Source BALI (March 23, 2012) : Shops were shuttered Friday and many tourists stayed inside their hotels as the Indonesian holiday island of Bali closed down for a day to mark the Hindu new year. More than 2,500 police dressed in traditional black-and-white batik sarongs guarded the island to ensure there was no activity in the streets on the day…
Source INDIA, March 18, 2012 (The Hindu): Recently, a highly influential family reportedly reached Lodhi Road crematorium ground with the mortal remains of their beloved. Along with it they brought 400 kg of precious sandalwood for the purpose of cremation. After all, the last rites ritual is an important occasion to honor and respect the memories of the departed soul.…
Source Out of purity and silence come words of power.— Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993), founder of Chinmaya Mission
HPI KAUAI, HI, USA, March 23, 2012: The April/May/June 2012 issue of our flagship magazine focuses on the Hinduism of Bali, where we experience the people and explore the philosophy and temple culture of this unique Hindu outpost. If you ask the Balinese, they will tell you theirs is the real, the ancient and the true form of the faith!…
Source One night, Emperor Akbar dreamt that he had lost all his teeth, except one. The next morning he invited all the astrologers of his kingdom to interpret this dream. After a long discussion, the astrologers prophesized that all his relatives would die before him. Akbar was very upset by this interpretation and so sent all the astrologers away without…
Source NEW YORK, March 16, 2012 (by Mark Bittman, NY Times): A new study reported finding that too much meat can kill you. The headlines screamed, of course. The Los Angeles Times: “All Red Meat Is Bad for You.” NY Times: “More Red Meat, More Mortality.” The BBC: Red Meat Increases Death, Cancer and Heart Risk.” Well, duh. Do we…
Source UNITED STATES, March 13, 2012 (NY Times): Eating red meat is associated with a sharply increased risk of death from cancer and heart disease, according to a new study, and the more of it you eat, the greater the risk. The analysis, published online Monday in Archives of Internal Medicine, used data from two studies that involved 121,342 men…
Source WASHINGTON, U.S.,March 9, 2012 (The Hindu Business Line) : India is the second largest source of global migrants after Mexico and is the ninth top destination for all migrants, a new report said today. According to a study released by the Pew Research Center, over 77 million migrants, or about 36 per cent of the worldwide total, have come…
Source KARACHI, PAKISTAN, March 6, 2012 (thehindu.com): Sikhs and Christians of Karachi have come out in support of the Hindu community over the kidnapping and forced conversion to Islam of a 17-year-old girl from the Ghotki district of Sindh. On Sunday, members of various minority communities joined hands to stage a protest outside the Karachi Press Club demanding justice. Rinkle…
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