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www.hinduismtoday.com The greatest source of strength for any society is its faith in God. The day it renounces such faith will be the day that society begins to die.    Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)

news.bbc.co.uk AJMER, RAJASTHAN, July 11, 2008: At a bustling market in Masuda town, a large number of people from the Mehrat community gather every day. A majority of them are poor and illiterate. They are people with a mixed Hindu-Muslim identity, and face an identity crisis. Deepa, 60, has a Hindu name but he thinks he is a Muslim because…

www.hinduismtoday.com As a dog, let loose after being tied up for some time, is energetic and active, so one who learns to remain summa, or still, gets increased energy which can be put to good use.    Yogaswami of Jaffna (1872-1964)

www.inhabitat.com CALIFORNIA, USA, July 10, 2008: a Hindu religious and cultural center in California has taken significant steps towards sustainability including running on solar power, reducing energy consumption and a plethora of planting trees. Currently under construction, this religious meeting place is being built as a place of love, peace and harmony, and protecting the environment is part of the…

www.rockymountainnews.com USA, July 11hi, 2008 (RNS): A traveling two-day yoga festival will kick off its 10-city tour in Denver on Aug. 24. “It’s all about health, a healthy lifestyle and yoga,” said Johannes Fisslinger, president of Yoga Health Foundation, the nonprofit organization in charge of the festival. “We want to invite people to attend and learn about healthy living and…

www.hinduismtoday.com In the whole world there is no study so beneficial and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. It has been the solace of my life–it will be the solace of my death. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German philosopher and writer and first Western philosopher to have access to translations of philosophical material from India.   

www.time.com TIRUPATI, INDIA, July 7, 2008: The Tirumala temple, in the south Indian city of Tirupati, is one of Hinduism’s holiest shrines. Over 5,000 pilgrims a day visit this city of seven hills, filling Tirumala’s coffers with donations and making it India’s richest temple. But since 2002, Tirumala has also been generating revenue from a less likely source: carbon credits.…

www.expressindia.com INDIA, June 11, 2008: You can call it having faith in fashion. One of the most ancient beads in the world, the Rudraksha, today is sported not only by believers, but also by those who have succumbed to its earthy charm and intricately carved look that lends a charming touch to any ornament the bead is used to fashion.…

www.hinduismtoday.com The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.    Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

www.slate.com UNITED STATES, July 7, 2008: Every vegetarian remembers his first time. Not the unremarkable event of his first meal without meat, mind you. No, I mean the first time he casually lets slip that he’s turned herbivore, prompting everyone in earshot to stare at him as if he just revealed plans to sail his carrot-powered plasma yacht to Neptune.…