Daily Inspiration
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The smallest good deed is better than the greatest intention.
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…
50-Mile Long Ganesha Chathurthi Convoy Sets Record In Malaysia
Source: story.malaysiasun.com KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, August 24, 2009: Malaysia’s longest convoy of 213 trucks participated in Vinayagar Chathurthi celebrations on Sunday, marking the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The 50 mile long convoy, which included an elephant to signify the God, achieved a new feat in the Malaysia Book of Records. Hundreds of devotees walked beside the trucks, which had been…
Elephants Worship Lord Ganesha In Mudumalai
Source: www.newkerala.com MUDUMALAI, KARNATAKA, INDIA, August 24, 2009: A group of elephants on Monday was brought to offer their respects to Lord Ganesha at a temple in Mudumalai on the occasion of the ongoing 10-day Ganesha festival. The unique annual ceremony has been conducted by elephants in Mudumalai Tiger sanctuary for last 25 years. On this special day, more than…
Sri Lanka Frees Priests From Camps
Source: www.google.com COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, August 27, 2009: Sri Lanka on Wednesday freed nearly 600 Hindu and Catholic priests who were held in internment camps with ethnic Tamils displaced by fighting between troops and separatist rebels, officials said. The clergy were allowed to leave the camps in the northern district of Vavuniya, where 300,000 inmates are detained under tight security…
For Happiness, Reflect On What Went Well Just Now
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…