Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Sugar is sweet at all times, even in the dark. So remains devotion for the devout, in times of comfort or discomfort, praises or insults, darkness or enlightenment. His Divine Holiness Pramukhswami Maharaj, spiritual head of Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com This body is a world, a universe just like the one outside, and that is why great beings all say to look there, inside. If you look outside of yourself, you won’t find anything. But what is it that has its eternal source in God? Certainly not the body. The scriptures talk of the angustha purusha (thumb-sized body)…
Source: jaibihar.com DEOGHAR/PATNA, INDIA, December 6, 2009: Swami Satyananda Saraswati, the founder of the world famous Bihar School of Yoga (Munger), took Mahasamadhi on Saturday at Rikhia Dham in Deoghar. According to the tradition for Paramahansas, ashodashi puja (sixteen day ritual) will be observed at Rikhiapeeth for Paramahansaji which will culminate in the final puja on December 22. Swami Satyananda…
Source: Press Release MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, December 9, 2009: Vishwaguru Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda was invited to give a keynote address at the Parliament of World Religions in Melbourne, Australia. Swamiji led Mantras and spoke to the Hindu Convocation of Spiritual Leaders, a gathering of most eminent Swamis and Hindu scholars from all over the world. Swami Maheshwarananda said: “If we…
Source: www.indcatholicnews.com LONDON, ENGLAND, November 23, 2009: (HPI note: Our December 12 report on the visit of the Catholic Archbishop to Naesden Hindu temple from a conservative blog of the Telegraph paper in UK failed to convey the noncontroversial nature of this much appreciated outreach and meeting of two great religious traditions. Following is a more balanced report from the…
Source: www.nytimes.com USA, December 13, 2009: The cremation rate has been on a brisk rise in the United States, in part because cremation is cheaper than burial and saves land. But powering a crematorium requires an enormous amount of gas and also sends carbon dioxide and other pollutants skyward. Enter resomation, an alternative to cremation for the eco-conscious cadaver. Resomation…
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Source: www.asiantribune.com WASHINGTON, D.C., December 08, 2009: December: The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee report, a bipartisan endeavor, on Sri Lanka released December 07 was a thorough review of the failed U.S. policies and approach toward Sri Lanka in recent years and recommends that the U.S. needs to adopt a fresh approach to this South Asian nation declaring “the…
Source: www.telegraphindia.com CHENNAI, INDIA, December 10, 2009: Authorities of the 400-year-old Madurai Meenakshi temple are considering banning coconuts as they fear the fruit can be used by terrorists to smuggle in explosives. Coconuts are a common offering to the gods across temples, more so in those of Tamil Nadu. The Madurai temple had taken the first step in keeping out…
Source: www.thehindubusinessline.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 2, 2009: The humble incense stick has been declared a handicraft product under the new duty drawback rates. With the manufacturers’ long standing demand being met, a surge in sales is expected. Agarbathi, as it is called, has been brought under the jurisdiction of the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) from CHEMEXCIL. The…