Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Prayer is not asking, it is yearning of the soul for communion with God. Swami Sivananda (1887-1963)
Hindu Ashram A First For Omaha
Source: www.omaha.com OMAHA, NEBRASKA, February 21, 2010: An orthodox Hindu ashram opened Saturday in Omaha. Frank Morales, 46, its spiritual director, described it as the first of its kind in the area. The Center for Dharma Studies, 13917 P St., will offer classes on topics such as yoga, Hindu scripture and spirituality, Morales said. The ashram is designed to be…
The Underestimated Power of Physical Communication
Source: www.nytimes.com UNITED STATES, February 22, 2010: Psychologists have long studied the grunts and winks of nonverbal communication, the vocal tones and facial expressions that carry emotion. A warm tone of voice, a hostile stare — both have the same meaning in Terre Haute or Timbuktu, and are among dozens of signals that form a universal human vocabulary. But in…
Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com “I think it would be a good idea.” Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) when asked what he thought of Western civilization
Ancient Hindu Temples Unearthed in Perfect Condition in Indonesia
Source: www.nytimes.com YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA, February 24, 2010: ILast August when the private Islamic University of Indonesia decided to build a library next to the mosque. In the two decades the university had occupied its 79-acre campus outside Yogyakarta, no temple had ever been found. But chances were high that they were around. By Dec. 11, a construction crew had already…
Ramayana Casts Its Ancient Spell In Singapore
Source: www.nytimes.com SINGAPORE, February 3, 2010: The Ramayana has been one of the great epic poems of Indian culture for centuries. It has also captured the imagination of many other cultures beyond its origins in India. In Southeast Asia, scenes from the Ramayana can be found in places ranging from Prambanan, a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Yogyakarta in central…
Declare Nepal A Hindu State, Students Tell Government
Source: www.thehimalayantimes.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, February 21, 2010: The Free Students’ Union (FSU), Balmiki Campus, today demanded that Nepal be declared a Hindu state. Issuing a press statement, FSU demanded that ancient religions, norms and values of the Nepali society be preserved. “We’ll not be able to accept secular state,” the statement said, adding that the culture of the country is…
India Supreme Court Directive On Religious Structures
Source: www.expressbuzz.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 17, 2010: The Supreme Court has directed all the State Governments and Union Territories to come out with a clear policy with regard to the demolition or regularization or relocation of religious structures in public places, public parks, play grounds, roads, etc within six weeks. A Bench comprising Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice K.…
Yamuna Today Is What Thames Was 150 Years Ago
Source: www.dailypioneer.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 17, 2010: The river Yamuna, having been declared dead with its water all poisonous from 22 drains from all over Delhi feeding 800 million gallons of sewage into it per day, can kill a healthy human being. It’s the rapid industrialization that is helping the inevitable pollute to the river, pointed out Robert Oates,…
Protecting India’s Folk Lore and Traditions
Source: www.expressbuzz.com INDIA, February 16, 2010: In 1997 M.D. Muthukumaraswamy, along with 15 others including Komal Kothari, the then Director of Rajasthan Institute of Folklore started the National Folklore Support Centre (NFSC), when they observed that the country lacked a national level organization for folklore. “We knew everything about European folklore and arts but had no knowledge about our own…