Source CALIFORNIA, U.S., March 17, 2014 (Mercury News): In the beginning, there was nothing. And then, in an explosive instant: Everything. That explains not just Stanford physicist Andrei Linde’s landmark theory, but also his moment of epiphany, in Moscow 30 years ago, that transformed our understanding of the beginnings of the universe. Astronomers announced new findings last week that, if…
Source ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, March 25, 2014 (Tribune): Out of 428 Hindu places of worship in the country, 408 have been converted into commercial use including toy stores, restaurants, government offices and schools after 1990, a survey has found. Another shocking figure disclosed in the survey conducted by the All Pakistan Hindu Rights Movement (PHRM) was that only 20 Hindu temples…
Source DENPASAR, BALI, March 21, 2014 (The Bali Daily): The Jagatnatha Temple in Denpasar said it had increased security measures by assigning special guards to accompany the existing pemangku (priests) that had been guarding the temple. The decision was in follow-up to the thefts of pretima — small, sacred effigies usually made of precious woods and bedecked with jewels —…
Source No fruit is too heavy for the tender creeper. Similarly, a mother will always find some means to support her child.— Tamil Proverb
Source UNITED KINGDOM, March 24, 2014 (BBC): A stunning manuscript of the great Hindu epic, the Ramayana, is brought together by the British Library for the first time in 150 years. The 17th century manuscript was split between Britain and India in the early 19th century and has been reunited in digital form by the British Library and the CSMVS…
Source Whatever you call what happened, it was an unfortunate introduction to the community of 350 Indian “pandits” and their purpose here. Curious about what could have provoked purveyors of peace to such disruptive measures, I spent a couple of days last week in Fairfield and nearby Maharishi Vedic City, the municipality where the pandits live — in a large,…
Source AUSTRALIA, March 26, 2014 (The Hindu): India’s case for getting back the stolen Nataraja statue strengthened further when Australian Minister for Arts George Brandis criticized the national art museum of the country for its slack practices in purchasing the 1,000-year-old sculpture, allegedly stolen from Tamil Nadu. Mr. Brandis, who is also the Attorney-General, told Four Corners, the current affairs…
Source One party says thought is caused by matter, and the other says matter is caused by thought. Both statements are wrong; matter and thought are coexistent. There is a third something of which both matter and thought are products.— Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Source November 29, 2013 (Positive Bunch by K. S. Kumar): There are many reasons why Hindus are so contented, but I’ll point out some of the important reasons I believe that Hindus are happier than most people of many other religions. One important reason is that Hindus don’t pursue love, which is sometimes lust, but they follow dharma. That means…
Source MADURAI, INDIA, March 24, 2013 (The Hindu): Thousands of devotees witnessed the kumbabishekam of Sri Thirumarainathar Temple in Tiruvathavur, performed after a gap of 14 years, on Wednesday. The Sri Thirumarainathar Temple, which is more than 1,600 years old, is one of the sub-temples of Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple. The temple was renovated ahead of the kumbabishekam at a…