By B. College Radhadesh Based on the request of many devotees, in July of 2010, Bhaktivedanta College will offer a summer camp for young devotees aged 14 to 21. Experienced guides will help the youth become accustomed to life in the spiritual community of Radhadesh and teach them music, art, spiritual aspects of life, and lots of recreational activities.
Source: www.mynews.inWASHINGTON, D.C., USA, January 26, 2010: Joshua DuBois, executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and Special Assistant to President Barack Obama, has lauded Hindu Americans for promoting inter-faith dialogue and cooperation through service in the United States.In an exclusive interaction with the Hindu American community, 26-year-old DuBois — [...]Source: www.daijiworld.comBANGALORE, INDIA, January 26, 2010: Eminent doctors, scientists, head of a religious math and a theatre exponent among others from Karnataka were included in the list of Padma awards announced on Monday.Among the awardees is Balagangadharanath Swami, pontiff of Adichunchanagiri Mutt in Mandya district. The mutt has been into many social service including disseminating [...]Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.comTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, January 26, 2010: In Kerala, a tourist destination marketed as God’s own country, soon one’s journey to the hereafter could begin much before one passes away. People in Palakkad, concerned about whether or not their last rites would be carried out in proper religious fashion, now have the option of making an [...]Source: www.nytimes.comNEW YORK, January, 2010: 30 people signed up for a strange new hybrid of vigorous yoga, followed by a multicourse dinner of pasta, wine and chocolate, served on the yoga room floor. This almost seamless transition was designed to allow yogis to taste, smell and digest in a heightened state of awareness. Friday’s event [...]Source: www.hinduismtoday.comDon’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket. Swami Chinmayananda
Like everything else, even the adherents of Hindu philosophy can be divided into two camps — Leelavadis and Mayavadis.
It must be said that materialists (Charvakavadis) in Hindu philosophy are almost a fringe group. Most Hindus are either theists or pantheists or agnostics at worst.
Those who view life as leela (play of the Creator) are [...]
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Source: www.hindujagruti.orgHYDERABAD, INDIA, January 10, 2010: The Dharma Acharya Sabha’s fourth meeting took place in Hydrabad. When announcing the 2010 meeting date, the organizer of Acharya Sabha, H.H. Swami Dayanand Saraswathi, said “Religious heads recognize that Hindu religion is sacred and ancient. But we still have a long way to go in getting our rights [...]Source: www.clicanoo.comREUNION ISLAND, January 25, 2010: The ten-day celebration of the festival called Tai Poussam Cavadee (commonly spelled as Thai Pusam Kavadi in English, a celebration of God Murugan) has begun at the Hindu temples in Saint-Andre and Saint-Louis on Reunion Island, located 120 mile southwest of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.Cavadee is celebrated each [...]Source: www.nytimes.comBRUSSELS, BELGIUM, January 25, 2010: Delegates arriving at the gates of the climate conference in Copenhagen last month were met by women in furry animal suits holding placards showing pictures of lambs, cows and pigs and warning, “Don’t Eat Me.” These activists say that one of her principal goals is to fight environmental disasters, [...]Source: www.hinduismtoday.comIf even a single one of the senses is uncontrolled, all knowledge leaves a person just as water drains from a leaking water vessel. Manu Samhita, Verse II.99Source: epaper.kashmirtimes.comSRINAGAR, INDIA, Junuary 21 2010: After 21 years, the occasion of historical temple at Kralkhud in the heart of Srinagar city was re-opened. In early 1990s, most of the temples were closed as Pandits migrated from the valley. On the day of holy “month of Maagh” the re-opening of the temple was attended by [...]Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.comINDIA, January 17 2010: With an expected price of US$1 per bottle, the negotiation of Ganga water is underway. In place of buying the ubiquitous white plastic cans of 5 liters and filling it with Gangajal yourself, expect to buy branded cans of the holy water. Until now, a couple of offers from private [...]Source: www.asiantribune.comCOLOMBO, SRI LANKA: January 15, 2009: Thirukethieswaram, an ancient temple in Manthottarmam, in Mannar District,is about seven miles north of the Mannar Town. According to legend, it was at this ancient temple that Kethu Bhagavan worshipped Lord Easwaram (Shiva). Hence the shrine acquired the name of Thiruthieswaram. Iravana’s father-in-law Mayan built the temple at [...]Source: www.hinduismtoday.comIt is very important to give light and love to everyone, because everyone needs affection. Let light, love and peace live today and always in our hearts. Let these words not just be words pouring out of our lips. Let light invade your whole being so that everyone may be able to love. Mataji [...]Source: news.bbc.co.ukMADHYA PRADESH, INDIA, January 22, 2010: For every three months spent practicing yoga postures, balance and breathing exercises, the prisoners in the state of Madhya Pradesh can cut their jail time by 15 days. Authorities say the lessons help to improve the prisoners’ self-control and reduces their aggression. Some 4,000 inmates across the state [...]Source: www.phillyburbs.comPHILADELPHIA, UNITED STATES, January 20, 2010: The BAPS Swaminarayan Temple of Middletown joined in a weeklong celebration of unity, reflecting on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament sat before the statue of the Hindu god Ganesha, the monsignor of a Roman Catholic Church politely accepted the ceremonial flames [...]
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