Source: www.chron.com UNITED STATES, December 18, 2009: In James Cameron’s new film, Avatar, the Titanic director creates a world where humans take on the form of what the characters call avatars to exist on a planet called Pandora. Humans control the avatars through technology, but some use their powerful avatar bodies for evil as they try to ruin the resources…
Source: www.theage.com.au [HPI note: HPI will, periodically, feature a temple around the world that exemplifies Hinduism’s vibrant diaspora.] MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, May 8, 2004: The Shri Shiva Vishnu Hindu Temple is located in the suburb of Carrum Downs, 21 miles from Melbourne’s central business district. This temple is the largest Hindu temple in Victoria. Worship at the temple is centered around…
Source: www.sundayobserver.lk SRI LANKA, December 12, 2009: The Government of Sri Lanka has announced plans to rebuild areas devastated by the civil war, including temples. Mr. Kailasapillai, who is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Thiruketheeswaran Kovil in Mannar, sought the assistance of the Government to arrange for sculptors from India to come down and complete the…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com You are your own friend and your own enemy. Yogaswami of Jaffna (1872-1964)
Source: www.dnaindia.com YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA, December 18, 2009: Construction workers have found old structures, believed to be part of a 9th and 10th century temple, in Yogyakarta in Indonesia, with a specific architectural style and relief ornaments on its sides resembling those found at other significant historic Hindu and Buddhist temples. According to a report in the Jakarta Post, the workers,…
Source: www.littleabout.com THAILAND, December 19, 2009: Thailand has launched postage stamps of Hindu gods. The reported stamps include Ganesa, Brahma, Narayana, and Siva. Produced by Thailand Post and printed in France, these multi-color stamps were designed by Veena Chantanatat. Hindu symbols are also used, such as a decorated conch-shell and the mystical syllable Om.
Source: www.nytimes.com PONDICHERRY, INDIA, December 5, 2009: India is a complicated country in a complex part of the world — buffeted by internal insurgencies, surrounded by hostile neighbors, marginalized until recently as underdeveloped. In the last decade, four of India’s neighbors (Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka) have dealt with rebellions that, to varying degrees, have filtered into India. Since independence…
Source:¬†http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-12-10-1Amixingbeliefs10_CV_N.htm UNITED STATES, December 10, 2009: Elements of Eastern faiths and New Age thinking have been widely adopted by 65% of U.S. adults, including many who call themselves Protestants and Catholics, according to a survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life released Wednesday. According to the survey, syncretism — mashing up contradictory beliefs — appears on the…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Whether Hindu or Muslim or Christian, whoever tries to convert, it’s wrong, not good. Dalai Lama, speaking at the Kumbha Mela
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