Daily Inspiration
Source To give love is true freedom; to demand love is pure slavery.— Swami Chinmayananda
Thomas Kelly – Nepal’s Perpetual Pilgrim
Source UNITED STATES, May 31, 2011: (by Lavina Melwani in her blog) Thomas L. Kelly, an American from Santa Fe, New Mexico, was only 21 when he first visited Nepal as a US Peace Corps volunteer. This two year stint has coalesced into a lifelong sojourn where Kelly, now 54, has dedicated his life to chronicling the hidden beauty and…
After Controversy, Baptists Affirm Belief In “Eternal Hell”
Religion News Service UNITED STATES, June 18, 2011 (RNS): Southern Baptists on Wednesday (June 14) called hell an “eternal, conscious punishment” for those who do not accept Jesus, rebutting a controversial book from Michigan pastor Rob Bell that questions traditional views of hell. Citing Bell’s book “Love Wins,” the resolution urges Southern Baptists “to proclaim faithfully the depth and gravity…
Guadeloupe Celebrates Indian Arrival
Source GUADELOUPE, June 2, 2011 (The Guardian of Trinidad): People of Indian Origin living on the island of Guadeloupe, which is part of the Republic of France, celebrated the arrival of Indian indentured workers to that country last weekend. Vayalar Ravi, the Indian minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and minister of Civil Aviation, opened a memorial dedicated to the Indian…
Mastery of Sacred Temple Building Is Alive, and in Expert Hands
Source INDIA, June 2, 2011 (The Hindu): “There is actually no difference between a temple and a house in terms of vaasthu,” begins R. Selvanathan, Chief Executive Sthapati, Sri Vaidyanatha Sthapati Associates and Panchami Associates. The architect of many well-known temples in India and abroad, Selvanathan is the nephew of veteran V. Ganapathy Sthapati, with whom he worked for over…
Daily Inspiration
Source When culture is flooding out of the temple, our actions are productive and our minds are creative, our speech is pure, our hearts rejoice and we become good citizens. Religion makes us good citizens, because we are peaceful inside and want peace in our land. Peace comes first from the individual. It is unrealistic to expect peace from our…
Colleges That Offer Courses, Choices For Vegetarians
Source UNITED STATES, June 7, 2011 (usnews): For college students who choose to limit their diet–whether vegetarian, gluten free, Kosher, or vegan–finding a wide selection of food that both meets their needs and tastes good can be difficult, given the typically meager options in dining halls that often include little more than self-serve cereal stations and salad bars. For many,…
As Hindu Temple Dominates Neighborhood, Concerns Rise
Source SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, June 9, 2011 (parramattasun): Holroyd council approved a request last week from the directors of the Sydney Murugan Temple on the Great Western Highway to rezone the residential religious property for commercial purposes. Disaffected members believe this will turn the temple precinct into a ghetto. They are concerned that temple managers may have forgotten the sacred purpose…
Abduction, Oppression And forced Conversion of Hindus In Pakistan
Source INDIA, May 20, 2011 (India Today): In March, Poonam, a 13-year-old Hindu girl kidnapped last year, was forced to convert in the Lyari area of Karachi in Pakistan’s Sindh province. Her parents were stunned by the influence the Islamic scholars had over their daughter. Poonam is now Mariam. No one protested against Poonam’s conversion because almost every Hindu family…
Group Hindu Marriages in South Africa
Source SOUTH AFRICA, June 4, 2011 (timeslive.co.za): Eleven couples, some of whom have been living together for as long as 17 years, tied the knot last Sunday at the Shree Veeraboga Emperumal Temple in Tongaat, north of Durban. The idea was initiated by Swami Saradaprabhananda of the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, who found that there were many couples living…