Last week we were visiting my father, who lives near London. To make the visit into a pilgrimage I wanted to visit a Hindu temple. When previously visiting my father we have gone to the extremely impressive Swaminarayan temple. This time I wanted to visit a Saivite temple, and because Lord Ganesha has special meaning [...]
Which is the right way? Dukkha (misery) or Nritya (Celebration)?
Difficult as it may seem for you to accept — the Hindu way of life is closer to joy and celebration.
The general definition of the soul in Hinduism is SATCHITANANDA — which means truth, consciousness and celebration.
Of course, Hindus do accept that life is sorrow (Dukkha)… [...]
Source: news.bbc.co.ukVARANASI, INDIA, April 20, 2010: Sakaldip Rai travelled for more than seven hours on top of a bus in searing heat, all alone. This was one long journey before his last. The 80-year-old had wanted to be cremated in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi after his death. But Mr. Rai’s grandson says that [...]Source: www.2point6billion.comAPRIL 19, 2010: China, India, and Nepal have agreed on a framework regarding the conservation and preservation of the Mount Kailash region, a sacred area in the Himalayas that touches all three countries. The international project, titled “Mount Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative: Developing a Transboundary Framework for Conservation and Sustainable Development in the [...]Source: www.hinduismtoday.comKilling time murders opportunities. AnonymousSource: www.ajc.comGEORGIA, U.S., April 2010: On Thursday, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled that 100 Shiva statues and other property could be auctioned April 24 to satisfy debts of the Hindu Temple of Georgia, which filed for bankruptcy last year. The temple claimed to have $9.4 million in assets and $15 million in liabilities.Attorneys for the [...]Source: www.templeganesh.frPARIS, FRANCE, April 18, 2010: On April 17 and 18, 2010 the new site of the Sri Manicka Vinayakar Alayam was consecrated with Mahakumbhabhishekam ceremonies. New deity statues, carved in Mahabalipuram, and a gold plated kodimaram were blessed with an inaugural puja. Despite its tiny size the Temple de Ganesh, as it is commonly [...]Source: www.vrg.orgUNITED STATES, April 2010: In order to find an estimate of the number of younger “true” vegetarians in the United States, Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) commissioned Harris Interactive to conduct an online survey of eight to eighteen year olds.According to the poll, an estimated 1.4 million youth in the United States are vegetarian, while [...]Source: www.hinduismtoday.comRefuse to be miserable. Swami Swaroopananda, Chinmaya Mission, AustraliaSource: www.bdonline.co.ukUNITED KINGDOM, April 23, 2010: A British architect has been commissioned to design a Hindu temple in India in a style not used for more than 700 years. Adam Hardy, from Cardiff’s Welsh School of Architecture, believes he is the only person in the world with the knowledge to design in the style of [...]Source: business.rediff.comMALAYSIA, April 19, 2010: A large-section of the diaspora in Malaysia is irked with a new visa ruling imposed by New Delhi, which bars tourist visa holders from re-entering India within two months of the last visit. The move prompted the mission Kuala Lumpur to take up the issue with the Indian government after [...]Source: www.bighospitality.co.ukLONDON, ENGLAND, April 21, 2010: The UK’s first fully vegetarian restaurant chain, and the first global chain to carbon footprint every menu item, is launching in London this summer with three central venues. Otarian, the brainchild of Australian environmentalist Radhika Oswal, will launch its first two sites in London in June, and two restaurants [...]Source: www.hinduismtoday.comI am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. A. Whitney Brown, American HumoristSource: newsweek.washingtonpost.comUNITED STATES, April 21, 2010: Nearly 20 million people in the United States gather together routinely, fold their hands and utter the Hindu greeting of Namaste — the Divine in me bows to the same Divine in you. Then they close their eyes and focus their minds with chants of “Om,” the Hindu representation [...]Source: HPI NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 18, 2010, By Rajiv Malik: In a unique, significant and unprecedented move a large number of leaders, religious and political activists, intellectuals and scholars of Sanatan Dharma and Arya Samaj from all over India gathered together in New Delhi’s prestigious FICCI auditorium on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 with the [...]Source: www.nytimes.comUNITED STATES, April 18, 2010: Hastings College of the Law, part of the University of California, rightly prohibits student organizations from discriminating. A Christian group that bars non-Christian and gay students sued the school for denying it funding and access to its facilities. The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in the case. It should [...]Source: www.hinduismtoday.comYou have the potential to be like the great oceans, like the trees and the mountains, strong, determined–full of destiny and purpose. Mansukh Patel 
There are several who ask me black and white questions: What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?
The ultimate goal of Hinduism is absolute freedom. Our soul longs for freedom.
Why do people run after money. The more money you have ensures more freedom and flexibility for you.
The four Purusharthas of Hinduism are: Dharma (right living), [...]
In Hinduism, we all agree to disagree. There is no single God, no single scripture, no single messiah and no single concept that can be said to be central to Hinduism.
Yet, there is something that binds all of us Hindus together. It is Swadharma — the freedom to be oneself.
I will not go on [...]