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Source Look at you, you madman! Screaming you are thirsty and dying in a desert, when all around you there is nothing but water!— Saint Kabir (1440-1518)

Source BERLIN, GERMANY, April 29, 2012 (deaf.de): Yoga workshops for beginners and professionals with some of the best yoga teachers in the world, big concerts, fun and fresh air: this will be the 8th annual Berlin Yoga Festival. The motto of this years festival is “All is One – One is All”. Yoga festival fans and those new to yoga…

Source INDIA, April 29, 2012 (India Times): A double polythene packet might not seem to be the way we would want to send our loved ones out of this world. But then again, this is a double polythene packet that is placed inside a cloth bag, which goes in a plastic box that’s given to a courier who delivers it…

Source I have nothing new to teach the world, Truth and nonviolence are as old as the hills.— Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

(Press Release) FAIRFAX, VA, USA, May 1, 2012 (Press Release): This year’s Bal Vihar network conference will be held on May 12th 2012 at Fairfax Durga Temple from 9:30 AM- 5:30 AM. The Bal Vihar network is an effort to gather the youth and help expand their horizons. In these events, they learn about their Hindu roots, the values and…

Source MADURAI, INDIA, April 30, 2012 (IBN Live): Tension prevailed at the Madurai Aadheenam here on Sunday after members of a Hindu outfit entered into a heated argument with supporters of Nityananda over the legitimacy of appointing the controversial leader as the 293rd pontiff of the mutt. “I was a bit reluctant to accept the responsibility because of the controversy…

Source TAMIL NADU, INDIA, April 2012 (The Hindu): About a dozen Pallipadai temples, mausoleums of Maratha kings and queens who ruled Thanjavur for 175 years, are in a shambles in the historic town. Located at Raja Ghori, the temples, built to perpetuate the glory of the rulers, today stand as symbols of neglect and decay. A classic case is the…

Source India has come to preserve spiritual traditions which many ancient cultures and countries have lost. Today Hinduism represents not only India but the ancient wisdom of humanity. In Hinduism many ancient countries can still rediscover their religious past, their old Gods and their old spiritual traditions.— Ram Swarup (1920-1998), Indian writer and scholar

Press Release WASHINGTON DC, April 22, 2012: On April 20, 2012, Hindu American Seva Charities (HASC) again made history, co-hosting with The White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Agencies and the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships an historic conference, Community Building in the 21st Century with Strengthened Dharmic Faith-Based Institutions for the Dharmic (defined…

HPI and The New York Times USA, April 30, 2012 (HPI note): Earlier this month, The New York Times challenged the readers with a question: can you make a compelling case for the ethics of eating meat? A panel of judges at the newspaper chose the best 6 options, and readers were then invited to vote on the most persuasive…