Source You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show that God’s creative principle works in you.— Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952), founder of Self Realization Fellowship
Source NEW YORK, April 15, 2012 (The New York Times): Cohabitation in the United States has increased by more than 1,500 percent in the past half century. In 1960, about 450,000 unmarried couples lived together. Now the number is more than 7.5 million. The majority of young adults in their 20s will live with a romantic partner at least once,…
Source UNITED STATES, April 12, 2012 (vegfamily.com): Most vegans know there is something non-vegan about sugar, but not everyone knows what that is. Bone char, made from the bones of cows, is at times used to whiten sugar. Some sugar companies use it in filters to decolorize their sugar. Other types of filters involve granular carbon or an ion exchange…
Source TIRUMALA, INDIA, April 4, 2012 (India Times): Facing flak from various quarters, the executive board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has decided to cancel the categorization of VIP darshan tickets. In a major relief for common pilgrims, the TTD board scrapped the three categories – top priority, priority and ordinary – for VIP darshan. The decision was effective…
Source TIRUPATI, INDIA, April 2, 2012: One of India’s richest Hindu temples has collected 57.3m rupees (US$1.2m) in donations on one day – the most ever in its history. This was in spite of turnout being lower than usual for Sunday’s festival of Ramnavami because of school exams. The coffers of Venkateswara Temple in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh…
Source God is subtle.— Albert Einstein
HPI NEW DELHI, April 14, 2012 (By Rajiv Malik, HPI Correspondent): A confederation of Indian gurus gathered for the second Guru Sangamam, held in New Delhi’s tastefully decorated auditorium of Thyagraj Sports Complex on Thursday April 12th, 2012. It was a great spectacle to watch hundreds of small earthen diyas lighted near the main stage. The program began with the…
Source UNITED STATES, April 7, 2012 (psychcentral.com): When caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s use yoga to engage in very brief, easy daily meditations, they lower levels of depression, improve cognitive functioning and reduce stress-induced cellular aging, says a new UCLA study. Currently, at least five million Americans care for someone with dementia. Over the next two decades, the frequency of…
Source PALANPUR, MARCH 13, 2012 (Times Of India): The recently opened Bochasanvasi BAPS Mandir in Leicester UK has been conferred the ‘Good Lighting Award’ by the British Astronomical Association (BAA) for its judicious use of responsible, efficient and sky-friendly night-time lighting. “The use of modern technology in the traditional Hindu temple replicates and blends the modern technology that create both…
Source When you are going about any action, remind yourself of its nature. Picture to yourself the things which usually happen in that action. Be prepared. Then, keep your own mind in an adequate state. For thus, if any hindrance arises, you will say, “It was not only to do this action that I desired, but to keep my mind…