www.hinduonnet.com THE VATICAN, May 20, 2009: Having already established a presence on YouTube, Pope Benedict will soon add a Facebook account as he attempts to keep in touch with Vatican followers worldwide through the online social networking strategy. The Pontiff’s initiative will also involve iPhone applications and a new portal, www.pope2you.net, which is scheduled to go live on May 24.…
HPI KAPAA, HI, USA, May 26, 2009: For those attempting to find @HinduismToday on Twitter, you will unfortunately run into the fact that we do not show up on Twitter’s “people search” because their system has not yet indexed the account. For now, to follow us on Twitter you must go directly to our profile at http://twitter.com/HinduismToday and click the…
www.hinduismtoday.com You don’t stop laughing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop laughing.
blog.beliefnet.com USA, May 13, 2009: A study has shown that people who form friendships through their religion are three to four times more likely than others to be better citizens — in terms of secular participation in the community and the government. Harvard University professor Robert Putnam and University of Notre Dame scholar David Campbell discussed their study at a…
blog.baliwww.com BALI, INDONESIA, April 29, 2009: Before the introduction of paper as writing material to the paradise island of Bali, Balinese used specially processed palm leaves known as lontar to record details for future preservation — the same ones used in South India. Despite the popularity of paper, lontar is still being used in Bali for rendering texts, especially those…
silverscorpio.com PIPRAICH, INDIA, April 29, 2009: A Muslim sage in Uttar Pradesh has been reciting holy Hindu scriptures at Muslim religious functions. Yasin Bharti, a Muslim, resides in the Khoonipur block of Pipraich area. Yasin not only has deep knowledge about the Quran, but has equal knowledge about Ramayan and Hindu scriptures. “Bharti recites Ramayan very efficiently,” said Manoj Kumar,…
www.hinduismtoday.com Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian. Dennis Wholey
www.hinduismtoday.com The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; That’s the essence of inhumanity. George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950) writer
news.bbc.co.uk UNITED KINGDOM, May 2009: One of the leading figures in the world yoga community, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, has died at the age of 93. Jois, from India, was widely considered to be a modern expert of ashtanga yoga and credited with popularising it in the West. His many thousands of students include the pop musicians Sting and Madonna,…
www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, USA, May 14, 2009: At last, some yoga classes are being tailored to the needs of large-bodied people. There are now several such classes, including Buddha Body Yoga and MegaYoga in Manhattan, HeavyWeight Yoga in Austin, Texas, and Yoga for Round Bodies in Seattle. Kelly McGonigal, editor in chief of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, understands…