Source NEW YORK, U.S., April 2, 2012 (Fox NY): The New York Department of Taxation and Finance decided that yoga studios fall into a category of businesses — specifically weight control or health salons — that must pay the city’s levy, officials said. The state — which collects the city’s sales tax — already began auditing yoga studios, presenting them…
Source MINNESOTA, U.S., March 7, 2012 (StarTribune by Anant Rambachan): In November, Minnesotans will approve or reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage. Many belonging to long-established religions in Minnesota have joined the debate over this matter. Jews and Christians, liberal and conservative, have expressed positions. Our state is home also to significant numbers of people of…
Source ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, March 30, 2012 (ibnlive): Pakistani government is trying to assuage fears, saying it is committed to protecting shrines belonging to minorities, Minister-in-charge for National Harmony Paul Bhatti said on Sunday, following a protest by Hindus over illegal occupation of a temple in Punjab. More than 30 Hindus from Zafarwal in Narowal district protested in front of the…
Source Only the guru is father, mother and brother. He is also friend, well-wisher and the only wealth. Thus everything should be surrendered to him. The disciple, fully surrendered to the guru, sees him as God, and then becomes God himself.— Chandra Jnana Agama, 2.68
Source PARIS, FRANCE, April 3, 2012 (indeaparis): Sadhus–Holy Men of Hinduism by photographer Olivier Remualdo was on exhibit at the Espace Pierre Cardin from March 26 to April 3, 2012. Sadhus, Holy Men of Hinduism was awarded the Prix Lucien Clergue in 2011. Olivier Remualdo is a self-taught photographer originally from Nice. He has conducted many exhibitions on Indian culture…
Source In the West we think we are a human having a spiritual experience. In the East we know we are a spiritual being having a human experience.
Source NEW YORK, MARCH 30, 2012 (NY Times): Interracial marriage rates are at an all-time high in the United States, with the percentage of couples exchanging vows across the color line more than doubling over the last 30 years. But Asian-Americans are bucking that trend, increasingly choosing their soul mates from among their own expanding community. From 2008 to 2010,…
Source ONTARIO, CANADA, March 27, 2012 (Press Release): A Hinduism Summit (Dharmajagruti Sabha) will be held Saturday, April 28, from 2.30-4.45pm, at the Hindu Heritage Centre, Mississauga, Ontario. The free event is being held by the Heritage Centre and the Forum for Hindu Awakening. The event will feature presentations by Hindu leaders, videos and exhibitions on topics ranging from the…
Source USA, February 28, 2012 (HPI): The second Permian Basin interfaith dialogue took place in Midland, Texas. This year’s event was hosted by First Baptist Church of Midland. This year’s highly qualified panelists each spoke on the perspective of their faith on questions regarding the singular non-negotiable truth of their faith, the role of women in their faith, the practices…
Source TIRUPATI, INDIA, March 28, 2012 (Times of India): Members of a numismatic scholars’ committee, formed to segregate the huge collection of coins in the famous Tirupati Tirumala temple, have found that some of the earliest coins in the collection belonged to the Satavahana period, more than 2,000 years ago. The panel, which included 20 numismatic scholars from the south,…