Source FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, October 31, 2012 (India Post): In the biggest celebration in three decades, FIA and the Fremont Hindu temple celebrated Diwali Mela on a grand scale. Thanks to the Fremont Hindu Temple, 2012’s Diwali Mela took place on October 27, and it appeared as if all of Bay Area had gathered to celebrate Diwali for a colorful and…
Source One who is established in a comfortable posture while concentrating on the inner Self naturally becomes immersed in the Heart’s ocean of bliss.— Siva Sutras III, 16
Source CHICAGO, U.S., October 26, 2012 (Christian Post): (HPI Note: The following report is provided so Hindus can understand the most recent conversion methods involving deception used by Christian missionaries.) It doesn’t sound right: someone claiming to be both a follower of Jesus Christ while still identifying himself as a Hindu or Sikh. But some respected missiologists are defending the…
Source WASHINGTON, D.C., November 1, 2012 (HAF): When hate crimes and domestic terror strike, individuals, families, and communities suffer immeasurably. The unfortunate reality is that such attacks may not be preventable or predictable, but temples, community centers, and other institutions can implement protocols to better prepare and protect its members in the event an attack does occur. On this page…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, October 31, 2012 (thisissussex.co.uk): A religious festival of lights was celebrated by all the children at a Broadfield school. School classrooms were turned into temples, with rows of lights scattered across the floor, last Wednesday and Thursday. Pupils at Seymour Primary School got to dress up in traditional Hindu clothing, try new food and learn about Diwali…
Source It is said that children are a man’s real wealth, and that this wealth is determined by his deeds.— Tirukkural
Source UNITED STATES, October 28, 2012 (Huffington Post): Understanding where consciousness comes from could solve mysteries such as what happens to the “soul” during near-death experiences, or when a person dies. In a video that recently aired on “Through the Wormhole” narrated by Morgan Freeman on the TV channel Science, Dr. Hameroff claims, “I believe that consciousness, or its immediate…
https://docs.google.com/a/hindu.org/document/edit?id=1ggtXUpEo1i_G_anuaKgPngU6Lw2TfgJFTrTK0rqetVk GEORGIA, U.S., October 19, 2012 (docs.google by Sanjay Pandya): Jyotirath a glimpse of Mother Goddess Umiya’s Divine form, in a symbolic form, has made its way to Umiya Mataji Mandir, Macon, Georgia. The Pranpratishta celebration of moving the statue of Mother Goddess Umiya, a one of its kind, took place in the month of August, 2012. Many devotees from…
Source Those from a religious background who believe that “There is only one life and when it’s over, it’s over ” generally cry and have a very unhappy time over the departure of a loved one. This is very disturbing to the loved one from where they are in the inner world wondering, “Why the grief?” Because they are fine.…
Religion News Service UNITED STATES, October 2012 (RNS): With their “True Love Waits” jewelry, conferences and T-shirts, Christians may be the face of the abstinence movement, but Muslims and Hindus are more likely to abstain from premarital sex. That’s the conclusion of a new study in the American Sociological Review, which also found that Muslims and Hindus — at least…