Daily Inspiration
Source I loved my motherland dearly before I went to America and England. After my return, every particle of dust of this land seems sacred to me.— Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Hinduism Today Seeks Input and Assistance for Coverage of Tiruvannamalai Ashrams and Girivalam
KAUAI, HAWAII, January 7, 2018 (Hinduism Today): Hinduism Today is planning a feature story on the ashrams and monthly Girivalam around the sacred Arunachalam hill made famous by Ramana Maharishi. Correspondent Rajiv Malik and our photographer will be visiting the most famous ashrams, including Sri Ramana Ashram, Seshadri Swamigal Ashram, Yogi RamSurathkumar Asram, Esanya Madam, and Sri Thiruchy Maha Swamigal’s…
Daily Inspiration
Source A person’s growth begins with dissatisfaction. Not content with the world, he seeks satisfaction by prayers to God; this purifies his mind and he longs to know God more than to satisfy his carnal desires. Then God’s grace begins to manifest. God will take the form of a guru and appear to the devotee, to teach him Truth so…
A Neuroscientist Explores the “Sanskrit Effect”
Source UNITED STATES, January 2, 2017 (Scientific American by James Hartzell): I spent many years studying and translating Sanskrit, and became fascinated by its apparent impact on mind and memory. In India’s ancient learning methods textual memorization is standard: traditional scholars, or pandits, master many different types of Sanskrit poetry and prose texts; and the tradition holds that exactly memorizing…
Magh Mela Festival Commences
Source ALLAHABAD, INDIA, January 3, 2017 (Religion News Service): The Magh Mela is an annual gathering of Hindu pilgrims in Allahabad, India, on the banks of the Triveni Sangam — the confluence of three rivers considered holy by Hindus: the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims make the journey over the 45-day period of Magh Mela,…
Carrying Capacity of U.S. Agricultural Land: Ten Diet Scenarios
Source UNITED STATES, December 29, 2017 (Elementa Science): Strategies for environmental sustainability and global food security must account for dietary change. Using a biophysical simulation model we calculated human carrying capacity under ten diet scenarios. The scenarios included two reference diets based on actual consumption and eight “Healthy Diet” scenarios that complied with nutritional recommendations but varied in the level…
Hindu Gods of Japan
Source JAPAN, December 19, 2017 (YouTube, by Benoy Behi): More than 80% of Japanese Gods are originally from India. Buddhists in Japan have been praying to Hindu Gods as well for many centuries. What seems to be hidden in plain site are the Hindu Gods being worshipped under aliases. Deities such as Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha & Kubera have melted into…
Daily Inspiration
Source G-o-d, d-o-g. both the same. Top and bottom. See God in everything. You must do that!— Satguru Yogaswami (1872-1964), Sri Lanka’s revered contemporary mystic
Daily Inspiration
Source The more we are conscious of God’s presence in daily life, the more intense is the fullness of the joy we experience. God means infinitely more to our existence than the light of the sun means to the plants and trees.— Swami Omkarananda, (1930-2000), founder of Omkarananda Ashram, Rishikesh
Hundreds of Fatherless Brides in India Tie the Knot as Diamond Tycoon Funds Their Weddings in a Mass Celebration
Source UNITED KINGDOM, December 24, 2017 (Daily Mail): More than 250 couples in India tied the knot on Sunday as part of a mass wedding hosted by an Indian diamond trader. The mass wedding in Surat featured 251 young couples, including five Muslim couples, a Christian couple and two women who are HIV positive. The celebration was hosted by Indian…