Source You need to be a great theist before you can become a great monist. Theistic practices of humility, service and worship form the basis of yoga, which then leads to levels of samadhi and monistic realizations. It is a ladder with definite, clear steps. — Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today
Source PANAJI, INDIA, November 13, 2018 (Times of India): While modern medicine is necessary, it has several adverse effects. The cost of medication and hospitalisation is dragging many middle class families to poverty. Therefore, this is the right time to introduce yoga in public health systems as it brings the body, mind and soul in alignment to rid the body…
Source UNITED STATES, October 4, 2018 (DCF USA by Vishwa Alduri): A debate has been raging between proponents of the view that the Aryans migrated into India, and those who hold the opposite view. In this blog, I do not attempt to resolve that debate; indeed, I make no claims about the historical reality of an ethnic group, whether called…
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, November 30, 2018 (Outlook India): The Madras High Court Friday quashed a Tamil Nadu government order transferring the investigation of statue theft cases to the CBI (India’s equivalent of the FBI), holding that it was unreasonable, mala fide and transgression of judicial orders. A special bench of justices R. Mahadevan and P. D. Audikesavulu, set up to…
Source TRINIDAD/TOBAGO, November 30, 2018 (Newsday): Dharmacharya and President General and Spiritual Head of the Maha Sabha, His Holiness Shri Uttam Maharaj died on Thursday morning at the age of 70. Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar remembered Pundit Maharaj as an advocate for peace and harmony and said she was saddened by his passing. “Pundit Maharaj was known for his…
Source BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, November 30, 2018 (infobae, translated from Spanish): In the middle of the G20 summit in the city of Buenos Aires, the Yoga for Peace mass meeting was held on Thursday afternoon at the city’s fairgrounds, where Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, gave a message of unity and harmony to the world society. With free entry, almost…
Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, December 4, 2018 (HAF): Today the Hindu American Foundation launched a new campaign – I Am Hindu American – to improve awareness of the Hindu religion and Hindu Americans. The multi-platform initiative includes a social-media campaign, a 30-second PSA, and a companion website to provide valuable resources about Hinduism and Hindu Americans. In collaboration with…
Source NORTH SENTINEL ISLAND, November 26, 2018 (Scientific American by M.Mukerjee): On November 17, 2018, when 26-year-old missionary John Allen Chau landed on North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal in the hope of rescuing the natives from “the clutches of Satan,” they predictably slew him. The American hoped to save souls but the self-styled missionary failed to comprehend…
Source INDIA, November 29, 2018 (New Indian Express, by Michel Danino): Launched with great fanfare in 2005, India’s National Knowledge Commission claimed to work “towards a Knowledge Society,” an objective which Dr. Manmohan Singh, then prime minister, repeated on many public platforms. It sounded quite noble, but few noticed how it implied that India was not yet a “knowledge society,”…
Source If all the land were turned to paper and all the seas turned to ink, and all the forests into pens to write with, they would still not suffice to describe the greatness of the guru. — Kabir (1440-1518), Indian Saint