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Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Spirituality is neither the privilege of the poor nor the luxury of the rich. It is the choice of the wise man.    Swami Chinmayananda

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com You may turn your bones to fuel, your flesh to meat, letting them roast and sizzle in the gold-red blaze of severe austerities. But unless your heart melts in love’s sweet ecstasy, you never can possess my Lord Siva, my treasure-trove.    Tirumantiram Verse 272

Source: www.nytimes.com [HPI note: Hinduism Today cannot overemphasize the importance of this article’s subject. Summarized below is the most comprehensive summary of what lies ahead of America’s young minds today and the forces that will help shape this country’s future. We highly recommend reading the original, not just for parents, but for citizens of any faith (including Christianity) who believe…

Source: www.sfgate.com SAN FRANCISCO, USA, February 10, 2010: The San Francisco Chronicle published a beautiful 13-photo slideshow of the Maha Kumbha Mela that is happening in Haridwar, India. It focuses on the Mela’s sadhus. You can see it at the source above.

Source: blog.baliwww.com (HPI notes: Sivaratri was celebrated in Bali on January 14th, 2010, but it will be celebrated in most places tomorrow. For more information, see the two articles below.) BALI, January 14, 2010: Tonight, on the seventh month’s fourteenth day of waxing moon, Balinese celebrate Sivaratri or the Night of Siva. Balinese believes that on this day, God Siva…

Source: HPI KAPAA, HI, USA, February 10, 2010: The monks at the headquarters of Hinduism Today magazine have been contacting specialists on Hindu scripture and tradition to clarify the date when Mahasivaratri is celebrated. Apart from regional variations, such as is the case in Bali, there are two basic ways to calculate Sivaratri, according to the lunar month or solar…

Source: www.contracostatimes.com CHINO HILLS, CALIFORNIA, February 5, 2010: A Hindu community here is closer to completing its religious center, but still has to overcome a city height restriction for the towers it wants to build as part of the temple. The BAPS — Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanastha — Hindu community of Chino Hills wants to begin construction on…

Source: srilankawatch.com SRI LANKA, February, 2010: Local Hindus and Hindu cultural organizations are shocked and surprised over plans to demolish around 27 Hindu temples and ancient cultural monuments due to a road expansion program from Jaffna-Kankesanthurai. Opposing voices against the destruction point out that cultural symbols of Tamils should not be demolished under the guise of development process. The All…

Source: thestar.com.my MALAYSIA, February 8, 2010: The Malaysian Hindu Sangam has declared war on the alcoholism that is afflicting the younger generation, reported Tamil Nesan. Its Youth leader Arun Doraisamy said under-aged drinking should be an offense punishable by two days in the lock-up. Speaking at the forum Alcohol Laws in Malaysia 2010: National Review of Alcohol Laws, Policies and…

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man, and character is the test of that manifestation.    Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)