Source: www.WisdomCommons.org USA, June 27, 2009: A new interactive website, WisdomCommons.org, provides opportunities to build bridges and reach the wisdom of many traditions. To members of Abrahamic and Humanist communities, it might offer bits of Hindu wisdom that are relevant to their own concerns and values. The Wisdom Commons is a non-profit effort that seeks to elevate our shared moral…
Source: HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, June 27, 2009: Hinduism Today is seeking professionally photographs of bharata natyam dancers for use in a short article in our coming issue describing the dance. The photo we are looking for is of a well trained young dancer, teens, in a recognizable classic pose. It needs to be taken by a professional photographer in a…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Religion and religion alone is the life of India, and when that goes, India will die, in spite of politics, in spite of social reforms, in spite of Kubera’s wealth poured upon the head of every one of her children. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Source: HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, June 27, 2009: Hinduism Today is seeking professionally photographs of bharata natyam dancers for use in a short article in our coming issue describing the dance. The photo we are looking for is of a well trained young dancer, teens, in a recognizable classic pose. It needs to be taken by a professional photographer in a…
Source: www.indopia.in ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, June 19, 2009: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani took measures today to ensure the protection of Hinglaj Mata temple, a shrine of the minority Hindu community. Gilani directed the water and power ministry to carry out a fresh survey of the Hingol Dam site at Lasbela in Balochistan to ensure the protection of the nearby…
Source: himalayanacademy.com KAUAI, HI, USA, June 26, 2009: Tirumala’s Lord Venkateshwara Temple has recently announce plans to golf-plate much of its most sacred areas. It is a project of gigantic proportions, using 300kg of gold. But it is possible to make your temple look golden with much less than that–actually, at an affordable price. Kadavul temple, on the island of…
Source: mailto:HASevaUSA@gmail.com UNITED STATES, June 22, 2009: The White House, in conjunction with the Corporation for National and Community Service, is launching the United We Serve campaign, urging Americans to make community service a national priority this summer. From June 22 to September 11, Americans from coast to coast are being asked to address community needs in education, health, energy…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com Not yet settled in a permanent home, the soul takes temporary shelter in a body. Tirukural, Verse 340
Source: himalayanacademy.com KAUAI, HI, USA, June 26, 2009: Tirumala’s Lord Venkateshwara Temple has recently announce plans to golf-plate much of its most sacred areas. It is a project of gigantic proportions, using 300kg of gold. But it is possible to make your temple look golden with much less than that–actually, at an affordable price. Kadavul temple, on the island of…
Source: www.hinduonnet.com DINDIGUL, TAMIL NADU, INDIA, June 22, 2009: A glass bead-making unit and an Iron Age graveyard, both about 2,500 years old, have been unearthed during the ongoing excavation in and around Porunthal, Tamil Nadu, an archaeology expert said. The excavation made at Paasi Medu (bead mound) venue, a site spread over 13.5 acres on the ancient East-West Trade…