Source Enquire: ‘Who am I?’ and you will find the answer. Look at a tree: from one seed arises a huge tree; from it comes numerous seeds, each one of which in its turn grows into a tree. No two fruits are alike. Yet it is one life that throbs in every particle of the tree. So, it is the…
Source U.S., June 11, 2011 (YouTube): In a 2008 video, Senator Barack Obama responds to a question from vegan, Nikki Benoit, during a public meeting at Gibbs High School, Saint Petersburg, Florida. The question was “There’s 10 billion land animals that we are funneling our precious water and grain through when 70 per cent of all of our grain could…
Source ROTTERDAM, May 23, 2011 (Times of India): The Iceman’s students look wary as they watch him dump bag after bag of ice into the tub of water where they will soon be taking a dip. The plan is to try to overcome the normal human reaction to immersion in freezing slush. Instead, under the direction of ” Iceman” Wim…
Source TRINADAD/TOBAGO, May 30, 2011 (newsday.com.tt): The Vishwanath Hindu temple hosted one of the biggest Indian Arrival Day celebrations on Saturday evening as passers-by, on foot and by car, stopped and took pictures of the event. The event began with a street parade from the Recreation Ground in Sangre Chiquito to the temple’s ground in Sangre Grande. The parade highlighted…
Source SALMON, IDAHO, June 11, 2011 (Reuters): A group of self-described constitutionalists protested on Friday a northern Idaho city’s dedication of a sculpture depicting a Hindu Deity, Lord Ganesha. On its website, the Kootenai County Constitution Party called on Christians to vent their dismay about the “abomination” on a street in Coeur d’Alene and lashed out at local arts officials…
Source I am not young enough to know everything.— Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HI, USA, July 10, 2011: The July-August-September, 2011 edition of Hinduism’s flagship spiritual magazine, Hinduism Today, has been released in digital form and is now available for free on your desktop. This issue takes you on a wondrous adventure through time as well as culture showcasing nine historic sites of ancient India. Get ready for an awe inspiring…
Source God Siva is Immanent Love and Transcendent Reality.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
HPI KAPAA, HAWAII, June 7, 2011 (HPI): The editorial staff of Hinduism Today is seeking testimonies for an article on the challenges of being a vegetarian and eating a healthy, balanced diet as a college student. If you are a current or recent student at a college in the US, please e-mail us at senthil@hindu.org with your name, the name…
Source MUMBAI, INDIA, June 2, 2011 (Times of India): Called “Together Quotient,” a Nielsen study of more than 1,800 fathers and mothers in six major metros reveals that a sizable number of parents feel unsatisfied with the levels of involvement with their children. The parents surveyed were between the age of 26 and 45 years, with children in the age…