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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Source: HPI KAUAI, HI, USA, November 30, 2010: Himalayan Academy is offering complimentary paperback sets of the Master Course trilogy of books; Dancing with Siva, Living with Siva and Merging with Siva to temple and ashram libraries. The books are courtesy of the Hindu Businessmen’s Association Trust, a fund with Hindu Heritage Endowment. Send an email to books@hindu.org with your…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com To give love is true freedom; to demand love is pure slavery. Swami Chinmayananda
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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…
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…