Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket. Swami Chinmayananda
Over 100 Hindu Religious Heads Meet at the Dharma Acharya Sabha
Source: www.hindujagruti.org HYDERABAD, INDIA, January 10, 2010: The Dharma Acharya Sabha’s fourth meeting took place in Hydrabad. When announcing the 2010 meeting date, the organizer of Acharya Sabha, H.H. Swami Dayanand Saraswathi, said “Religious heads recognize that Hindu religion is sacred and ancient. But we still have a long way to go in getting our rights back as a majority…
Thousands of Devotees Expected for “Cavadee” Festival
Source: www.clicanoo.com REUNION ISLAND, January 25, 2010: The ten-day celebration of the festival called Tai Poussam Cavadee (commonly spelled as Thai Pusam Kavadi in English, a celebration of God Murugan) has begun at the Hindu temples in Saint-Andre and Saint-Louis on Reunion Island, located 120 mile southwest of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Cavadee is celebrated each year by the…
Stop Eating Meat and Save the Planet
Source: www.nytimes.com BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, January 25, 2010: Delegates arriving at the gates of the climate conference in Copenhagen last month were met by women in furry animal suits holding placards showing pictures of lambs, cows and pigs and warning, “Don’t Eat Me.” These activists say that one of her principal goals is to fight environmental disasters, and her representatives in…
Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com If even a single one of the senses is uncontrolled, all knowledge leaves a person just as water drains from a leaking water vessel. Manu Samhita, Verse II.99
Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com It is very important to give light and love to everyone, because everyone needs affection. Let light, love and peace live today and always in our hearts. Let these words not just be words pouring out of our lips. Let light invade your whole being so that everyone may be able to love. Mataji Indra Devi
Pandits Re-open Temple in Srinagar After 21 Years
Source: epaper.kashmirtimes.com SRINAGAR, INDIA, Junuary 21 2010: After 21 years, the occasion of historical temple at Kralkhud in the heart of Srinagar city was re-opened. In early 1990s, most of the temples were closed as Pandits migrated from the valley. On the day of holy “month of Maagh” the re-opening of the temple was attended by a large number of…
Ganga Water, A Commodity
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com INDIA, January 17 2010: With an expected price of US$1 per bottle, the negotiation of Ganga water is underway. In place of buying the ubiquitous white plastic cans of 5 liters and filling it with Gangajal yourself, expect to buy branded cans of the holy water. Until now, a couple of offers from private companies are pending with…
Featured Temple: Thiruketheeswaram, Sri Lanka
Source: www.asiantribune.com COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: January 15, 2009: Thirukethieswaram, an ancient temple in Manthottarmam, in Mannar District,is about seven miles north of the Mannar Town. According to legend, it was at this ancient temple that Kethu Bhagavan worshipped Lord Easwaram (Shiva). Hence the shrine acquired the name of Thiruthieswaram. Iravana’s father-in-law Mayan built the temple at Thirukethieswaram north of Mannar.…
Yoga Courses Reduce Jail Time
Source: news.bbc.co.uk MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA, January 22, 2010: For every three months spent practicing yoga postures, balance and breathing exercises, the prisoners in the state of Madhya Pradesh can cut their jail time by 15 days. Authorities say the lessons help to improve the prisoners’ self-control and reduces their aggression. Some 4,000 inmates across the state are benefiting from the…