Source CHENNAI, INDIA, April 4, 2015 (Express News): An air of festivity pervaded over Mylapore on Thursday as lakhs of people from various parts of Chennai and a significant number of them from neighboring districts congregated at the Sri Kapaleeswarar temple to take part in the Arupathu Moovar Festival, the culmination of Panguni Peruvizha. Roads leading to the temple were…
Source One does not suddenly reach a point where desire goes away. Desire is life. Desire can be directed according to the personal will. Through sadhana you can gain mastery over all the forces of your mind and body.— Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), founder of Hinduism Today
Source SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, April 1, 2015 (Huffington Post by Sutheshna Mani): As a young brown girl growing up in suburban San Diego, I was an anomaly at times, being one of few Hindus in a town that was proudly Judeo-Christian. I wanted to be an “all-theist,” dabbling into every religion. I saw myself as the girl version of young…
Source WASHINGTON, U.S., April 3, 2015 (Times of India): Hindus will become the world’s third largest population by 2050, while India will overtake Indonesia as the country with the largest Muslim population, according to a new study. According to the Pew Research Center’s religious profile predictions assessed data released on Thursday, the Hindu population is projected to rise by 34…
Source The fragrance of the flower is never borne against the breeze, but the fragrance of human virtues diffuses itself everywhere.— Ramayana
Source RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, March 26, 2015 (Hindu American Foundation): The Virginia Board of Education voted to approve new history and social science standards Thursday, including one that changes the way Hinduism and the history of ancient India will be taught in public schools. The Board’s vote paved the way for a new curriculum frameworks revision in the state and subsequent…
Source Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.— Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Bengali poet and Brahmo Samaj philosopher
Source PORT of SPAIN, TRINIDAD, March 31, 2015 (myhmec): The 10th Annual HMEC 2015 (Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference) will be held October 2-4, 2015, Port of Spain, Trinidad. The conference will be hosted by the Caribbean Temples and organized by the temples across North America. The HMEC offers Mandir Executives, Priests, Hindu community leaders and Scholars a great opportunity to…
Source INDIA, March 31, 2015 (by Maria Wirth): There is probably no other country where members of other religions were as safe as in India. Hindus always gave shelter to those who were persecuted in their homelands. Jews gratefully acknowledged that India is the one country where they were never persecuted. Syrian Christians under their leader Thomas of Cana were…
Source Like treasure hidden in the ground, like flavor in the fruit, like gold in the rock, and oil in the seed, the Absolute is hidden in the heart.— Akka Mahadevi, twelfth-century Vira Saiva saint