Daily Inspiration
If even a single one of the senses is uncontrolled, all knowledge leaves a person just as water drains from a leaking water vessel. %26nbsp;%26nbsp;%26nbsp;Manu Samhita, Verse II.99 Source
Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com At this time in the Kali Yuga, ignorance is equally distributed worldwide, and wisdom has become an endangered species. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Practice Makes Perfect: Bodhinatha’s Latest Publisher’s Desk Editorial
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apKfMTasN_I&hd=1 KAUAI, HI, USA, November 30, 2010: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today, addresses the subject of perfection in his latest Publisher’s Desk article. How to reach it? Watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apKfMTasN_I&hd=1
New Issue of Hinduism Today Released
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HI, USA, December 1, 2010: The January/February/March edition of Hinduism Today, Hinduism’s flagship magazine, has been released in digital form and is now available for free on your desktop. You can read it on our website or download it. In this issue we deliver two monumental Educational Insights, a major feature story on the famed Gold-Clad Temple…
Religious Discrimination May Still be Funded by the Government Under Revised Law
Source: www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, November 22, 2010 (an editorial from the New York Times): President Obama has issued an executive order revamping the rules covering religious-based and neighborhood programs receiving federal dollars. It makes some good changes to better ensure that the faith-based initiative begun by George W. Bush and extended by Mr. Obama respects religious liberty. But the revisions…
1200-Year-Old Sculpture Found
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com ROHTAK, INDIA, November 24, 2010: A rare 1200-year-old sandstone sculpture of a Hindu Goddess has been discovered from an archeological site near Kaleshwar temple in Kurukhsetra. According to historians, the sculpture signifies the prevalence of worship of female Gods during the Pratihar and pre-Pratihar era. The 66 lb. sandstone sculpture of Goddess Shakti could be from the Shakti…
Comments on the “A Debate Over Yoga’s Soul”
Source: community.nytimes.com USA, November 30, 2010: [HPI note: The New York Times article “A Debate Over Yoga’s Soul,” summarized on November 28’s edition of HPI, spawned a prolific and intelligent debate among the readers, who posted hundreds of comments. You can see them here . Some examples are below, edited for brevity. reader Manas, from San Francisco:Chopra, Debbie Desmond and…
Practice Makes Perfect: Bodhinatha’s Latest Publisher’s Desk Editorial
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apKfMTasN_I&hd=1 KAUAI, HI, USA, November 30, 2010: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today, addresses the subject of perfection in his latest Publisher’s Desk article. How to reach it? Watch the video here.
Texas Baptist Columnists Disagree About Yoga
Source: www.abpnews.com DALLAS, TEXAS, October 20, 2010: Texas Faith, a regular feature of the Dallas Morning Newswebsite, invited panelists Oct. 19 to react to a column by Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, warning that “Christians who practice yoga are embracing, or at minimum flirting with, a spiritual practice that threatens to transform their own spiritual lives into…
Wi-Fi Radiation Killing Trees
Source: www.thehindu.com LONDON, U.K., November 24, 2010: Radiation from Wi-Fi networks which enable our burgeoning online communications may be killing off magnificent trees. Trees planted close to a wireless router had bleeding bark and dying leaves, says a Dutch study. The revelation will raise fears that Wi-Fi radiation may also be having an effect on the human body and supports…