Source: HPI [SPECIAL HPI ANNOUNCEMENT] MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, December 8, 2009: Melbourne’s Parliament of the World’s Religions is proving to be the most influential of modern times, and the widest ever. Hindus have shown unity and extraordinary leadership releasing today the Hindu Declaration on Climate Change, marking a definitive stance of Hinduism as a religion that is aware of humankind’s role…
Source: HPI NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 5, 2009 (by Rajiv Malik): “I am so happy that such an institution has arisen in the name of Swami Vivekananda for the sake of inter religious cooperation and unity, and for portraying the values of Sanatana Dharma on a global level.” These views were expressed by Revered Mata Amritanandamayi, while delivering her benedictory…
Source: www.smh.com.au MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, December 7, 2009: The Parliament of the World’s Religions is sending a 60-meter-long scroll inscribed with thousands of messages of support and hope to Copenhagen. In it, visitors, monks, priests and people from all walks of life write about their hopes –and fears– for Earth’s future. Today, 192 nations begin the UN climate conference in Copenhagen,…
Source: www.hafsite.org WASHINGTON, DC, November 27, 2009: The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) described the mass slaughter of animals at the Gadhimai Temple in Nepal, which began on November 24, 2009, as grotesque and nearly unrecognizable in the practice of mainstream Hinduism today. While “yagna,” the ritual of sacrifice in which oblations are offered to the Divine Agni (fire), is acknowledged…
Source: lite.epaper.timesofindia.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 4, 2009: Taking grandmas home remedies to a grander level, ayurvedic cooking – all about the right mix of spices and foods is the new buzz in the kitchen. Cooking the ayurveda way is sheer chemistry: Food properties, what type goes with which spice, how to snap the time, temperature and mix right and…
Source: www.chicagotribune.com CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, November 29, 2009: Newer research from the University of Wisconsin shows a meditation habit can strengthen the body’s immune function, plus increase brain performance in the form of electrical activity. It validates the mind-body dynamic of meditation. To gauge immune function, the researchers measured antibodies in the blood that fight flu and other infections. Volunteer subjects…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Devotion must not be like the flood of the rainy season in which all get washed away. Devotion should be like the river that retains water even in the hottest season. Saint Kabir (1440-1518)
Source: www.voxy.co.nz WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, December 5, 2009: The Hindu Council of New Zealand (HCNZ) will organize the Wellington Regional Hindu Conference on Saturday, February 27, 2010, in Lower Hutt, Wellington. The theme of the conference is “Community Development – A Hindu Perspective”. HCNZ believes in the ideal of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (the world is one big family). Hindu New Zealanders…
Source: www.nytimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 30, 2009: When 7-year-old Shiva Ayyadurai left Mumbai with his family nearly 40 years ago, he promised himself he would return toIndia someday to help his country. In June, Mr. Ayyadurai, now 45, moved from Boston to New Delhi hoping to make good on that promise. An entrepreneur and lecturer at theMassachusetts Institute of…
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, November 30, 2009: BBC Radio 4 is reviewing its programming in an attempt to increase its appeal to ethnic minorities following criticism that it is ‘too white’. Managers at the station are preparing to introduce a range of measures to address the lack of black and Asian listeners. These include commissioning more material with a distinctly…