The word ‘sorry’ is synonymous with apology. It is a common, familiar word but it is potent and magical in its efficacy. In our day-to-day life, it is symbolic of a polite apology for a wrong done intentionally or inadvertently and normally figures in the vocabulary of suave, courteous individuals. Small, insignificant wrongs like bumping […]

Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were travelling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his disciples, “I am thirsty. Do get me some water from that lake there.” The […]

Date : 21 July 2013 Time : 10:30AM Lecture : Sadguru Tattva Guru Kruti Gayana : Ganakala Bhushana R K Padmanabha 12:30PM – Arati and Prasada All are welcome

Source NEW YORK, NEW YORK, June 20, 2013 (DNAinfo): The smoldering heat was nothing to thousands of yogis who turned out in Times Square Wednesday for the world’s largest Bikram Yoga class. The 92-degree weather was substantially less than the 105 degrees — and 40 percent humidity — of a typical indoor Bikram class. More […]

Source WASHINGTON D.C., U.S., June 18, 2013 (Care 2): Washington D.C. will soon be the home of a piece of yoga history. The Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian’s Museums of Asian Art will host the first large exhibition of yoga-related art. The show, titled “Yoga: The Art of Transformation,” takes a look back at yoga’s […]

Source ARNSBERG, GERMANY, June 14, 2013 (Spiegel): The Hindu Temple in Hamm is one of the largest in Europe. Now, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has to recognize the temple club as a religious community and thus equate it with the Christian churches. This was decided in a recently published judgment of the Administrative Court of Arnsberg. […]

Source CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, June 17, 2013 (Chicago Tribune): Not long ago, Sauruv Garg “didn’t know anything” about the man credited with helping introduce the Hindu faith to the West. But after poring over books, meeting with a monk and learning about the history of Hinduism in the U.S., 10-year-old Sauruv became something of an expert […]

Source INDIA, June 20, 2013 (BBC): The scale of devastation in Uttarakhand is staggering. As rescuers establish contact with more of the affected villages and settlements, they say many have been flattened to the ground. On Wednesday, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna flew over Kedarnath, Guptkashi, Govindghat and Joshimath areas to assess the damage. Most of […]

Source BANGALORE, India, June 15,2013 (Lavanya Shankaran): Caste is not a word that modernizing India likes to use. It has receded to the unfashionable background. Newspapers reserve their headlines for the newer metrics of social hierarchy: wealth and politics, and those powerful influencers of popular culture, actors and cricket stars. Traditionally, Indian society was divided […]

Source BALI, INDONESIA, June 18, 2013 (The Jakarta Post):The second World Hindu Summit has agreed to establish the World Hindu Parisad, a Hindu organization discussion and deliberation forum aiming to expand the network of Hindu devotees around the globe. In addition, the 500 Hindu leaders and scholars from all over the world also established the […]