Source ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, February 18, 2017 (Hindustan Times): The upper house of Pakistan’s Senate passed the much-awaited Hindu marriage bill on Friday, awaiting the President’s signature to become a law. The bill, which had been approved by the lower house in September 2015, will help Hindu women get documentary proof of their marriage. It will be the first personal law…
Source You are perfect this very moment. You are all that you will ever be. If you don’t see it that way, then you live in a difficult state of affairs, striving toward perfection and being imperfect along the way. — Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001)
Source NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, February 18, 2017 (rubin Museum): OM is central to many Asian religious traditions and has endured for more than three thousand years. The sound has been called “elemental” and “universal,” serving as a preface to prayers and chants. Become a part of the history of this sacred syllable by learning about its importance and…
Source UNITED KINGDOM, February 9, 3017 (BBC): The multi award-winning travel documentary series The Real Marigold Hotel returns with a new line-up of senior stars, for a brand new Indian adventure. Catch the new series of The Real Marigold Hotel on BBC One from Wednesday 15 February at 9pm. Inspired by, but unrelated to the blockbuster film, The Real Marigold…
Source UNITED STATES, February 15, 2017 (Pew Forum): On the heels of a contentious election year in which partisan politics increasingly divided Americans, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that when it comes to religion, Americans generally express more positive feelings toward various religious groups today than they did just a few years ago. Asked to rate a variety…
Source Many there are who do not even hear of Atman; though hearing of Him, many do not comprehend. Wonderful is the expounder and rare the hearer; rare indeed is the experiencer of Atman taught by an able preceptor. — Katha Upanishad, 1.2.7
Source There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point; that is the secret. — Swami Vivekananda
Source UNITED KINGDOM, February 15, 2017 (Independent): Members of the British Hindu community expressed deep disappointment on Wednesday after the Bank of England confirmed it will keep its five pound note with traces of animal fat in circulation. Last year, a number of Hindu temples banned the new five pound note after it emerged they contain the tallow. Satish Sharma,…
Source To trust a man who has not been tested and to suspect a man who has proven trustworthy lead alike to endless ills. — Tirukural 510
Source NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 10, 2017 (The Hindu): India on Thursday rejected criticism from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that religious minorities in the country continued to face vigilantism and constitutional challenges. At the weekly briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the USCIRF had no locus standi to assess religious freedom in India. “We…