Source AUSTIN, TEXAS, March 7, 2014 (New York Times): California is experiencing one of its worst droughts on record. Just two and a half years ago, Folsom Lake, a major reservoir outside Sacramento, was at 83 percent capacity. Today it’s down to 36 percent. In January, there was no measurable rain in downtown Los Angeles. Gov. Jerry Brown has declared…
Source GANDHINAGAR, GUJARAT, March 11, 2014 (by Prof. T. Harinarayana, Director, GERMI Research Centre): Sri Venkateswara temple on Tirumala Hills, located near Tirupati town, Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh in India is well known to be the most sacred place for all Hindus . It has largest number of visitors compared any other temple in India, perhaps in the world.…
Source Truth is not only Eternal but also unlimited and infinite. Sanatana Dharma is very simple and natural because it is based on the Laws of Nature.— Swami Rama Tirtha (1873-1906), one of the first sannyasins to bring Hinduism to America
Source U.S., February 25, 2014 (Maria Wirth Blog): Is Hindutva really different from Hindu Dharma and dangerous? Or have those, which coined the term, an interest in making it look like that? No doubt, Hindutva has a bad name in the eyes of many, in spite of the ruling of the Supreme Court in 1995: “Hindutva is indicative more of…
Source ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, March 10, 2014 (Daily Times): Armed men have burnt down a yoga center in Islamabad inaugurated by a world famous Indian Hindu guru who once offered to teach inner peace to the Taliban, police said on Sunday. The Art of Living center was torched on Saturday night in the upmarket Bani Gala suburb of the capital. It…
Source O Mother! Let all my speech be your prayer; let all my crafts and technology be your worship and be the mystic gestures of my hand, adorning you. May all my movements become your devotional circumambulations. May everything I eat or drink be oblations to you. Let my lying down in rest and sleep be prostrations to you. Mother!…
Source BRUCEVILLE, TEXAS, March 5, 2014 (Press Release by H. Venkatachalam): In the vast and enormous collection of Hindu texts, there is a group of Vedic writings known as the “Aranyakas.” The texts are known for their mystical quality, often referring to less commonly understood or performed rituals and expounding on various philosophical concepts. The very word “Aranyaka” means belonging…
Source OHIO, US, March 5, 2014 (Toledo Blade): For the third time recently, an acquisition by the Toledo Museum of Art is the subject of a federal probe. The museum was contacted just over a week ago by the U.S. Justice Department regarding a bronze figure it purchased from Subhash Kapoor, a second-generation antiques dealer and owner of Art of…
Source It is very important to give light and love to everyone, because everyone needs affection. Let light, love and peace live today and always in our hearts. Let these words not just be words pouring out of our lips. Let light invade your whole being so that everyone may be able to love.— Mataji Indra Devi
Source SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, February 28, 2014 (Southern California Public Radio): Arshya Gurbani, president of USC’s Hindu Student Organization, hopes one day to learn Sanskrit to better connect with her faith. Gurbani, 21, and the other members of the Hindu Student Organization at USC put their own modern spin on the ancient practice of aarthi during their weekly meetings. They play…