Daily Inspiration
Source Of all blessings we know of none greater than the begetting of children endowed with intelligence.— Tirukkural
Hindu Festival Draws Hundreds to Botley
Source UNITED KINGDOM, September 18, 2018 (Oxford Mail): Hundreds of people joined in Oxford’s first Ganesh Utsav festival. People of different cultures embraced the Hindu celebration in Botley on Saturday which boasted a colorful mix of traditional dress, dancing, singing and street food. The festival,which celebrated the elephant-headed God Ganesh’s birthday, ended with a procession of around 100 people from…
Daily Inspiration
Source Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose.— Eknath Easwaran
Why Finland Won’t Let Go of the Swastika
Source FINLAND, September 198, 2018 (The Week): The swastika, a symbol most associate with the horrors of Nazi Germany, still adorns flags and military insignia in Finland. Critics argue that the emblem should be consigned to the history books owing to its racist connotations but the Finnish government has repeatedly rejected calls to restrict its use. Finland has used the…
Dancing Shiva at Art Gallery of South Australia Was Stolen from India
Source AUSTRALIA, September 18, 2018, (by Michaela Boland and Penny Timms, ABC): A 600-year-old dancing Shiva owned by the Art Gallery of South Australia has been identified as stolen from India, with authorities there commencing a bid for its return. Five years after suspicions were raised over the origins of the statue, Indian police this week linked it to a…
Daily Inspiration
Source Seek the Infinite, for that alone is Joy unlimited, imperishable, unfailing, self-sustaining, unconditioned, timeless. When you have this joy, human life becomes a paradise; the light, the grace, the power, the perfections of that which is highest in your inner consciousness, appear in your everyday life.— Swami Omkarananda. founder of Omkarananda Ashram, Rishikesh
How the World Hindu Congress was Unfairly Covered by the Indian Media
Source INDIA, September 12, 2018 (Daily O by Makarand Paranjape): I have just returned from the World Hindu Congress (WHC), September 7-9, Chicago, to discover that the event has been poorly, even unfairly, covered. This Congress, second in the series after its inaugural in November 2014, attracted over 2,500 delegates and participants from over 60 countries. It was superbly organised…
Permanent Secretariat Proposed for Hindus Worldwide
Source INDIA, September 12, 2018 (India Herald): Hindus worldwide should become more visible as positive change makers in their respective countries they call home, wherever they may be today, is the main consensus emerging from World Hindu Congress 2018, Dr. Abhaya Asthana, convener of the conference said at the concluding session in Sunday. The Hindu Political Conference, a subset of…
Nepal’s Restored Manakamana Temple Sparkles in Gold
Source KATHMANDU, NEPAL, September 15, 2018 (Kathmandu Post): Authorities have completed the reconstruction of Manakamana Temple damaged during the earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015. The four-story temple of Manakamana, the wish-fulfilling Hindu Goddess popular among Hindu pilgrims, was tilted 9 to 12 inches towards northeast by the earthquake and developed cracks on its pagoda style roofs. Reconstruction…
Daily Inspiration
Source “I went to the root of things, and found nothing but Him alone.”— Mira Bai (1500-1550), princess of Rajasthan, Northwest India, a saint celebrated for her lyrical poetry dedicated to Krishna