Source FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, November 3, 1012 (San Jose Mercury News): The best things in life are supposed to be free, but a Hindu temple here angered worshippers Friday with the announcement that it would ask for money to take part in an annual ceremony. “They’re making the temple a place for moneymaking, and that’s wrong,” said Fremont resident Rita Ratra.…
Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, November 2, 2012 (Hornsby Advocate): Kathmandu was a ghost town last Wednesday. “The streets would be all empty; everyone’s gone back to their villages,” said Mitra Pariyar, who marked Dashain, Nepal’s holiest Hindu festival, with his family in Hornsby. More than 100 local Nepalese families did likewise. The 15-day festival celebrates the mythological victory of good over…
Source ALLAHABAD, INDIA, November 1, 2012 (India Times): Kumar the potter is happy with a stock of earthen lamps he has made ahead of the festival of lights hoping “they will be spreading light in so many houses on Diwali.” There is big demand and we are making best efforts possible to fulfill it. These days, several potters, who have…
Source There is no good and bad karma; there is self-created experience that presents opportunities for spiritual advancement. As long as we react to karma, we must repeat it. That is the law.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source HOUSTON, TEXAS, November 1, 2012 (Indo-American News): The Indian holiday season went into high gear with the Ram Leela pageant that was performed this past Sunday, October 28, at the Wortham Center downtown as months of preparation culminated in a spectacle that unfolded in the 1,300 seat Brown Theatre for a four-hour show, which had been sold-out four weeks…
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…