Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, January 2, 2012 (The Himalayan Times): Bells and valuables were stolen from several temples in Bhotebahal of Kathmandu on Sunday night. Police said four bells were stolen from the Ganesh temple; three from Bhagawati temple and one from Mahadev temple along with four Diyos and Jalahari. The unidentified thieves also stole one bell from Maheshwor temple and…
Source When you have completed 95 percent of your journey, you are halfway there.— Japanese Proverb
Source NEW YORK, USA, December 29, 2011 (By Mark Bittman, food critic for the NY Times): Among your other resolutions — do more good? make more money? — you’ve probably made the annual pledge to eat better, although this concept may be more often reduced simply to “lose some weight.” The weight-loss obsession is both a national need and a…
Source UNITED STATES, December 2011: Yoga in America is now a six billion dollar industry. It is a highly influential practice that has captured the attention of millions, and continues to do so at an insurmountable rate. It is estimated that 15 to 20 million Americans practice yoga on a regular basis as it has become a celebrated form of…
Source INDIA, December 29, 2011 (The Hindu): The vibrant energy of the “Mad and Divine” fills the air. Words, songs, and dances of India’s beloved female saint-poets transformed Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan on December 23, 24, and 25, at an event inspired by Dr. Anita Ratnam. “My purpose in ‘Mad and Divine’ was to bring these women from the past and…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, December 29, 2011 (wandsworthguardian): A new center which specializes in care for the borough’s aging Hindu community opened last week. The Bhakti Shyama Care Center, in Balham New Road, caters to Asian elders and is located behind the Radha Krishna Hindu Temple. An event was held earlier this month to celebrate its opening, which was attended by…
Source Let your mind cognize itself by turning itself back on itself. Become consciously conscious. All you have to do is to watch your mind think.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Religion News Service UNITED STATES, December 2011 (RNS by Kimberly Winston): A new study finds that atheists are among society’s most distrusted group. Psychologists at the University of British Columbia and the University of Oregon say that their study demonstrates that anti-atheist prejudice stems from moral distrust, not dislike, of nonbelievers. “It’s pretty remarkable,” said Azim Shariff, an assistant professor…
Source WEST LOMBOK, INDONESIA, December 26, 2011: At Pura Lingsar, a historic temple in Lingsar village, West Lombok, hundreds of people of all ages, one in the yard of Pura Gaduh, a Hindu prayer house, and the other in the yard of Kemaliq, a sacred place for the ethnic Sasak Muslim community. As soon as they heard a command to…
Press Release: jaydeep@gita-society.com FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, December 28, 2011 (Press Release): The International Gita Society (IGS) opened a school for poor Hindu Children named ” Vishwa Niketan” on December 21, 2011 in Subidhat Village of Dinajpur District. The function was started with reciting the Bhagavad Gita slokas. The occasion was graced by the IGS, Bangladesh President Mr. Bishwanath Roy and other…