One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old, hat the well needed to be covered anyway and that it just wasn’t worth retrieving the donkey. So he invited all his […]

Religion News Service UNITED STATES, January 2011: Wanda Colie vividly remembers what she saw in 1984 when, at age 28, a condition that produced blood in her lungs nearly killed her. The pain vanished and a crowd of familiar faces came to welcome her in a light-drenched valley. For more than two decades, Colie kept […]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suhag-a-shukla-esq/ UNITED STATES, December 17, 2010, (by Suhag A. Shukla): The N-word — it’s not a sacred image, but it is an example of how the acceptability of a word, whether in common usage, the media or commercial contexts, depends entirely on who’s saying it and why. As most Americans have agreed, the N-word’s usage […]

HPI KAPAA, HI, USA, January 15, 2011: All over the world, Hindus celebrate and offer gratitude to nature, mother Earth and the Sun. Makara Sankranti ia a festival when Hindus take four days to give thanks to four great forces of influence and protection: Indra, the giver of rain; Surya, the Sun; gracious cattle and […]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/ KERALA, INDIA, January 15, 2011: At least 64 Hindu worshippers were killed when they were caught in a crowd crush caused by a runaway jeep during a ceremony in a remote area of the Indian state of Kerala yesterday. More than 100 people were also injured in the accident, and the authorities said they […]

MOUNT KISCO, NEW YORK, January 22, 2011: For Lower Hudson Valley residents, a free public workshop Sunday will teach the 10 yogic poses and breathing techniques that make up a sun salutation or surya namaskar. Since 2007, the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA, a nonprofit socio-cultural organization, has sought to popularize surya namaskar by organizing a […]

Swamiji(Swami Vivekananda) lived the ideal of fearlessness even as a small child. When he was barely 8 years old.He used to visit a friend of his,whose family had a Champaka tree in their compound. The Champaka flowers are said to be liked by Shiva and were incidentally a favorite of Swamiji’s too. This was Swamiji […]

Dear Devotees, The 148th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda will be celebrated at the Math on Wednesday, 26th January 2011 as per the programme given below. You, along with your relatives and friends are cordially invited to participate in the function and receive the blessings of Swamiji. PROGRAMME 05.00 a.m.        Mangalarati and Usha Kirtan 07.30 […]

Dear spiritual seekers, There will be an initiation process on 12 Feb and 14 Feb in Ramakrishna Math, Basavanagudi campus. Swami Smaranananda will be initiating all those who are interested in getting initiated. Those who are interested, please contact the Math and fill the form and get further details. Swami Smaranandaji’s visit to Bangalore 10/2/2011 […]