Source YUBA CITY, CALIFORNIA, August 25, 2020 (Temple of the Divine Mother, Inc., by Swami Satyananda Saraswati): This year 2020 has been the most challenging year I think any of us have ever experienced – from the Covid-19 pandemic, to rioting in the streets, and now to the California wildfires. Tragedy struck over the weekend and yesterday we found that…
Source MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE, August 26, 2020 (Pew Forum): Over the centuries, the relationship between science and religion has ranged from conflict and hostility to harmony and collaboration, while various thinkers have argued that the two concepts are inherently at odds and entirely separate. But much recent research and discussion on these issues has taken place in a Western context, primarily through…
Source Joys and sorrows are time-born and cannot last. Therefore, do not be perturbed by these. The greater the difficulties and obstructions, the more intense will be your endeavor to cling to His feet and the more will your prayer increase from within. And when the time is ripe, you will gain mastery over this power. — Anandamayi Ma (1896-1982),…
Source INDIA, August 22, 2020 (India Today): China’s enhancement of military facilities near Mt. Kailash includes deployment of surface-to-air missiles (SAM) with fresh constructions that started in April this year being completed now, satellite images show. Not being spared are religious sites, as satellite images show how Kailash Manasarovar, a place of religious importance to Hindus, Buddhists, Bon religionists and…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 26, 2020 (Wion News): In a major breakthrough, Kolkata Customs, the Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive) made the biggest seizure of antiques in recent times. The agency seized as many as 25 antique statues valued at US$4.9 million. On August 23 night, officials of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), West Bengal intercepted a truck at South…
Source Well, I tell you, if I have been wrong in my agnosticism, when I die I’ll walk up to God in a manly way and say, “Sir, I made an honest mistake.”— H. L. Mencken (1880-1956), American journalist, satirist and critic
Source BALI, INDONESIA, August 25, 2020 (BBC): The Indonesian island of Bali will not open to foreign tourists again this year, due to coronavirus concerns. Authorities of the popular holiday destination had earlier said foreign visitors would be allowed to return from next month. But the plan has been scrapped over concerns about Indonesia’s mounting Covid-19 cases. The move has…
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 24, 2020 (Sputnik): The annual “Ganesh Chaturthi” festival is usually celebrated in a spectacular fashion across India. During the 11-day birthday celebrations of the revered elephant-headed Hindu God Lord Ganesha, hundreds of thousands worship Him, singing His praises to the sound of drumbeats and stage processions to celebrate the occasion. Like other ardent devotees across…
Source DUBLIN, IRELAND, August 24, 2020 (Times Now News): A historical moment was witnessed by the Indians living in the Republic of Ireland, as the first-ever Hindu temple was inaugurated in Dublin on August 22, 2020. It is the first center of its kind for Ireland’s growing community of Hindus to encourage and promote Hindu traditions and culture. Before the…
Source The mind alone is man’s cause of bondage or release: it leads to bondage when attached to the sense objects, and to release when freed from them.— Krishna Yajur Veda, Maitri Upanishad