Source: www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au NSW, AUSTRALIA, April 28, 2010: It started off as a few graffiti tags on the side of Mukti Gupteshwar Mandir Shiva Hindu Temple in Eagleview Road, Minto. But last week things got worse. Offenders destroyed a 200-meter fence and forced their way into the temple before smashing light fixtures on Monday, April 19. They damaged property worth more…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com There is a startling parallelism between today’s physics and the world vision of Eastern mysticism. The increasing contribution of Eastern scientists from India, China and Japan, among others, reinforces this conjunction. Physical science has now become planetary and draws into its fold an increasing number of non-Easterners who find in its new vision of the universe many elements…
Source: www.ddinews.gov.in UNITED STATES, April 28, 2010: The Ramayana has been transcending generations and geographical boundaries and now people in the U.S. and Singapore have a chance to know more about the epic popular for its allegorical and engaging storyline. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is organising the “Epic India: Scenes from the Ramayana” exhibition from 31st…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk SIRPUR, CHHATTISGARH, INDIA, May 1, 2010: The small, sleepy village of Sirpur in the site of a magnificent 7-th century Hindu temple-monastery complex, later also used by Buddhists. Indian authorities want to get it declared a Unesco world heritage site. For a beautiful slideshow from the BBC, click on the source above.
Source: www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, U.S., April 23, 2010: Inner peace is expensive in some circles. The flattering Groove pants by Lululemon, the yoga-apparel brand, cost $108. Manduka yoga mats, favored for their slip resistance and thickness, can reach $100 for a limited-edition version. Drop-in classes at yoga studios in New York are edging beyond $20 a session, and the high-end…
Source: www.guardian.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, April 19, 2010: In the last week of November 1914, a gang of surveyors, builders and boy scouts descended on the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, a monument to royal seaside frivolity with its domes, spires and writhing Chinese dragons. Just six days later, the pavilion was transformed into a 700 bed hospital to provide for Hindu,…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. British writer George Orwell (1903-1950), expressing his opinion of modern competitive sports
Source: www.appolicious.com UNITED STATES, April 11, 2010: Regis Chapman, a Classical Yoga teacher and technology maven, wanted to do a comprehensive review of Yoga iPhone apps to weed out the best from the rest and hopefully give yogis some insight into the differing types of iPhone apps available. The winner for the hatha yoga training category was Hatha Yoga: your…
Source: beta.thehindu.com LONDON, U.K., April 24, 2010: Scientists from the University of Reading have helped to explain why heavy snowfall over the Himalayas in winter and spring can lead to drought over India, especially in the early part of the summer monsoon – an issue that has defied experts for years. A university release said that as far back as…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com In my opinion the Sanskrit text Satyam bruyat priyam bruyat, Na bruyat satyamapriyam means that one should speak the truth in gentle language. One had better not speak it if one cannot do so in a gentle way, meaning thereby that there is no truth in a man who cannot control his tongue. Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)