Daily Inspiration
Source “The downfall of a religous sect begins from the day that the worship of the rich enters into it.”— Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902)
Daily Inspiration
Source Wealth’s Goddess dwells in the hospitable home of those who host guests with a smiling face.— Tirukkural
Yoga Now Tolerated in Newly Open Saudi Arabia
Source SAUDI ARABIA, September 30, 2018 (World Tribune): Yoga studios are springing up in Saudi Arabia amid Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s call for an “open, moderate Islam.” Until recently, yoga was not officially permitted in Saudi Arabia as it was perceived to be a Hindu spiritual practice. Just a year ago, yoga practitioners in the kingdom could have been…
India, a Country of Vegetarians Because of Religion and Necessity
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 30, 2018 (La Conexion USA, translated from Spanish): In India there are “vegetarians” and “non-vegetarians,” a categorization of eating habits that illustrates the conditions in a country in which, for a certain segment of upper class Hindu society, not eating meat is an obligation, while for the most humble members of society, the “green” diet…
Daily Inspiration
Source Alas for me, I cannot rest. This floating bubble, Earth. Its hollow form, its hollow name, its hollow death and birth. For me is nothing. How I long to get beyond the crust of name and form! Ah, open the gates; to me they open must. Open the gates of Light, O Mother to me, Thy tired son. I…
Justice Indu Malhotra, the Only Woman on the Bench Dissented on Women’s Entry to Sabarimala Temple, Here’s Why
Source INDIA, September 28, 2018 (NewsX Bureau): The majority of the bench supported the entry of the women into the Kerala temple by striking down Rule 3(b) of the Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Rules, 1965. While the country supported the lifting of the ban, the only woman in the bench, Indu Malhotra, offered a dissenting…
Indian Court Rules Hindu Temple Can’t Ban Females of Menstruating Age
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, September 28, 2018 (LA Times): Capping a month of historic judgments that have expanded civil liberties for hundreds of millions of citizens, the Indian Supreme Court on Friday overturned a Hindu temple’s ban on females of menstruating age, declaring that the centuries-old rule violated women’s rights. The renowned Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala…
Daily Inspiration
Source Just as, when we touch a live wire, the electric force infuses itself into our body, when we deeply meditate on God the power of the whole universe seeks entry into our personality.— Swami Krishnananda, General Secretary, Divine Life Society
Hawaii and Goa, India, Sign Agreement to Enter Into Sister-State Relationship
Source HONOLULU, HAWAII, September 28, 2018 (Big Island Now): Gov. David Y. Ige, signed a historic agreement with delegates from Goa, a state in India, which is Hawai’i’s first sister-state relationship with a jurisdiction in India. The Director of Art and Culture, Gurudas Pilarnekar, signed on behalf of the Goa state government. The signing ceremony took place at Washington Place.…
India’s First Vedic Research Centre to Be Set Up at Banaras Hindu University
Source INDIA, September 22, 2018 (Swarajyamag): The foundation for the country’s first Centre for Vedic Research was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (18 September) at Banaras Hindu University, Times of India has reported. The Prime Minister launched this centre during his two-day visit to his home constituency on the occasion of his birthday. The centre as proposed…