Source: in.christiantoday.com ORISSA, INDIA, October 12, 2009: Stating that it is erroneous to accuse Hindus for the 2008 Orissa violence, a local Christian group criticized a letter written by 21 lawmakers from U.S. to Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.The letter of 21 U.S. senators led by Mr. Trent Franks had condemned attacks on religious minorities and expressed concern over “Hindu…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com You are your own friend; you are your own enemy. Yogaswami of Jaffna (1872-1964)
Source: news.bbc.co.uk VEDARANYAM, TAMIL NADU, October 15, 2009: Police in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have shot in the air to disperse a stone-throwing crowd protesting against Dalits entering a Hindu temple. The Dalits, described as low caste Hindu untouchables, tried to enter several temples as part of their campaign in protest at the practice. The latest incident took…
Source: www.boiseweekly.com BOISE, IDAHO, October 5, 2009: Bhutanese refugees in different corners of the United States of America celebrated one of their greatest festivals, Dashain, last week, with great happiness and rejoicing. Bhuwani Koirala, a Hindu priest in Boise said in Nepali, ” I was worried about conserving my religion, rituals and practices in America. While in Nepal, I used…
Source: www.tennessean.com BELLEVUE, TENNESSEE, October 9, 2009: A group of eight Vanderbilt students visited the Sri Ganesha Temple in Bellevue temple recently, to pray and to take part in a discussion on reincarnation. The visit was organized by Vandy Karma, one of the university’s newest student groups. It’s part of a national trend among second-generation Hindu students who meet for…
Source: www.piolatorre.it PALERMO, ITALY, April 29, 2009: As the doors of a crumbling gate open before you, past a steep ramp and gray concrete wall, a colorful and precious pantheon of Deities unfolds. Welcome to the Hindu temple in Palermo. The place of prayer for the Tamil Mauritian community hides in the former basement of an underground parking garage on…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Never do anything which you would not wish to do during the last hour of your life. Dada J.P. Vaswani
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com To define God is to defile God. Swami Chinmayananda
Source: www.parliamentofreligions.org MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, October 14, 2009: The 2009 Parliament of World Religions will take place in Melbourne, Australia, from December 4 to December 9, 2009. First held in Chicago in 1893, the Parliament of the World’s Religions brings together the world’s religious and spiritual communities, their leaders and their followers to a gathering where peace, diversity and sustainability are…
Source: week.manoramaonline.com LONDON, UK, October 14, 2009: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today extended hearty Diwali greetings on the occasion of celebrations of the festival of lights in the House of Commons, attended by leading politicians. “I am delighted that Diwali Celebrations will once again take place within the House of Commons. The Festival of Lights is a wonderful example…