Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The older I get, the more Hindu I become. V.S. Naipaul, expatriate Trinidadian novelist.
Happiness Study: Reflect On What Went Well
Source: www.guardian.co.uk UK, August 12, 2009: A public experiment involving 26,000 participants has concluded that smiling, counting your blessings and reliving happy memories is the most effective technique, of those studied, to make yourself happier. Thinking of something positive that happened the day before–even just a great cup of coffee–was by far the most effective way for people to cheer…
Priest, Hit By Poverty, Is Arrested After Pawning Temple Jewels
Source: www.hindustantimes.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, August 22, 2009: Police have arrested AP Venkatramana Deekshithulu, the head priest of the Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple, charging him with theft, cheating, and criminal breach of trust, after the priest disclosed on Friday that he had pawned ten pieces of the Deity’s gold and diamond jewelry in order to repay loans incurred in the marriage…
Social Forestry Launching Initiative to Protect Shami Tree
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com PUNE, INDIA, August 24, 2009: The leaves of the Khejadi (Prosopis cinerari) tree, known as shami tree in Marathi, are offered in abundance to Lord Ganesha–but this revered species is on the verge of extinction. During this Ganapati festival, the directorate of Social Forestry has attempted to rekindle the spirit of the martyrs who laid down their lives…
Workplace Yoga And Meditation Can Lower Feelings Of Stress
Source: www.hinduonnet.com COLUMBUS, OHIO, August 6, 2009:Twenty minutes per day of guided workplace meditation and yoga combined with six weekly group sessions can lower feelings of stress by more than 10 percent and improve sleep quality in sedentary office employees, a pilot study suggests. According to a press release issued by EurekAlert, the study offered participants a modified version of…
Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com If the chimney is full of smoke, how can the light be seen? If the mind is full of dirt, how can the soul shine? Yogaswami of Jaffna (1872-1964)
A Challenge To Chidambaram Temple’s Takeover
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…
Hinduism Today October/November/Issue Released!
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, August 25, 2009: When you open the newest issue of Hinduism Today, get ready for some seriously good reading. Those editors in Hawaii have teamed up to create yet another how-do-they-keep-this-up magazine, full of savvy reporting, lucid writing and wowy photographs. Two features provide the main course: The first is our Hindu history lesson. Our academic…
Nepali Women Fast for Shiva
Source: www.asianews.it KATHMANDU, NEPAL, August 24, 2009: From August 22 to 24 thousands of women from all walks of society celebrated the annual festival of Teej, fasting from dawn until dusk and remaining in prayer for three days, either in the temple or at home, imploring God Shiva to grant the men of their family health and fortune. The practice…
“Get Out of My Marriage!”
Source: newsweek.washingtonpost.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 2009 (By Aseem Shukla): What is marriage? Is it a sacred rite or a civil right? What role, if any, should religious institutions, traditions or beliefs have in the legal act of marriage? A Hindu marriage is a most sacred ceremony. Loud, colorful, celebratory, it is consecrated in front of God — any or…