www.petitiononline.com INDIA, February 3, 2009: [HPI received this e-mail about an petition about the events at Chidambaram. It is organized by Mr. Siva Chidambaram.] “You might be aware of the recent aggression of T.N. Government in taking over the Nataraja Temple from the Hereditary and devoted Dihkshitars. Government has made an assault on Hindu Religion and Hindus by doing this.…
www.hinduismtoday.com Years ago, I used to walk for miles to meet my Guru. The distance appeared no longer than a few furlongs. Dada J.P. Vaswani
www.hinduyuva.org USA, February 1, 2009 (By Dr. Dilip Amin): [HPI note: Dr. Amin uses the word “Dharmic” to refer to Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs.] Now more and more young people are engaging in interfaith relationships leading to marriage, many times without realizing the complexities associated with their decision. This message will help Dharmic young adults make more informed decisions…
Designed for illiterates and foreign inmates who cannot read English, the book tells the story of an unhappy prisoner who learns about yoga and meditation from his cell mate. It includes breathing exercises, stretching, relaxation techniques and meditation. Sandy Chubb, the 63-year-old director of Oxford-based charity Prison Phoenix Trust, said: “When you have lost everything, your name and your family,…
University have found that naming cows and treating them as individuals can help to significantly increase their milk production.According to Dr. Catherine Douglas, “Just as people respond betterto the personal touch, cows also feel happier and more relaxed ifgiven one-to-one attention.” In their study involving 516 dairy farmers in Britain, the researcherslooked at interaction between people and cows, and found…
www.hinduismtoday.com You are your own friend and your own enemy. Yogaswami of Sri Lanka (1872-1964)
www.sciam.com USA, January 21, 2009: [HPI note: Most publications covering global warming avoid any articles about the irrefutable link between meat consumption and CO2 emissions. It is significant that Scientific American, a respected magazine, finally ran an article about it.] Producing beef for the table releases prodigious amounts of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. Pound for pound, the greenhouse gases from beef…
multimedia.asiaone.com KARNATAKA, INDIA, January 31, 2009: In India’s southern Karnataka, a monkey prevented the authorities from demolishing a roadside Hanuman temple by attacking any officials who venture near the temple premises. (Click on the link above to see the video). The monkey fiercely defended the temple dedicated to the Hindu monkey God, Hanuman. Locals said the monkey normally is docile,…
www.hinduismtoday.com If we look at the past and we look at the future as both a series of dreams, and the only thing that we are concerned with is our immediate reactions and what we carry with us now, we see that the past is there to test us and the future is there to challenge us. We cannot change…
www.speroforum.com QATAR, January 30, 2009: More and more Nepalese emigrants who have gone to Muslim majority countries to work – for example, on the Arabian Peninsula – are abandoning their Hindu religion and embracing Islam in order to improve their economic and social situation. According to figures from the Nepalese workers’ union, in Qatar alone there have been about 2,000…