Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com To give love is true freedom; to demand love is pure slavery. Swami Chinmayananda
Practice Makes Perfect РBodhinatha’s Latest Publisher’s Desk Editorial
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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…
A Debate Over Yoga’s Soul
Source: www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, USA, November 27, 2010: Yoga is practiced by about 15 million people in the United States, for reasons almost as numerous. Religion, for the most part, has nothing to do with it. But a group of Indian-Americans has ignited a surprisingly fierce debate in the gentle world of yoga by mounting a campaign to acquaint Westerners…
A Hindu American’s Thanksgiving
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com USA, November 24, 2010 (by Saumya Arya Haas): I am vegetarian. I am American, but there is no turkey on my table. At Thanksgiving, my house today is as confusing, chaotic and lively as my childhood. But it’s not “turkey day.” Traditionally, we make lasagna. I’m not sure how that started. But it’s perfect: an Italian dish, a…
Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com You can’t stop people from using and transforming yoga, but you should know where yoga came from and respect those origins. Lisa Miller, Religion Editor of Newsweek
Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Even as water becomes one with water, fire with fire, and air with air, so the mind becomes one with the Infinite Mind and thus attains final freedom. Krishna Yajur Veda, Maitreya Upanishad 6.34.11
Bringing the Roots of Indian Civilization to Light
Source: www.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 26, 2010: The seminar “How deep are the roots of Indian civilization? An archaeological and historical perspective” was inaugurated by Ministry of Culture Secretary Jawahar Sircar on Thursday. It focuses on creating awareness in civil society about recent archaeological and historical researches, and also to promote understanding and relevance of Indian civilization in modern…
The Forgotten History of How Churchill Starved India
Source: www.spiked-online.com UK, November 19, 2010: Today, as Britain seeks to expand diplomatic links with India and as Churchill is championed as a hero of multiculturalism, Madhusree Mukerjee’s shocking account of the exploits of the Empire is well worth reading. His book “Churchill’s Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India During World War II” reminds Britain’s conduct…
Moral Objection To War For Followers of Religion
Source: Religion News Service WASHINGTON, November 2010: Religious leaders and veterans called for a reconsideration of conscientious objection to war, saying military members should have the right to object to America’s wars for moral reasons. In a report issued on November 10, the Truth Commission on Conscience in War called on the military to revise its rules to include “selective…