www.bbc.co.uk LONDON, UK, May 27, 2009: The BBC’s Indian Election Express has stopped in Bhubaneswar in the state of Orissa – and visited the city’s historic Lingaraj temple. The temple complex was built in the 11th Century and consists of over 150 smaller shrines around the main, 55-metre-high temple. The temple is dedicated to the god Shiva, but almost all…
www.hinducurrents.com USA, April 16, 2009: [This is an opinion piece by Sachi published on Hindu American Foundation’s “Hindu Currents.”] A Wall Street Journal article published April 10, 2009, “The Freedom to Choose a New Faith,” link here, describes the persecution faced under oppressive governments by people wishing to convert to a religious faith of their choice. But the article betrays…
HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, May 27, 2009: Hinduism Today is researching the Hindu game of Moksha Patamu, which came to the West as “Snakes and Ladders.” It was a game to teach children moral values (faith, reliability, generosity, etc., each of which provided a “ladder” to lift the player closer to the game’s goal, moksha or liberation from rebirth) and the…
HPI KAUAI, HAWAII, May 27, 2009: [HPI note: An HPI reader, Ashok Chowgule, took a close look at the Dalit Solidarity Network mentioned in an article of yesterday’s edition of HPI. He made the following comments:] The Dalit Solidarity Network is one of the many missionary front that operates in non-Christian names, organizations which are also politically influential in the…
www.hinduismtoday.com Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose. Eknath Easwaran
fijidailypost.com NADI, FIJI, May 27, 2009: Nadi is fast becoming the spiritual hub for Hindus in Fiji following the construction of a second magnificent temple in the district. The one million dollar Gayatri Shaktipith Temple built by the Gayatri Pariwar of Nadi is all set to open its doors for devotees and visitors with a colourful three day inauguration ceremony…
www.himalayanacademy.com KAUAI, HI, USA, May 27, 2009: Hinduism Today magazine’s celebrated “Ten Questions” educational supplement is now available in Tamil. It addresses in clear and thoughtful terms the questions that Hindus are asked the most by strangers, friends or even one’s own children. And, sometimes, these are questions we may ask ourselves. Hinduism, in all its glorious complexity, may have…
www.himalayanacademy.com KAUAI, HI, USA, May 27, 2009: Hinduism Today’s insight on Parenting with Love has been translated to French. It teaches how to raise children with a positive self-concept, to be confident and disciplined individuals, bypassing corporal punishment and its pernicious effects on a child’s future psyche. You can download the French version at Source above or read the English…
www.idsn.org May 27, 2009: The very informative Annual Report of the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) has recently been released at source above. The report contains chapters on the results of IDSN’s work to make e.g. the United Nations, the European Union and the Private Sector act stronger on the issue of caste discrimination worldwide. It also gives an overview…
hamaraphotos.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, May 10, 2009: A finger bone believed to belong to the founder of Buddhism was enshrined earlier this month in a 148-meter-high stupa, the world’s highest, in the ancient Famen Temple in northwest China’s Shaanxi province. The bone, concealed in a golden pagoda-shaped container, was carried past a crowd of 20,000 by senior monks and was…