Source: www.thenews.pl POLAND, May 26, 2010: Polish authorities are considering banning an ancient religious symbol, or “swastika,” in the new Hindu temple in Wolka Kosowska, a small village near Warsaw. Authorities are worried that the ancient Hindu religious swastika — derived from the Sanskrit word svastika — violates Poland’s ban on symbols associated with Nazi or communist dictatorships. For Hindus,…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The presence of God is not limited to the human species, so we must also discern God in other-than-human life forms. These forms must be within the reach of our concern and compassion. Our understanding of God grows as we learn to recognize God’s presence in them. Anatanand Rambachan, professor of religion
Source: picayuneitem.com BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI, June, 2010: With 16 tiers of Hindu script etched into its concrete ceiling, the ornate, cream-colored temple is an eye-catching structure at the end of a winding road near Brandon, a growing bedroom community just outside Mississippi’s capital city. Members of the Hindu Temple Society of Mississippi hope the new 3,500-square-foot structure, built according to ancient…
Source: www.patheos.com UNITED STATES, April 27, 2010, by Dilip Amin: About 38% of Hindu, Jain, and Sikh young adults in America are married to Christians, Jews, or Muslims. Fundamental religious differences can bring unexpected complexities to marriage life. In the Western world, it is quite common that young adults date those from other faiths during their college years, therefore it…
Source: Religion News Service BERLIN, GERMANY, May 27, 2010: With schools unable to meet the special religious needs of every devout student, educational institutions cannot be expected to provide special facilities for any of them, a Berlin court ruled Thursday (May 27). The decision by the administrative appeals court reverses a lower court decision last September that ordered a Berlin…
Source: www.presseportal.de HAMM-UENTROP, GERMANY, May 30, 2010: 15,000 visitors took part in the annual Hindu temple celebration in Hamm-Uentrop. The procession was the highlight of this year’s celebrations at the Hindu temple. The visitors arrived by car and bus from all over Germany and neighboring European countries. Apart from some congested traffic during arrival and departure, the procession went smoothly.
Source: beta.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 2, 2010: Did you know that 8.3 percent of Indian girls between 13-15 years of age consume some form of tobacco? The statistic acquires significance as World No Tobacco Day was observed Monday with an emphasis on the marketing of tobacco to women. “Adolescent girls are a major target of opportunity for the tobacco…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com The test of a man is how much he can bear and how much he can share and how soon he confesses a mistake and makes amends for it. Dada J.P. Vaswani
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HI, USA, June 3, 2010: To raise India to the heights Vivekananda spoke of is no easy task, but that is the defining thread of P. Parameswaram’s life. Hinduism Today awarded this extraordinary man the Hindu Renaissance Award for 2010, naming him the Hindu of the Year. Becoming the recipient of this prestigious award is a result…
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com UNITED STATES, June 2, 2010: Trying to explain the core beliefs of “Hinduism” to an interested observer can be challenging to say the least. Its often stated that the word “Hinduism” itself is a total misnomer, as it basically refers to the sum total of spiritual and religious thought and practice that has taken place on the Indian…