Daily Inspiration
Source Peace has three dimensions. Peace within ourselves, peace among nations and peace with nature.— Dada J.P. Vaswani, head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission
Hindu Scriptures Guive Guidance on Padmanabhaswami Treasure
HPI INDIA, July 4, 2011 (By Sri Dr. S.P. Sabharathnam, one of the world’s foremost expert on the sacred Agamas and a consultant to Hinduism Today). The huge treasure unearthed in the Anantapadma Nabha Swami Temple should be handled very, very carefully. What the temple authorities should have done first is the systematic performance of Svarnakarshana Bhairva Yagna and Nidhipati…
A History, and the Real Riches, of India’s Padmanabhaswami Temple
Source USA, July 11, 2011 (by Vasudha Narayanan, Director of the Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions , University of Florida, for the Huffington Post): One of the thousand names given to the Hindu God Vishnu is Sri-nidhi — he whose treasure is the Goddess of Fortune. “Treasure” and “fortune” were words that were used to describe the recent…
A Hindu Temple Treasure Dilemma: Answers from the Ancients
Source WASHINGTON, DC, July 11, 2011 (by Aseem Shukla, co-founder of HAF, for the Washington Post): India as a land of stunning contradictions is as much a tired cliche as it is true. But what to make of the priceless treasures? Why would the government demand that the vaults of the private Padmanabhaswami temple be opened? And what to do…
Critics Push Obama To Change Faith-Based Hiring Rules
Religion News Service WASHINGTON, July 2011 (RNS): A group of clergy and lawmakers is trying to overturn a nearly decade-old policy that allows faith-based organizations that receive federal funds to hire and fire employees onthe basis of religion. Critics say President Obama has reneged on a campaign promise to repeal the policy, which was put into place by President Bush…
Rising Temperatures Melting Away Global Food Security
Source WASHINGTON, Jul 6, 2011 (IPS News): Heat waves clearly can destroy crop harvests. The world saw high heat decimate Russian wheat in 2010. Crop ecologists have found that each one-degree Celsius rise in temperature above the optimum can reduce grain harvests by 10 percent. But the indirect effects of higher temperatures on our food supply are no less serious.…
India To Renovate Temple In Myanmar
Source MYANMAR, June 21, 2011 (Sify): In a major boost to its cultural and historic ties with Myanmar, India Tuesday agreed to renovate and restore a 12th century temple in the ancient city of Bagan in Myanmar’s Mandalay region. Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna made the offer to the three-month-old Myanmarese civilian government. The Ananda Pahto, which dominates Bagan’s…
Tiruvannamalai’s Massive Sri Rudram Ritual
Source TIRUVANNMALAI, INDIA, June 19, 2011 (demotix.com): In a rare ritual, 121 Brahmins recited “Sri Rudram,” a prime section of the Yajur Veda, 11 times a day over 11 consecutive days, concurrently with ‘yagna’ (fire worship) and chanting of all four ancient Vedas. Tiruvannamalai is regarded as especially auspicious for this event, because in the seventh section of the “Sri…
Daily Inspiration
Source We who have come from the East here have been told day after day in a patronizing way that we ought to accept Christianity because Christian nations are the most prosperous. We look about us and see England as the most prosperous nation in the world, with her foot on the neck of 250 million Asiatics. We look back…
Guide to Food Ingredients
Source UNITED STATES, July 2011: The url at source (above) is now available on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. And it’s free! You can also search for keywords ‘vegan ingredients’ or ‘vegetarian ingredients’ in the Apple Store. The Guide lists the uses, sources, and definitions of 200 common food ingredients. It also states whether the commercial source of the ingredient…