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Hindu Spiritual Leaders Will Gather at the Parliament of the World’s Religions
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:53 PSTSource: www.parliamentofreligions.orgMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, November 20, 2009: Australia will host the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions. The event take place December 3 through December 9, and is expected to bring together 8,000 to 12,000 people.The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions suggests that the Melbourne Parliament will “educate participants for global peace and [...]

Second Festival of India In Buenos Aires A Grand Success
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:02:01 PSTSource: www.indembarg.org.arBUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, November 17, 2009: The second edition of the Buenos Aires India Festival, held from the 5th to the 15th of November, was successful and colorful, attracting thousands of Argentines. The Festival activities included handicrafts, Indian classical and folk dances, seminars, films, a photo exhibition, food and a literary contest. Scaled down [...]

The Blue God of Judaism
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:47:53 PSTSource: HPIUSA, November 19, 2009: The God that Jews worship is as blue as the Hindu God Shiva, the supreme being in Shaivism, the oldest sect within Hinduism, says Rabbi Robert dos Santos Teixeira, LMSW.In some ways, the ancient Hebrews were more similar to modern-day Hindus than Jews. They acknowledged the existence of deities other [...]

Daily Inspiration
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:01 PSTSource: www.hinduismtoday.comIf one wants to abide in the thought-free state, a struggle is inevitable. One must fight one’s way through before regaining one’s original primal state. If one succeeds in the fight and reaches the goal, the enemy, namely the thoughts, will all subside in the Self and disappear entirely. Ramana Maharishi

Is the Spirit of Competition in the Soul of Yoga?
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:01 PSTSource: www.nytimes.comNEW YORK, USA, November 19, 2009: The competitors stood nervously on stage, awaiting the judges’ decisions. As each name was called the crowd cheered, and the winner stepped forward to claim a prize, bowing his or her head to accept a medal at the New York Regional Yoga Championship. Yoga championship?Yoga enthusiasts like to [...]

Ripe For The Plucking, But Fewer Dare To Try
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:03:01 PSTSource: www.nytimes.comPETTAH, INDIA, November 16, 2009: As he approaches his first tree of the day, S. Mohan presses his calloused palms together and bows his head. “Oh God, I am climbing the coconut tree,” he whispers. “Protect me from harm.” One misstep and he would surely fall, as much as 100 feet to the ground.India [...]

Indian Students In U.S. Cross 100,000 Mark
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:02:01 PSTSource: timesofindia.indiatimes.comWASHINGTON, November 18, 2009: The number of students from India enrolled in U.S. universities and colleges crossed 100,000 for the first time ever this year even as international enrollments in America registered the largest percentage increase since 1980, defying broad economic trends.As the number of international students at colleges and universities in the US [...]

Sea Is Absorbing Less Emissions, Scientists say
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:01:01 PSTSource: www.nytimes.comUSA, November 19, 2009: The Earth’s oceans, which have absorbed carbon dioxide from fuel emissions since the dawn of the industrial era, have recently grown less efficient at sopping it up, new research suggests.Emissions from the burning of fossil fuels began soaring in the 1950s, and oceans largely kept up, scientists say. But the [...]

Daily Inspiration
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:01 PSTSource: www.hinduismtoday.comYoga postures without the backing of yamas and niyamas is mere acrobaticsSatguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), Founder of Hinduism Today

400-Year-Old Statues Found Near Bangalore
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:04:01 PSTSource: www.expressbuzz.comBANGALORE, INDIA, November 7, 2009: Workers of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) accidentally stumbled upon three ancient stone statues, believed to be at least 400 years old, while laying new pipelines near the Kote Anjaneya temple.It is claimed that the statues belong to an old rundown temple situated near the Venkateshwara [...]

Kerala Tourism Offers Online Training To U.K. Travel Agents
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:03:01 PSTSource: beta.thehindu.comTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, November 12, 2009: Kerala Tourism has launched an online training program for the travel trade in the United Kingdom to get them acquainted with Kerala’s tourism possibilities.For the first time in the U.K., travel agents will be able to become Indian destination specialists by joining the initiative.

Serious Environmentalism is Also Serious Vegetarianism
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:02:01 PSTSource: www.washingtonpost.comWASHINGTON D.C., November 16, 2009: James E. McWilliams, is an associate professor of history at Texas State University at San Marcos and a recent fellow in the agrarian studies program at Yale University. McWilliams spoke in South Texas recently on the environmental virtues of a vegetarian diet. He noted: “The livestock industry, as a [...]

The Dream of Bollywood-like Marriages
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:01:01 PSTSource: www.bollywood-weddings.comUNITED STATES, November 19, 2009: Kavita Ramdya’s debut book, Bollywood Weddings: Dating, Engagement And Marriage In Hindu America (Lexington Books), tries to answer the age-old questions, “Why do we fall in love with the people we fall in love with?” and “Why do we marry the people we choose to marry?” To answer these [...]

Daily Inspiration
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:01 PSTSource: www.hinduismtoday.comAs the dawn breaks on a New Year, let us give thanks for all we hold dear: Our health, our family, our friends, the grace of God which never ends. Let us release our grudges, anger and pains, for these are nothing but binding chains. Let us vow to live each day in the [...]

Renovated Shiroor Mutt Inaugurated On Auspicious Date
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:05:01 PSTSource: timesofindia.indiatimes.comUDUPI, INDIA, Novemeber 11, 2009: Shiroor Mutt seer Laxmivara Thirtha Swami of Krishna Mutt, the next Paryaya Seer, presided over the inaugural function of the renovated Shiroor Mutt. Swamiji fixed the timing for the inauguration of the mutt in November, the 11th month, on the 11th day at 11 am.The mutt, which had undergone [...]

Articles On Hinduism

The Atheists and Materialists of Ancient India
This essay explains the salient features of the Carvaka philosophy, a heterodox atheistic school of thought that originated in ancient India prior to the rise of Buddhism and played an important role in the development of Indian philosophy.

The Samkhya Philosophy and 24 Principles of Creation
Hinduism owes a great deal to the Samkhya school of thought. According to Richard Garbe, Samkhy philosophy is "the most significant system of philosophy that India has produced." It exerted profound influence on many scholars in ancient India, China and, according to some, even Greece.

Symbolism Of Puja In Hinduism
In Hinduism we come across a common method of worship called puja. "Puja" is the most popular form of worship practiced in almost every Hindu household even today, either on a daily basis or during some important religious function or ceremony. A puja can be either a simple ritual worship or a very complicated one, depending upon the way it is performed.

Hinduism And Evolution
Hinduism believes in the concept of evolution of life on earth. Although it is not the same as the one known to modern science, in many ways and in a very fundamental sense, it is not much different from the latter.

Symbolism of the Descent Of The River Ganga or Ganges To The Earth
The river Ganges is very sacred to the Hindus. Those who take a dip in the river are said to be ridden of all their sins and attain immortality. It is believed that the river used to flow in the heavens till the sage, Bhagirath, made severe penances and directed its flow towards the earth to save his 60000 ancestors who were lying in the nether world (patala) in a heap of ashes due to a curse delivered by sage Kapila.

Symbolic Significance of The Hindu Trinity, Brahma, Vishnu And Siva
In Hinduism God is viewed as one and the many. He is also described as both the known and the unknown and the One with qualities and the One without qualities. He is compared to the sky, the space, consciousness, ether and even emptiness. He is both the known and the unknown, the lower and the higher, the immanent and the transcendent.

The Practice of Tantra and Tantric Ritual in Hinduism and Buddhism
It is difficult to trace the history of tantra which is mostly obscure as in case of the history of religions. Many tantras offer mythical explanations for their origins, often setting themselves as the given word of either Siva or a goddess such as Devi. Scholarly depictions of their origins are often as varied, ascribing tantras to pre-Aryan, Indus Valley civilizations or similar aboriginal, tribal groups or as integral part of an Indian cultural fabric.

Hindu Marriages And The Duties Of Husband And Wife In A Traditional Hindu Family
According to Hinduism, marriage between two souls is a very sacred affair that stretches beyond one lifetime and may continue up to at least seven lives. The relationship between the two does not necessarily have to begin only when they have attained birth as human beings. The gender of the two partners also does not have to be the same in all the births.

Hinduism & Children
Hindus loves their children dearly. They believe that their children are gifts from gods and products of their previous karma. Many presume that their children were related to them in their past lives or were their close friends. According to Manu, a man recreates himself through his own children.

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