Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com UDUPI, INDIA, Novemeber 11, 2009: Shiroor Mutt seer Laxmivara Thirtha Swami of Krishna Mutt, the next Paryaya Seer, presided over the inaugural function of the renovated Shiroor Mutt. Swamiji fixed the timing for the inauguration of the mutt in November, the 11th month, on the 11th day at 11 am. The mutt, which had undergone a thorough renovation…
Source: mailto:hindu.nz@gmail.com NEW ZEALAND, November 14, 2009 (Press Release): New Zealand Hindu youth leader Ms. Pritika Sharma was part of a New Zealand delegation to represent the interfaith community of New Zealand at the 5th Asia-Pacific Regional Interfaith Dialogue. The governments of , Indonesia, New Zealand and the Philippines co-sponsored the first dialogue. The Hindu community of New Zealand is…
Source: www.blthelps.org UNITED STATES, November 17, 2009: A new iPhone app called myMeditation aims to enhance and deepen your daily practice by providing a framework with which to practice pranayama. Under the instruction of H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, who provides the focus and mantras, the program provides gentle alarm sounds to bring you out from contemplation, inspiring Hindu imagery,…
Source: www.reuters.com WASHINGTON, DC, USA, November 9, 2009: WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama may be in for a nasty surprise when he reaches the final pages of the best-selling book Life of Pi, which he said on Monday he was reading with his 11-year-old daughter Malia. In an interview with Reuters, Obama called it a “wonderful…
Source: Religion News Service VATICAN CITY, November 13, 2009: Surprised when an ultra-traditionalist bishop whom he had welcomed back into the Catholic Church turned out to have been a fervent and public Holocaust-denier, Pope Benedict XVI declared in March that he had “learned the lesson” that the Vatican would have to “pay greater attention” to the Internet. Eight months later,…
Source: epaper.hindustantimes.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 13, 2009: Countless tourists descended to enjoy the serene surroundings and stupendous architecture of the Akshardham Temple every month, but the average Delhiite, when not on the occasional pilgrimage, stayed away from it just because it took long to get there. But now things will be different “With a metro station right at our…
Source: wheels.blogs.nytimes.com UNITED STATES, November 11, 2009: A United States District Judge has struck down a Christian-themed license plate that had been approved by the South Carolina Legislature, reports the BBC. Judge Cameron Currie ruled that the plate was a violation of the First Amendment, which prohibits Congress from making a law “respecting an establishment of religion.” The South Carolina…
Source: www.hinduismtoday.com According to karma yoga, the action one has done cannot be destroyed until it has borne its fruit; no power in nature can stop it from yielding its results. If I do an evil action, I must suffer for it; there is no power in this universe to stop it or stay it. Similarly, if I do a…
Source:¬†http://www.expressb uzz.com/ BHADRACHALAM, INDIA, November 3, 2009: Almost 60 temples in Bhadrachalam division of Khammam district are all set to have archakas to conduct the daily poojas. It is estimated that more than 80 temples, some more than 100 years old, have been lying unattended, due to a lack of priests to look after them and conduct the daily poojas.…
Source: HPI MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, November 12, 2009: Spiritual teacher, Mother Maya (Swami Mayatitananda) comes to Australia this November & December, as the guest of honor at the Parliament of World Religions in Melbourne, where the publisher of Hinduism Today, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, is also a key speaker. Swami Mayatitananda is acknowledged as one of the “12 Living Saints of India.”…