Source US, May 17, 2012 (HuffPost): Faced with the highest army suicide rates in at least 30 years, U.S. military officials are examining ways to help treat psychologically wounded soldiers. A small 2012 study published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy found yoga reduced symptoms of combat stress and PTSD. The study was conducted among U.S. active duty military…
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, May, 2012 (Deccan Chronicle): The state government has initiated steps to identify and restore temple lands whose rights were wrongly issued to private individuals. “The pattas (registrations) of 468.87 acres of temple lands belonging to 107 temples that were erroneously transferred on to the names of private persons was restored in the names of temples,” says a…
Source Not to do what you feel like doing is freedom.— Swami Chinmayananda
Religion News Service WASHINGTON, May, 2012 (RNS): President Obama’s re-election campaign has tapped a 23-year-old executive assistant in the White House faith-based office to head up its outreach to religious communities. Michael R. Wear, who has worked in the White House for the past three and half years, will move to Chicago to become the campaign’s Faith Vote director next…
Source INDIA, May 2012 (The Hindu): The Karnataka State Muzrai Temple Priests, Agamikas and Employees’ Association has demanded salary to its 100,000 members on a par with the Group D employees and adequate funds to maintain the temples, as they had been forced into penury following transfer of temple land to the tillers under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act. Association…
Source JAMMU, INDIA, May 11, 2012 (ndtv.com): Criticizing the decision of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) to commence the Amaranth Yatra from June 25, an outfit of sadhus on Friday asked the Board headed by Governor N.N. Vohra to reconsider the issue and vowed to commence the pilgrimage from June 4. “We want that SASB and the Governor in…
Source INDIA, May 15, 2012 (The Hindu): A statue was installed in honor of Chitra Tirunal, in Chennai, for enabling temple access to all Hindus. Chitra Tirunal Bala Rama Varma was the last ruler of Travancore. He became ruler at the age of 12, his aunt Setu Lakshmi Bayi serving as the regent. In 1930, he became ‘maharajah’ in his…
Source SABARIMALA, INDIA, May 14, 2012 (The Hindu): The Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala opened on Monday afternoon for the five-day monthly rituals in the Malayalam month of Edavom that begins on Tuesday. The head priest, N.Balamurali, opened the sanctum sanctorum amidst loud chants by the scores of Ayyappa devotees who were camping at the holy hillock, awaiting the opening…
Source The greatest explorer on this Earth never takes voyages as long as those of the man who descends to the depth of his heart.— Julien Green, (1900-1998), French-American writer
Religion News Service UNITED STATES, May, 2012 (RNS): President Obama’s recent endorsement of same-sex marriage opened a torrent of speculation on what his newly enunciated position will mean politically, but the latest polls indicate the public largely backs his views and that his stance may not hurt him at the ballot box. A Gallup poll in early May showed that…