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…
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…
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…
Source SANAA, YEMEN, May 20, 2013 (India TV News): A Hindu temple that dates back over 150 years, a market that sports an Indian name and love for Bollywood reflect the India connect of the Yemeni city of Aden. The famous Hindu temples include the Shri Tarichmerga Temple that was built in 1862, the Shri Ram Ji Temple that was…
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
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
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…
Source OHIO, U.S., May 16, 2013 (Cleveland.com): The Cleveland Museum of Art, like other major American art museums, is facing a rising tide of inquiries from countries rich in archaeological heritage over works in its permanent collection that may have been looted. Cambodia is the latest country to come forward with such claims. The New York Times on Wednesday reported…
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)
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…