Source: newsblaze.com UNITED STATES, August 16, 2009: “As I don my body armor, grab my weapon, and prepare to lead my platoon of 32 soldiers into Afghanistan, I hesitate. I turn to the portrait of Krishna in my office and demand of him, ‘What is the worth of this fight? Is it worth our limbs, our lives, or the heartbreak…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com HOUSTON, TEXAS, August 21, 2009: Preceding Satguru Bodinatha Veylanswami’s arrival in Houston in late August of 2009, Kalyani Giri, cultural/community news journalist for Indo-American News, prepared an interview with the publisher of Hinduism Today. Kalyani asked Hindu youth, ages 8-22 (including her 17-year-old daughter Anushka) in this city’s Hindu American community to voice their everyday concerns, which she…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, August 12, 2009: Women who are optimistic have a lower risk of heart disease and death, an American study shows. The latest study by U.S. investigators mirrors the findings of earlier work by a Dutch team showing optimism reduces heart risk in men. The research on nearly 100,000 women, published in the journal Circulation, found pessimists…
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
Source: www.expressbuzz.com CHENNAI, INDIA, August 19, 2009: Dikshithars are also owners of the Nataraja temple in Chidambaram — and Lord Shiva is one of the Dikshithars, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy stated in written arguments submitted before a division bench on Tuesday. “This is part of the religious beliefs protected under Article 25 of the Constitution and the same could…
Source: www.hindustantimes.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, August 16, 2009: Nepal’s hallowed Pashupatinath temple, one of the holiest Hindu shrines and a Unesco world heritage site, is once again the center of controversy. When the Maoist government was in power, it appointed Bishnu Dahal, a Nepali, to serve as chief priest, contrary to the time-honored tradition of employing only Indian priests from the…
Source: www.nationaldailyngr.com NIGERIA, May 21, 2009: For four years, the Indian Community in Nigeria has been providing free eye care to the public–not only examinations, but prescription glasses and even surgery. During the three-day “Save the Sight, Spread the Light Free Eye Screening and Operation Camp” starting onFebruary 18, a team of eye specialists from India screened over 5,000 Nigerians…
Source: news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, August 12, 2009: A new study suggests that people from different cultures read facial expressions differently. In the research carried out by a team from Glasgow University, East Asian observers found it more difficult to distinguish some facial expressions. The work published in Current Biology journal challenges the idea facial expressions are universally understood. The researchers…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Seek the Infinite, for that alone is Joy unlimited, imperishable, unfailing, self-sustaining, unconditioned, timeless. When you have this joy, human life becomes a paradise; the light, the grace, the power, the perfections of that which is highest in your inner consciousness, appear in your everyday life. Swami Omkarananda
Source: www.hindustantimes.com KATHMANDU, NEPAL, August 16, 2009: Nepal’s hallowed Pashupatinath temple, one of the holiest Hindu shrines and a Unesco world heritage site, is once again the center of controversy. When the Maoist government was in power, it appointed Bishnu Dahal, a Nepali, to serve as chief priest, contrary to the time-honored tradition of employing only Indian priests from the…