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Source Great dancers are not great because of their technique but because of their passion.— Martha Graham

Religion News Service LONDON, September 29 (RNS): British Christians are incensed after the state-fundedBBC decided to jettison the terms B.C. and A.D. in favor of B.C.E. and C.E. in historical date references. The broadcaster has directed that the traditional B.C. (Before Christ) and A.D. (Anno Domini, or Year of the Lord) be replaced by B.C.E. (Before Common Era) and C.E.…

Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 12, 2011: American seed giant Monsanto and its Indian collaborator, Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco) are to be prosecuted for allegedly ‘stealing’ indigenous plant material for developing genetically modified brinjal variety known as Bt brinjal. Authority (NBA), a statutory body set up under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, has decided to initiate legal proceedings against…

Source Actions are the louder expression of thought. The quality of thought is ordered by the nature of our inner belief and faith.— Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1993), founder of Chinmaya Mission

Source USA, January 24, 2011 (Time.com): Self-control in early life appears to be the secret to a successful life. The “Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study,” whose results were published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that children with good self-control grew into adults who were typically healthier, wealthier, more law-abiding and less prone to…

Source UBUNG KAJA, BALI, September 13, 2011 (VIVAnews): From the philosophy expressed in its architecture to its ornamentation and even a purification ceremony,a Catholic church of Ubung Kaja in Denpasur has adopted the appearance of Hinduism. Father Servasius I Nyoman Subhaga SVD explained that the “Jesus the Good Shepard” church building was designed in accordance with Asta Kosala Kosali (Hindu…

Source UNITED STATES, September 24, 2011: Navratri is the Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the glorification of Shakti, the feminine form of the Divine. During these nine nights, the mother Goddess is worshipped in nine different forms. Navratri culminates on the 10th day with the festivities of Vijayadashami, also known as Dusshera. A common greeting during this festival…

Press Release UNITED STATES, September 2011 (HAF): the Hindu American Foundation has moved its permanent office into the heart of Washington, D.C. HAF established its first office in 2006 in Kensington, MD. Five years later we have moved to the center of the action, closer to the halls of Congress and the White House, thus allowing HAF to increase the…

Source DHAKA, BANGLADESH, September 23, 2011 (bdnews24.com): Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindus in Bangladesh (called Navaratri in most of India) will be observed from October 2 to 6 at 196 pavilions or mandapas in the capital, Dhaka, the organizers say. Mahanagar Sarbajanin Puja Committee president Biresh Chandra Saha said the preparation was almost at the final…

Source You don’t want to see God. You must feel God. God is you. Just be that.— Satguru Siva Yogaswami (1872-1964) of Sri Lanka