The Ganesha Artist

Source: www.merinews.com INDIA, June 23, 2009: Rajan Ramakrishnan started drawing on school black boards at the age of five. Plenty of sketches that he drew during school and college days were just given away to his friends. After graduation in Maths from Vivekananda College in Chennai, one day he drew a Ganesha. His friends got interested and nudged him on…

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“How to Live with God,” A Book on Sri Ramakrishna

Source: www.vedantastl.org USA, July 11, 2009: Sri Ramakrishna is one of the giants of modern Hinduism. His brilliant and eloquent disciple Vivekanda might be more famous in the West, but the pupil himself spared to praise for his guru. For over thirty years Swami Chetanananda has researched the details of the life of Sri Ramakrishna. In a new book, reminiscences…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com In the whole world there is no study so beneficial and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. It has been the solace of my life–it will be the solace of my death.    Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German philosopher and writer.

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A Gorgeous Video of Hinduism Today’s Latest Issue

Source: www.youtube.com KAUAI, HI, USA, 2009: The colors and beauty of Hinduism come to life in a video summary prepared by our editorial team, highlighting the features of Hinduism Today’s July/August/September issue. In this special temple issue, you can know about “Our Three Kinds of Temples” as explained by Publisher Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami. Take a peek into our Educational Insight…

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Hindu Spiritual Caregivers In the Netherlands Are Now Official

Source: www.refdag.nl SCHEVENINGEN, NETHERLANDS, June 23, 2009: Hindu spiritual care providers will now be officially commissioned by the government to work in prisons. The Hindu Council has been made responsible for assigning Hindu spiritual caregivers to criminal mental facilities, youth custodial institutions and illegal immigrant detention centers. Five pandits are already providing mental health care to prisoners on a freelance…

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Lord Shiva, In the Minds and on the Chests of Indian Youth

Source: epaper.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 28, 2009: Depictions of God Shiva are a pop sensation for an increasing number of youngsters today in India, adorning their tees and the walls of their rooms, and inspiring local musicians. It’s fueling the business of a chain of small shops in Delhi’s Paharganj area. Here you’ll get everything from posters to t-shirts…

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Muslims, Sikhs And Jain Leaders Urge Government Against Legalizing Gay Sex

Source: www.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 9, 2009: Maintaining that homosexuality is against nature and the “will of god”, religious leaders on Thursday urged the government to take their views into consideration before taking any decision on the court judgement de-criminalising gay sex. “We urge the union and Delhi governments to keep in mind the views of various religious committees…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The whole path is a total surrendering. All four sects of Hinduism meet in surrender, prapatti, to the Divine.    Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)

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Melting Himalayan Glaciers To Trigger Massive Migration

Source: www.zeenews.com LONDON, ENGLAND, June 10, 2009: A report released Wednesday claims the melting of the glaciers, also known as ‘Water Towers of Asia’ will bring perils to poor section of the populations dependent on the river systems in India, China, Pakistan and other Asian countries by the year 2050. Titled ‘In Search of Shelter: Mapping the Effects of Climate…

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Daily Inspiration

Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Life is a boomerang. It brings you back what you send out. It is a child, not an old person, who makes progress in life. If you really want to become a child, then you have to feel that there is always something to learn and that God is there to teach you.    Sri Chinmoy, spiritual leader, author,…

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