Daily Inspiration
Source The highest form of grace is silence.— Swami Chinmayananda (1916-1922), founder of the Chinmaya Mission
India’s Population To Overtake China’s By 2025
Source INDIA, June 16, 2011 (peopleandplanet.com): India will overtake China in terms of population by 2025, an analysis of the provisional Census, 2011 data suggests. India’s population of over 1.2 billion is then expected to have grown to more than 1.4 billion. Reporting this, The Hindu newspaper says that with more than 1.2 billion people, India contains about 17.5 per…
Lakhs Witness Deities’ Bathing Ritual In Puri
Source BHUBANESWAR, INDIA, June 15, 2011 (mangalorean.com): Over 200,000 devotees from various parts of the country converged in Orissa’s temple town of Puri Wednesday and witnessed the bathing ritual of three Deities that precedes the famous chariot festival or Rath Yatra, an official said. The Deities — Lord Jagannath, his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra — were taken out…
Dress Code Must At Somnath Temple
Source AHMEDABAD, INDIA, June 14, 2011 (Times of India): Next time you enter the Somnath temple, ensure that you have removed your belt and are not in “improper or disrespectful” dress. The Shree Somnath Trust has recently imposed a dress code banning short skirts and shorts. A board at the security counter reads, “Not allowed inside the temple improper disrespectful…
“World’s oceans in shocking decline,” Say Surprised Scientists
Source UK, June 20, 2011 (BBC):The oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected, according to an expert panel of scientists. In a new report, they warn that ocean life is “at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history”. They conclude that issues such as over-fishing, pollution and climate change are…
Muniji’s 2011 Visit to America
Source USA, June 20, 2011 (Press Release): H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji Maharaj, President of the Parmarth Niketan Ashram, is visiting America. He is currently in South Carolina, and will be in Chicago on the 25th, touring several states until July 17. Pujya Swamiji travels the world, speaking to audiences large and small, formal and informal, spreading inspiration, upliftment and…
Dietician Shows Vegetarian Diets Do Not Lack Nutrients
Source BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, June 2, 2011: Bonnie Farmer, M.S., R.D. for PlantWise Nutrition Consulting in Plainwell, MI has gained national recognition of her research completed at the School of Health Sciences of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. About to be published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Dietetic Association, her article, “A Vegetarian Dietary Pattern as a Nutrient-Dense…
Dharma Is Not The Same As Religion
Source USA, June 13, 2011 (Huffington Post, by Rajiv Malhotra): The word “dharma” has multiple meanings depending on the context in which it is used. Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary lists several, including: conduct, duty, right, justice, virtue, morality, religion, religious merit, good work according to a right or rule, etc. Many other meanings have been suggested, such as law or “torah”…
In Palermo, Mauritian Hindus Create a Temple That is a Hit
Source PALERMO, ITALY, May 26, 2011: The former garage space on Imperatore Federico street, which was converted into a place of worship by the Hindus in Palermo, is suffering the stress of success. Too many people are coming to worship! So Viky Sahy, after searching in vain for a rental space, has decided to set up a temple for the…
Daily Inspiration
Source Time is the curvature that makes all people the center of the universe.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today