Organization Helping To Find Homes, Jobs For Bhutanese Refugees in US

Source OHIO, U.S., May 21, 2013 (Cleveland.com): A local organization is doing what it can to find homes and work in the Greater Cleveland area for immigrants with nowhere to turn. US Together, located at 2940 Noble Road, serves under the umbrella organization Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. It is attempting to restore the lives of Bhutanese people made to leave…

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Hinduism Today’s Publisher, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, to Offer Opening Prayer at US House of Representatives on June 4, 2013

HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, May 30, 2013: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami will be guest chaplain for the US House of Representatives and give the opening prayer on June 4, 2013. As guest chaplain, Bodhinatha will offer a short prayer just after 12:00 noon as the House begins its session. The invitation has come through Representative Ed Royce of California’s 39th District., inspired…

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Scholar Says Yoga Is Religious in California Court Proceedings

Source SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, May 22, 2013 (Union Tribune): The trial concerning the legality of a public-school yoga program in Encinitas continued Tuesday, with testimony from a religious scholar who said the curriculum remains religious despite efforts to strip away any spiritual elements. “I see it all over the place,” Candy Brown said when asked if she sees religious aspects…

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Daily Inspiration

Source Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived simultaneously inwardly and outwardly.— Swami Sivananda (1887-1963), founder of Divine Life Society, Rishikesh

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Daily Inspiration

Source Look at the man who walks on a tight rope. He is performing various tricks, but his mind is only on the rope. So also, we may be doing various things, but our minds must be on God.” Sri Sri Sri Sivaratnapuri Tiruchi Mahaswamigal (“Trichyswami”) founder of Kailasa Ashram, Bangalore

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India Bans Captive Dolphin Shows As “Morally Unacceptable”

Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 20, 2013 (ENS): India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests has decided to forbid the keeping of captive dolphins for public entertainment anywhere in the country. In a policy statement released Friday, the ministry advised state governments to reject any proposal to establish a dolphinarium “by any person / persons, organizations, government agencies, private or public…

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Daily Inspiration

Source The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him–that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.— Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)

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New Shrine At Sripuram

Source INDIA, February 14, 2013 (The Hindu): The 21-year-old Sri Narayani Peedam in Thirumalaikkodi, Vellore, has added one more jewel to its crown with the Kanthirappu Vaibhavam (Eye Opening Ceremony) of the newly designed golden statue of Sri Swarna Lakshmi made of 154 lbs. gold at the Peedam premises. In connection with this, a 48-day Mahalakshmi yagam commenced at the…

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