Religion News Service UNITED STATES, July 2012 (RNS): The most comprehensive study of religion and Asian-Americans to date finds them less religious than most Americans, but also far more religiously diverse. Within that diversity, however, researchers discovered a wealth of spirituality “Asian-Americans are really a study in contrasts, with religious groups that are running the gamut from highly religious to…
Source Give up everything to Him, resign yourself to Him and there will no trouble for you. Then you will come to know that every thing is done by His will.— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa (1836-1886)
Source BEJA/PAX JULIA, PORTUGAL, June 24, 2012 (Portuguese Yoga Confederation, translated from Portuguese): The city of Beja was a center of International Peace with the Celebration of the World Yoga Day. One thousand people participated in the celebration with mass yoga demonstrations, synchronized yoga, song and group prayer. Photos at “source” above.
Source HOUSTON, TEXAS, July 17, 2012 (Sci-Tech Today.com): Researchers are building a menu for a planned NASA mission to Mars in the 2030s, mixing and tasting the vegetarian concoctions they hope to send with the astronauts. Travel to Mars opens the possibility that astronauts can do things like chop veggies and do a little cooking, according to Maya Cooper, senior…
Source I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought of yourselves or your properties, but to care about the improvement of the soul.— Socrates, (470-399 bce) Greek philosopher
Source HARIDWAR, INDIA, July 2012 (bbc.co): Genealogy is big business these days, much of it internet-driven, but as the BBC’s Anu Anand discovered in Haridwar, if you are from a Hindu family tracing your roots in the traditional manner can prove a little more demanding. By day, thousands of Hindu pilgrims come to wash away their sins or to perform…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 11, 2012 (indianexpress.com): JD-U chief Sharad Yadav today demanded that the government should “take over” the large donations of famous temples in the country and use them for improvement of pilgrim places to boost religious tourism. Mentioning Padmanabha temple in Kerala and Mahalaxmi temple in Maharashtra, Yadav said the value of assets in these temples…
Source INDIA, July 13, 2012 (indianexpress.com): India topped a list of 17-nations on best sustainable behavior, with consumers in the US last on the list, according to a new survey. The global analysis by the National Geographic Society found that Indian consumers were the most conscious about their environment footprint and were more guilty about their impact despite having the…
Source MYSORE, INDIA, July 12, 2012 (Times of India): The Mysore City Corporation, on a mission to save water bodies from getting polluted, Wednesday intensified its eco-friendly drive and seized non-biodegradable Ganesha and Gowri statues. The empowered panel accompanied by senior officials, including environmental engineers, raided two places–one next to Kalamandir and other near Vishwa Manav Double road in Kuvempu…
Source GUNTUR,ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, July 7,2012 (Times of India) In a controversial move, the state government has asked the endowments authorities to dismantle the historical rajagopuram of Amaravati temple near here. The government issued the order, ignoring the report of experts’ committee which strongly objected to the demolition of the 200-year-old rajagopuram. Amaravathi temple EO Venkateswarlu said the rajagopuram would…