Source UNITED KINGDOM, August 1, 2012 (bbc.co.uk): The monk in charge of the Buddhist shrine inside the Olympic Village says it is a privilege to look after the psychological well-being of more than 500 Buddhists in the Village. It is, however, not only the Buddhists who seek his spiritual guidance, says the Most Ven Bogoda Seelawimala Thera. As well as…
Source LONDON, ENGLAND, August 7, 2012 (Hindu Forum Britain press release–HPI only just learned about this effort): We have established a Hindu Mandir in the Multifaith Centre at the Olympic Village. The temple is staffed by volunteer Chaplains, who do puja in the mandir and offer spiritual care and pastoral support to all who come to us. Or we meet…
Source Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions: Why am I doing it? What might the results be? Can I be successful? Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, then proceed.— Chanakya (350-275 bce), Indian politician, strategist and writer
HPI NEW DELHI, August 9, 2012 (report by Hinduism Today correspondent Rajiv Malik): “Today the greatest obstacles to happiness are not religious beliefs and values, but intolerance and lack of an understanding of our oneness. Fundamentalists of all types, including capitalists, marxists and secularists of today all seem to miss that mark. We need to learn how to be more…
Source BALI, INDONESIA, August 4, 2012 (sbs.com): The “Island of Gods.” For ages, this pearl of the Lesser Sunda islands, an Indonesian archipelago, has embodied the archetypal land of plenty: the natural splendor of its tropical landscapes, its dreamy white beaches, the beauty of its Hindu temples, the friendly and tolerant reputation of its inhabitants. All of the necessary ingredients…
Source As long as someone cries out “O God! O God!” be sure that he has not found God, for whoever has found Him becomes still.— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
Source JAFFNA, SRI LANKA, July 24, 2012 (nalluran.com): Jaffna Peninsula’s famous Nallur Kandaswamy Temple is geo-politically and religiously occupying a special status among Hindus. Marvelous video is available at “source” of the annual grand festival or Varsha Maha Brahmotsavam of this temple for the present Tamil year which began on 24th July, 2012.
Source SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, August 3, 2012 (Sydney Morning Herald): The National Gallery of Australia has been embroiled in a drama over the alleged trafficking of artefacts and antiquities. Subhash Kapoor, 63, an American citizen who deals in Indian artefacts and owns two galleries in Manhattan, is being held in prison in Tamil Nadu, southern India, accused of trafficking antiques and…
Source OAK CREEK, WISCONSIN, August 10, 2012 (yahoo.com): Hundreds of people streamed into a Wisconsin high school Friday to pay their final respects to six worshippers gunned down by a white supremacist at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee. Somber, tearful mourners, most wearing scarves on their heads in the Sikh tradition, greeted victims’ family members with hugs at the…
Source It is not in books, you fool. Satguru Siva Yogaswami— (1872-1964), Sri Lanka’s most renowned contemporary spiritual master