timesofindia.indiatimes.com INDIA, March 26, 2006: Nyepi, the Balinese day of silence, is a national holiday. Its roots are the practice of mauna, Hinduism’s contemplative silence performed for spiritual purposes. Since Hinduism went from India to Indonesia, the concept of Nyepi travelled the same route. A spiritual The largest Muslim country in the world, Indonesia, declares a national holiday each year…
RNS USA, April 20, 2009: Conversations around the kitchen table may be partially responsible for the shortage of Roman Catholic priests in the U.S. Almost 45 percent of Catholic priests planning to be ordained this year said they were discouraged from considering the priesthood, according to a survey produced by at Georgetown University for the U.S. bishops. Of those, nearly…
www.hinduismtoday.com At this time in the Kali Yuga, ignorance is equally distributed worldwide, and wisdom has become an endangered species. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
www.abcdlady.com RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, USA, April 19, 2009: Following the trend of Asian Indian immigrants attaining important positions in the U.S. scene, Aneesh Chopra was appointed the new Secretary of Technology of the Obama Administration. At age 34, Aneesh Chopra is currently the Secretary of Technology in the Commonwealth of Virginia cabinet. Together with Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, their jobs…
www.indiajournal.com WHITTIER, CA, USA, April 16, 2009: An atmosphere of bhakti surrounded the Whittier, California BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir as devotees of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Sanstha celebrated the 228th birthday of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, founder of the Sampraday. Bhajans, folk dances, discourses, and inspirational skits filled the evening. The program commenced with shlokas officially inviting Bhagwan Swaminarayan into the assembly…
www.hinduismtoday.com Wealth and happiness are not related to each other as cause and effect. An attempt to secure happiness by securing wealth is as futile as it is absurd. Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal(1912-1954), 34th pontiff of the Sarada Peetham
computing.in.msn.com HYDERABAD, INDIA, Mrch 30, 2009: Hyderabad-based Aurona Technologies developed Hanuman: Boy Warrior, and it is the first completely India-developed game for the console Play Station 2 with localized content. The game is also Sony’s first Indian religion-based title, with an option to play in Hindi. Hanuman: Boy Warrior is about the journey of Hanuman to free up life forms…
www.hinduismtoday.com In life, to handle yourself, use your head, but to handle others, use your heart. Swami Chinmayananda (1917-1993), writer, lecturer and Hindu renaissance founder of Chinmaya Mission International
www.youtube.com KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, April 18, 2009: Hinduism Today brings to life its April/May/June, 2009 edition in our new summary video. Opening the video this time is a Wordcloud, a visual technology used to grasp the table of contents in a colorful graphic message. Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBH_hJ21K0I&feature=channel_page to see the video. We suggest that users with high bandwidth watch the HD…
Press Release SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, April 14, 2009: The first anniversary of Sydney Veda Patasala was grandly celebrated with more than 150 people attending to hear, participate and appreciate Vedic chanting. An initiative of Vishva Hindu Parishad of Australia, the Sydney Veda Patasala was started in 2008 under the guidance of Swami Vigyananand, Joint General Secretary, VHP. Children from four Patasala…