot, two-story building on 3.9 acres at 3623 West…