www.hinduismtoday.com The finest emotion of which we are capable is the mystic emotion. Herein lies the germ of all art and all true science. Anyone to whom this feeling is alien, who is no longer capable of wonderment and lives in a state of fear is a dead man. To know that what is impenetrable for us really exists and…
www.nzherald.co.nz NEW ZEALAND, May 23, 2009: The number of Indian women reporting dowry abuse has nearly doubled in the past year in new Zealand. The Shakti foundation, which runs four women’s refuges, says an increasing number of callers to its crisis line are from women of Indian origin – and two of every three reports made by these women involved…
www.washingtonpost.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, May 16, 2009: America’s Public Broadcast System stations may finally begin enforcing one of public television’s basic commandments: Thou shalt not broadcast religious programming. For decades, a few public stations have broadcast local church services and other faith-oriented programs despite the prohibition. Next month the Public Broadcasting Service’s board will decide whether to strip the PBS…
www.hinduonnet.com THE VATICAN, May 20, 2009: Having already established a presence on YouTube, Pope Benedict will soon add a Facebook account as he attempts to keep in touch with Vatican followers worldwide through the online social networking strategy. The Pontiff’s initiative will also involve iPhone applications and a new portal, www.pope2you.net, which is scheduled to go live on May 24.…
HPI KAPAA, HI, USA, May 26, 2009: For those attempting to find @HinduismToday on Twitter, you will unfortunately run into the fact that we do not show up on Twitter’s “people search” because their system has not yet indexed the account. For now, to follow us on Twitter you must go directly to our profile at http://twitter.com/HinduismToday and click the…
www.hinduismtoday.com You don’t stop laughing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop laughing.
blog.beliefnet.com USA, May 13, 2009: A study has shown that people who form friendships through their religion are three to four times more likely than others to be better citizens — in terms of secular participation in the community and the government. Harvard University professor Robert Putnam and University of Notre Dame scholar David Campbell discussed their study at a…
blog.baliwww.com BALI, INDONESIA, April 29, 2009: Before the introduction of paper as writing material to the paradise island of Bali, Balinese used specially processed palm leaves known as lontar to record details for future preservation — the same ones used in South India. Despite the popularity of paper, lontar is still being used in Bali for rendering texts, especially those…
silverscorpio.com PIPRAICH, INDIA, April 29, 2009: A Muslim sage in Uttar Pradesh has been reciting holy Hindu scriptures at Muslim religious functions. Yasin Bharti, a Muslim, resides in the Khoonipur block of Pipraich area. Yasin not only has deep knowledge about the Quran, but has equal knowledge about Ramayan and Hindu scriptures. “Bharti recites Ramayan very efficiently,” said Manoj Kumar,…
www.hinduismtoday.com Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian. Dennis Wholey