Quote of the Day
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him.” Swami Chinmayananda (1917-1993), Vedantist writer, lecturer and Hindu renaissance founder of Chinmaya Mission International
A Timely Rite of Rejuvenation: Oldest Major U.S. Hindu Temple Was Built In 1970s
PENN HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA, July 3, 2021 (The Columbian): When throngs gathered to rededicate the oldest major Hindu temple in the United States, there were poignant prayers for continued recovery from the pandemic that struck many loved ones in India the elation of coming together after more than a year of restrictions. Shouts of the divine name “Govinda!” rose Sunday from…
From the Scriptures: Yogic Path of Complete Union in God
KAUAI, HAWAII, July 8, 2021 (Hinduism Today): Having followed the directions revealed by Lord Nataraja through their guru, yogis now blessed with the qualities of Siva may experience the blissful states described in scriptures. By remaining in concentrated contemplation, repeatedly experiencing the results of such experiences, they become one with Lord Siva, existing forever as incomparable yogis. O, eternal sadhaka!…
Major Festival Cancelled in India
NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 19, 2021 (Arab News): India’s move to cancel a massive Hindu festival with an expected footfall of over 20 million people was the “right decision,” civil society members and health experts said on Sunday amid an impending third wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, which has claimed more than 400,000 lives across the country. Independent…
The Views of John Adams, America’s Second President, on Hinduism
KAUAI, HAWAII, July 16, 2021 (Hinduism Today by Rutvij Holay): The history of Hindu Influence in America dates back to the founding of our nation itself. By studying it one can gain insight into the Western arguments against Hinduism at that time, which were very much the same arguments that surround Hinduism today. To find this influence, all one must…
Explained: The Kanwar Pilgrimage – Devotees, Routes and the Covid-19 Challenge
UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA, July 15, 2021 (Indian Express): The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 14) took suo motu cognizance of a report published in The Indian Express on the decision by the Uttar Pradesh government to allow the Kanwar Yatra this year with certain restrictions, even as the Uttarakhand government had suspended the yatra amid fears of a possible Covid-19…
Hindu Community Institute’s Global Online Course
The Hindu Community Institute, based in the SF Bay Area, invites you to their graduate certificate course, Counselor of Hindu Tradition (CHT). This is the fourth year of this global online course. Classes Begin Fall 2021. The course runs Oct 2021-June 2022 (9 months), 24 Online Classes on Sundays. Through this course you can: learn to serve as a volunteer…
King Shivaji’s Fort Comes to America
KAUAI, HAWAII, July 13, 2021 (Hinduism Today by Sanjeevani Dedge, 12, California): If you ever visit villages in Maharashtra during Diwali, you will see a unique tradition as part of the festival celebrations: mud forts made by children in alleys, against walls in front and backyards. Actual forts themselves in India date back 2,000 years and were a core part…
Quote of the Day
The son’s duty to his father is to make the world ask, “by what great austerities did he merit such a son?” Tirukkural
India’s Long Tradition of Travelling Without Going Anywhere: The Pilgrimage Nakshas of Rajasthan
INDIA, July 11, 2021 (Scroll.in): With travel paralysed by the Covid-19 pandemic struck, technology still allows us to visit far-flung places vicariously. It isn’t just museums and galleries that have made their spaces accessible digitally. Even the very specific tirtha yatra or pilgrimage, which is intrinsically tied to physical presence, is substituted online. More Hindu temples are embracing the concept…