Prophecy Sows Chaos in Fiji

Source: www.google.com FIJI, June 23, 2010: [HPI note: While the editorial staff of Hinduism Today works on an article about 2012, the Mayan calendar and World-End prophecies, we noticed this piece in the news. It is remarkable how fast a rumor can spread. Fiji is an unstable nation right now, which recently went through a military coup. The prophecy, fortunately,…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com This body is a world, a universe just like the one outside, and that is why great beings all say to look there, inside. If you look outside of yourself, you won’t find anything. But what is it that has its eternal source in God? Certainly not the body. The scriptures talk of the angustha purusha (thumb-sized body)…

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Swami Bua Maharaj Passes Away After More Than a Century of Yoga

Source: HPI KAPAA, HI, USA, July 23, 2010: Sri Swami Bua Maharaj, one of the world’s greatest yogis, passed away today. Robert Spalding Newcomb, a logtime student of Swami, reported that Swami was hospitalized in Bengaluru two days ago and left his body shortly after that. Swami Bua was a legendary hatha yogi. True to his spirit of sannyas, he…

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Hindu and Sikh Groups Want Fireworks Laws Amended for Diwali

Source: www.thespec.com HAMILTON, CANADA, July 21, 2010: Hamilton’s Hindu and Sikh communities are looking to change the city’s fireworks bylaw to accommodate for Diwali, the “festival of lights.” While thousands of Hamiltonians every year celebrate the Hindu holiday, the current bylaw restricts the use and sale of fireworks to Victoria Day, Canada Day and the two days before and after…

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Indian-Americans Do Get the Joke. But Does Time Get Hindu-Americans?

Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 21, 2010: (HPI: The following essay by Anika Gupta is a response to Joel Stein’s recent column in Time Magazine about Indian-Americans.) After reading Joel Stein’s column in Time magazine about Indian-Americans, many want to know why Indians can’t just take a joke. Stein’s jokes about race, about religion and about food are accurate…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com There are more than two million Indians here in America now. And I think more than half of them are here tonight (laughter and applause). And I might say, Mr. Prime Minister, the other half are disappointed that they’re not here (laughter).    President Bill Clinton at a State Dinner held at the white house in honor of India’s…

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Indian-Americans Do Get the Joke. But Do They Get Hindu-Americans?

Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 21, 2010: (HPI: The following essay by Anika Gupta is a response to Joel Stein’s recent column in Time Magazine about Indian-Americans.) After reading Joel Stein’s column in Time magazine about Indian-Americans, many want to know why Indians can’t just take a joke. Stein’s jokes about race, about religion and about food are accurate…

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Kapaleeswaran Temple Qualifies for ISO Certification

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHENNAI, INDIA, July 21, 2010: The International Standards Organization, who defines the elements of an effective quality management system, has awarded the Kapaleeswaran Temple the ISO 9001:2008 certification. The 9001:2008 is a world class quality management system for companies/organizations that have an objective of improving their customer satisfaction. Other temples in India are also receiving ISO certification.

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Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims Across Rural Punjab Restore Mosques

Source: www.outlookindia.com PUNJAB, INDIA, July 19, 2010: Around 200 mosques across the Punjab have been repaired, rebuilt or built from scratch with the help of Sikhs and Hindus in the last 10 years. Many destroyed during Partition riots are now being restored by village communities. The Ghuman family of Sarwarpur, near Ludhiana, cannot understand what the fuss is about. Ever…

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