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www.hinduismtoday.com The journey toward any experience starts with your first concept of it. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Preparations Underway for Mahashivarati
www.hinduonnet.com KURNOOL, INDIA, Feburary 14, 2009: Over 600,000 devotees are expected to arrive in the temple town of Srisailam on the occasion of Mahashivarati Brahamotsavams from February 16-24. Temple Executive Officer E Gopalakrishna Reddy said that all arrangements have been made to meet the extra of rush of devotees at the hill shrine. Temporary sheds have been erected to accommodate…
Panchaloha Murthis Recovered in Kochi
www.hinduonnet.com KOCHI, INDIA, February 14, 2009: Three panchaloha murthis, believed to be about 400 years old, were seized here from a three-member gang, who were arrested while trying to sell the the artifacts, police said. The 16th century murthis of Nataraja, Goddess Saraswathi and Shiva-Parvathi are worth about US$10 million, according to Kochi city police commissioner Manoj Abraham. The murthis…
In a New Book, the Story of An American Who Embraced India
www.etaiwannews.com PHILADELPHIA, USA, February 14, 2009: You may not know who Satyanand Stokes (1882-1946) was, but Mohandas Gandhi did. So does the Dalai Lama, and a picture of Satyanand hangs in the Nehru Memorial Library in New Delhi, among other leaders of India’s independence movement. Born Samuel Evans Stokes Jr., the firstborn son of a Philadelphia Quaker family, Stokes set…
Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com The leaders of three religions A, B and C decided to convene a meeting to bring about peace. God was so pleased with their efforts that He sent an angel to them during the meeting. The angel asked the leaders what they wished. The leader of religion A said, Religion B is responsible for all the problems. So please…
U.S. Congressmen Press Sri Lanka to Drop Anti-Conversion Bill
www.washingtontimes.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, February 14, 2008: [HPI note: Reacting to proselytizing practices of missionaries, the Sri Lankan government has in the works a law to prevent conversions by “force, fraud or allurement.” HPI often receives news of unethical practices by missionaries. Some representatives of the U.S. government are opposing the measures.] Members of Congress are calling on the ambassador…
Hindu and Buddhist Clergy Convene In Cambodia
www.phnompenhpost.com PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA, February 13, 2009: Greater spiritual freedom for women and a renewed dedication to world peace were the messages preached Thursday at a mixed-faith Buddhism and Hindu forum at Svay Pope pagoda in Phnom Penh. In a pledge at the three-day conference, titled “Giving Global Voice to Eastern Wisdom”, nearly 100 Hindu and Buddhist leaders from India,…
Ambassador Offers To Build A “Plaza Of India” At Chile’s Punta Arenas Hindu Temple
www.elpinguino.com PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE, February 6, 2009: The city of Punta Arenas has one of the largest concentrations of the Chile’s Hindu population. This is one of the reasons why the Ambassador of India in Chile, Pradeep K. Kapur, visited the area yesterday and met with Mayor Vladimiro Mimica Carcamo for approximately 30 minutes. The meeting addressed various issues, but…
Daily Inspiration
www.hinduismtoday.com The chief pujari (priest) from Vrindavan India and the Pope are in a meeting in Rome. The pujari notices an unusually fancy phone on a side table in the Pope’s private chambers. What is that phone for? he asks the pontiff. It’s my direct line to the Lord! The pujari is skeptical, and the Pope notices. The Holy Father…
How Religious Are Americans, Really?
www.gallup.com USA, February 14, 2009: Yesterday, Hindu Press International brought an article that highlighted the wide differences between U.S. states when it comes to faith and religion. An important number, however, was missing: Overall, the United States’ population that declare that religion is an “important part” of their daily lives is 65%. Across all the 143 populations of Earth covered…