Source DHAKA, BANGLADESH, November 28, 2011 (BBC): The Bangladeshi parliament has passed a landmark bill that will enable the return of property seized from the country’s Hindu minority. The land was taken under a controversial law enacted in the 1960s. It was implemented by the East Pakistan administration before Bangladesh became independent in 1971. The law, initially known as the…
Source Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you are going to do now and do it.— William C. Durant (1861-1947), founder of General Motors
Source UNITED STATES, August 8, 2011: The show which features former president Bill Clinton along with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn and Dr. Terry Mason, explores the signs, tests and lifestyle changes that could make cardiac problems a thing of the past. Hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN, the show can be watched any time on the Internet. To view, see…
Source The boundless ocean of births can be crossed, indeed, but not without intimate union with Infinity’s Holy Feet.— Tirukkural
Source LOS ANGELES, USA, November 30, 2011 (LA Times): Mohandas Gandhi, Pythagoras and others are featured on 44-cent stamps made by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The limited-edition sheet of 20 44-cent stamps produced and sold by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, makes for an unusual assemblage — linking Anderson, Barker, Woody Harrelson and Joan Jett…
Source RAMANATHAPURA, Karnataka, India, November 15, 2011 (The Hindu): In April 2003, the state government of Karnataka notified the Prasanna Sri Subramanya temple at Ramanathapura in Arkalgud that it was now under official control. But, for centuries, the temple has been part of the Sri Samputa Narasimha Math, and while the Indian law allows for the takeover of Hindu temples,…
Source “God is the creator, and the best way of offering prayer to him is to be creative. God is all loving, and the best way to serve him is to serve humanity.”— Swami Dayananda Saraswati (1825-1883), Hindu reformer
Source UNITED STATES, September 22, 2011 (by Padma Kuppa): At the beginning of the school year, another immigrant mom and I compared notes on how our middle school sons had spent their summers: with their grandparents, in the lands of their forefathers, the neighboring countries of Pakistan and India. She narrated how her daughter speaks their mother tongue, and her…
Source LIVONIA, MICHIGAN, November 2011 (hometownlife.com): Monica Sebes and her son, Michael, 11, were among about 100 Livonia residents who enjoyed a free Thanksgiving dinner Wednesday at Leon’s Family Dining in Livonia. “It’s the generosity that touches me the most,” said Monica. “The generosity of people just takes my breath away.” The dinner was co-sponsored by Leon’s and the Hindu…
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