Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com There is one thing God cannot do. He cannot separate Himself from the soul. Yogaswami of Jaffna (1872-1964)
Maratha Links to Chennai Temple
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHENNAI, INDIA, July 21, 2010: It was the collapse of the temple tower at Srikalahasti in Andhra Pradesh that spurred experts to inspect the rajagopurams characteristic of Chennai’s temples. What they discovered were not cracks or fissures but rare sculptures including one of the Maratha king Shivaji, which embellish the intricate carvings on these structures. “While climbing up…
India Accounts for One-Third of US Work Visas
Source: www.globalvisas.com UNITED STATES, July 21, 2010: It has emerged that professionals from India took a third of the available US work visas under the H-1B category last year. Among foreigners living in the US on a temporary basis, India made up the largest group, second only to Mexicans. Last year there were 364,757 non-immigrant Indians residing in the US…
Hindu American Foundation Nextgen Winning Essays
Source: www.hafsite.org UNITED STATES, July 22, 2010: If you missed the winning essays of the Hindu American Foundation’s second annual NextGen Essay Contest, here is your chance to read what the next generation of Hindus is thinking. The question asked was, “How do you live your Hindu identity differently than your parents live theirs?” Contestants, in two categories based upon…
Security Hassles At Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Source: in.news.yahoo.com INDIA, July 11, 2010: Security hassles at Kashi Vishwanath Temple have cut down the influx of daily devotees at the world famous temple by nearly 50 per cent, said Acharya Dr. Harihar Kripalu Tripathi, chief of Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust. “The ever expanding security, which is inevitable owing to the sensitive nature of our complex, has reduced the…
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,…
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)…
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…
Malayasia’s Hindu – Buddhist Civilization Larger than Once Believed
Source: sify.com KULALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, July 21, 2010: A team of Malaysian archaeologists discovered ancient furnaces for iron smelting in Jiniang, Kedah, 30 km from the Bujang Valley site near Merbok, Kedah state. “This means the Bujang Valley civilization area encompassed about 1,000 sq km – three times the size of Penang island – and not 400 sq km as…
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…