Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com When you react to a situation, do not re-enact it. Wait until the emotional nature has completely composed itself, then study your reaction. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Secrets of the Hemapushpika
Source: www.insidecosmeceuticals.com USA, September 9, 2010, (by Dr. Geetanjali Ranade): The yellow-flowered jasmine variety Hemapushpika (Jasmine humile) is offered by Hindus to God, specifically Shiva and Ganesha. The plant was also held sacred to the followers of Indra, a God who was worshiped even in ancient Persia. With a divine scent that can reach up to 70 meters, white or…
Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Worrying about something is like paying interest on a debt you don’t even know if you owe. Mark Twain
Source: Principal Held for School Corporal Punishment Case KOLKATA, INDIA, October 5, 2010: In the first arrests of its kind in the country, police in Kolkata on Monday picked up the principal of the city’s famous 175-year-old La Martiniere for Boys School and three other teachers and booked them for handing out corporal punishment to a student, who later committed…
Principal Held for School Corporal Punishment Case
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6686422.cms?prtpage=1#ixzz11Vztyn4o KOLKATA, INDIA, October 5, 2010: In the first arrests of its kind in the country, police in Kolkata on Monday picked up the principal of the city’s famous 175-year-old La Martiniere for Boys School and three other teachers and booked them for handing out corporal punishment to a student, who later committed suicide. Sunirmal Chakravarthy and the three…
Self-Control in the Age of Temptations
Source: www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, USA, October 9, 2010: “There is research that shows people still have the same self-control as in decades past, but we are bombarded more and more with temptations,” said Kathleen Vohs, associate professor of marketing at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. “Our psychological system is not set up to deal with…
A Test for South Africa’s Religious Laws
Source: www.deccanherald.com PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA, September 5, 2010: A long-standing dispute between a neighbors over the alleged use of a Hindu’s home as a temple is to go to court where lawyers will test the Constitutional prescriptions on religious freedom in South Africa. Aneesa Carrim of the residential suburb of Claudius, some 15 km from the city center of Pretoria,…
Navaratri Celebrated All Over the World
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com USA, October 9, 2010: Navaratri, a festival dedicating nine nights of ardent devotion to the Goddess, is being celebrated since the new moon of October 5. Millions of Hindu women consider Navaratri the year’s central festival, the one they most deeply connect to. These nine days dedicated to Shakti, the Goddess, provide an opportunity to seek blessings and…
Durga Puja in Bangladesh
Source: www.bdnews24.com DHAKA, BANGLADESH, September 24, 2010: Durga Puja (a version of Navaratri) in Bangladesh will be observed from October 13 to October 17 at some 27,000 pavilions or Mandapams around the country, with 180 in the city, the festival organizers have said. Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parishad said the Puja festivities will take place in 1,000 pavilions more than the…
Recession Over, But Few Takers For Durga Statues Abroad
Source: sify.com KOLKATA, INDIA, September 27, 2010: The recession may have ebbed, but artisans of the potters’ colony Kumartuli here say export orders for statues for next month’s Durga Puja festival have picked up only marginally compared to last year. Kumartuli is a traditional potters’ quarter in northern Kolkata. The artisans here not only supply clay statues of Hindu Gods…