Daily Inspiration
Source Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries. — J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), theoretical physicist
Natya Shastra Lectures at Kalakshetra
Source CHENNAI, INDIA, May 15, 2017 (YouTube, Press Release by Bharat Gupt): You will be happy to know that I have uploaded 25 hours of my lectures delivered in Kalakshetra Chennai, India. They begin with the first and go up to 53 videos. The lectures-interactions provided a detailed exposition of all the principles of performance in each of the 36…
The Only Place in the U.S. You Can Get a Master’s in Yoga Studies? Los Angeles
Source LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, May 13, 2017 (LA Times): Ana Funes is a philosophy professor at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). She sat under a whiteboard she’d filled with flow charts and Sanskrit. Her graduate students had just spent more than an hour examining the “Hatha Yoga Pradipika,” a 15th century manual. Now they were eager to understand how the ancient…
Daily Inspiration
Source When you obey laws of health, your body is your friend. When you love God, nature is your friend. When you love man, God is your friend. When you love hard work, success is your friend. When you possess an understanding heart, peace and harmony are your friends. Everywhere you have a friend. In all things there is a…
The Hindu Community Celebrates Anniversary
Source SPAIN, May 7, 2017 (Ceuta Actualidad, translated from Spanish): The Hindu temple celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. A distant memory are the meetings in private homes that had a sacred book and where even weddings were held. Much has changed for the Hindu community over the years. The construction of the temple was a watershed event. Before its…
How Artists Are Keeping the Ancient Practice of Theyyam Alive
Source KERALA, INDIA, May 10, 2017 (Euro News): In Kerala, a state in South India, the cult of Theyyam, a ritualistic folk art incorporating dance, mime, and music, is still alive. The ritual form of worship involves traditions that some say date back as far as neolithic times. These rituals, practiced across North Kerala’s Malabar region, are rooted in the…
Railway Minister Lays Foundation Stone for Final Location Survey on Famed Char Dham Pilgrimage Route
Source DEHRADUN, INDIA, May 13, 2017 (Times of India): In major welcome news for Uttarakhand, railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday laid the foundation at Badrinath for the final location survey for a single broad gauge line rail system on the Char Dham pilgrimage route. This follows the start of a project to create an all-weather road for the same…
Daily Inspiration
Source Hinduism is wholly free from the strange obsession of some faiths that the acceptance of a particular religious metaphysics is necessary for salvation, and non-acceptance thereof is a heinous sin meriting eternal punishment in hell. — Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975), Philosopher, statesmen and second president of India
Further Defense Against Charges Art of Living Event Damaged Yamuna Floodplains
Source INDIA, May 13, 2017 (Art of Living): The World Culture Festival was held on the banks of the River Yamuna on March 11-13, 2016. The expert committee set by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has submitted 2 reports that contain the claims of alleged damage to the Yamuna floodplains due to the event. This video extensively challenges the claims…
Thai King Inaugurates Annual Royal Rice Plowing Ceremony
Source THAILAND, May 12, 2017 (The financial Express): Thailand’s king presided over an annual ceremony Friday marking the start of the rice-planting season. King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun sat quietly, his daughter at his side, as two oxen named “Increase” and “Abundance” ploughed a furrow around a section of the royal field in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok. An…