Source A Hindu devotee asked God, in the form of the multi-armed Lord Narayana, this question: “My dear Lord, I understand that you have innumerable inconceivable potencies. But out of all of them the energy of light seems to be the most amazing. Light pervades the spiritual world, it illuminates the material universes, and life is impossible without it.” He…
Source SYDNEY, AUSTRAILA, July 20,2012 (economictimes.com): India has topped Britain and China to become Australia’s leading source of migrants for the first time, data revealed on Friday, with seven of the top 10 source countries now in Asia. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said India accounted for 29,000 of the 185,000 places in Australia’s 2011-12 permanent migration programme — some 15.7…
Source You are God. I am God. Only one. You cannot separate me from you.— Satguru Siva Yogaswami (1872-1964), Sri Lanka’s most revered contemporary mystic
Source BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, July 18, 2012 (IANS): Odisha-based sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik’s sculpture of the Hindu God Ganesha has won two gold medals at the just-concluded Solo International Sand Art Contest in Marbella, Spain, the artist said Wednesday. Pattnaik’s 3.5-metre sand sculpture bearing message – “Save The Sea Life” – won in People’s Choice and Best Positive sculpture categories. (A…
Source SAKHA, July 18, 2012 (indrus.in): Thousands of miles away from the backwaters of Kerala, Kuttiyattam performers from the southern Indian state staged performances of the Sanskrit theatre in the Russian Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The theatre-group was in the Russian internal republic for the ‘Masterpieces of UNESCO in Olonkho Land Festival’ that was held on July 10-16. The festival…
Source Srinagar, Jul 19, 2012 (PTI) Chhari Mubarak, the saffron-robed holy mace of Lord Shiva, was taken to the historic Shankaracharya temple here for prayers as part of the ongoing Amarnath yatra. Mahant Deependra Giri, the custodian of the mace, carried the Chhari Mubarak from its abode Dashnami Akhara at Badshah Chowk to Shankaracharya temple this morning, officials said. Chhari…
Religion News Service UNITED STATES, July 2012 (RNS): The most comprehensive study of religion and Asian-Americans to date finds them less religious than most Americans, but also far more religiously diverse. Within that diversity, however, researchers discovered a wealth of spirituality “Asian-Americans are really a study in contrasts, with religious groups that are running the gamut from highly religious to…
Source Give up everything to Him, resign yourself to Him and there will no trouble for you. Then you will come to know that every thing is done by His will.— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
Source BEJA/PAX JULIA, PORTUGAL, June 24, 2012 (Portuguese Yoga Confederation, translated from Portuguese): The city of Beja was a center of International Peace with the Celebration of the World Yoga Day. One thousand people participated in the celebration with mass yoga demonstrations, synchronized yoga, song and group prayer. Photos at “source” above.
Source HOUSTON, TEXAS, July 17, 2012 (Sci-Tech Today.com): Researchers are building a menu for a planned NASA mission to Mars in the 2030s, mixing and tasting the vegetarian concoctions they hope to send with the astronauts. Travel to Mars opens the possibility that astronauts can do things like chop veggies and do a little cooking, according to Maya Cooper, senior…