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www.hinduismtoday.com “Yoga is love. It is nonviolence at the extreme edge.” Mahatma Gandhi
Brahmin Priests Padlock Temples
www.kantipuronline.com DAILEKH, INDIA, April 29, 2009: Protesting a recent verdict of the district court, brahmin priests in Dailekh have padlocked a dozen temples including Batukbhairav Temple, Ganesh Temple, Narayan Temple and Dheleshwormahadev Temple. The protested verdict was given April 12, when the court sentenced Dipak Upadhyay for refusing raksha bandhan (the holy thread tied around the wrist on Janaipurnima day)…
Swami Sarvagatananda Passes Away At 96
www.americamagazine.org CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, MAY 8, 2009: On May 3, Swami Sarvagatananda, a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society and long-time head of the Vedanta Society in Boston, died at the age of 96. Born in 1912, Swami Sarvagatananda joined the Ramakrishna Order in 1935, received mantra-diksha from Revered Swami Akhandananda Maharaj in 1936, and sannyasa (renunciation vows) from Revered…
Rudrabhishekam and Chandi Homa in Michigan
www.sambodh.us KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, USA: The Sambodh Society, Inc., and the Sambodh Center for Human Excellence will celebrate the 7th Annual Rudrabhisheka and Chandi Homa program on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, 2009. Swami Bodhananda Saraswati, Founder and Spiritual Director of the Center, will preside over the occasion. The religious ceremonies will be conducted by Sree Aswath of Columbus,…
Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will really be happy are those who have sought and found how to serve. Albert Schweitzer(1875-1965)
Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com It is a gift of God to see ourselves as others see us. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Malaysia Government Signs It Will Release Prisoners Held Without Trial
www.rttnews.com PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, May 8, 2009: The Malaysian government gave signs it plans to release three leaders of a banned ethnic Indian protest group along with 10 others who have been held without trial. “If they (Hindraf) want us to reconsider the status, they have to make an appeal. When they do make the appeal, I will reconsider the status,”…
Hindus, Hindus Everywhere (But How Many In the U.S.?)
en.wikipedia.org USA, May 12, 2009 [by the HPI Staff]: It’s time for a quiz. Which country is more Hindu, by percentage, than Mother India? Which twelve countries have more than 500,000 Hindus? Which eight have more than a million? Which five have more than two million? Even the most knowledgeable Hindu scholar might find his view of Hinduism’s global presence…
A Healthy Lifestyle Triggers Genetic Changes
www.reuters.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, June 18, 2008: Based on a small study, US researchers say that comprehensive lifestyle changes, including a better diet and more exercise, can quickly cause dramatic changes at the genetic level. As reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers tracked 30 men with low-risk prostate cancer who had decided against…
UK Court Rejects Bid to Allow Open-air Funeral Pyres
www.hinduonnet.com LONDON, UK, May 8, 2009: After years of campaigning and legal wrangling, a 70-year-old UK-based devout Hindu man on Friday lost a court bid to be cremated on a traditional open-air funeral pyre, a test case for the community in Britain. The British High Court rejected the bid of Davender Ghai, from Gosforth in Newcastle, saying that pyres were…