Source KARACHI, PAKISTAN, February 20, 2012 (News Track India): The management of one of the oldest Hindu temples in Karachi, 1,500-year-old Shri Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir, is adamant that it will complete the long-pending renovation work, despite encroachments on the temple’s plot, intimidation and threats by land grabbers as well as a lack of funds. “The temple was supposed to be…
Source SUNDARGARH, INDIA, February 24, 2012 (Express News Service): As many as 3,127 persons on Thursday returned to Hinduism in a ‘home coming’ ceremony of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) held in Sundargarh town. VHP sources said those who returned to the Hindu fold hailed from 100 villages across Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Addressing a public meeting here, VHP leader,…
Source MIDLAND, TEXAS, February 24, 2012 (Odessa American Online): Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today, will represent Hinduism as leaders from five faiths gather for an evening of conversation at the second annual interfaith panel of Midland. The panel will also feature the Rev. Randel Everett of Midland’s First Baptist Church, the Rev. James Bridges of St. Stephen’s Catholic…
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, February 7, 2012 (Indian Express): A group of scientists has identified two circular structures at Dholavira in Kutch district of Gujarat, which they say is the first identification of a structure used for observational astronomy during the Harappan Civilization. The discovery by M.N. Vahia from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and Srikumar Menon from Manipal…
Source The tragedy of human history is decreasing happiness in the midst of increasing comforts.— Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993)
Source ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, February 20, 2012 (IN.NEWS): After a six-year gap, a group of pilgrims from India celebrated Mahashivratri in a Hindu temple said to have been built more than 900 years ago. The place is considered sacred due to a pond, which according to Hindu lore was formed from Lord Shiva’s tears. It is also said that the Pandava…
Book Review by Koenraad Elst LEUVEN, BELGIUM, February 23, 2012 (Dr Koenraad Elst, respected Belgian writer and orientalist, reviews the “History of Hindu India,” published by Hinduism Today magazine): Nowadays, multiculturalist state authorities in Western countries encourage the newer and more exotic religious denominations to produce textbooks explaining in simple language their own traditions and doctrines. While formally serving as…
Source Until we have peace in our own heart, we can’t hope for peace in the world. Peace is the natural state of the mind. It is there, inside, to be discovered in meditation, maintained through self-control, and then radiated out to others. The best way to promote peace is to teach families to be peaceful within their own homes…
Source I have never met a person who has given me so much trouble as myself. Yet, I am happy to have learnt from my mistakes.
Religion News Service LONDON, February 25, 2012 (RNS): A controversial Oxford University professor billed by many as the world’s “most famous atheist” now says he is not 100 percent sure that God doesn’t exist — but just barely. In a 100-minute debate with Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Thursday (Feb. 23), Richard Dawkins surprised his online and theater audiences…