"The whole world is an ashram in which all are doing sadhana. We must love the world, which is God's creation. Those who despise, hate and fear the world do not understand the intrinsic goodness of all. "
Gurudeva
Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami reads his editorial from the Jan/Feb/Mar 2012 edition of Hinduism Today magazine. If we start at the beginning and work systematically, we can replace undesirable qualities with their opposites. Watch the video below.
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Our upcoming issue of Hinduism Today covers the story of the Keralan temple whose newly uncovered wealth has attracted a storm of news reports.
Our tribute to Ganapati Sthapati, architect of Iraivan Temple
The winning youth essay from the Hindu American Foundation’s NextGen contest on being Hindu and being American
More interesting content from the next issue of Hinduism Today.
Why development of character is key to a spiritual life
The story of Pratima Dharm, the first American military Hindu chaplain
19-year-old Priyanka Srinivas tells a charming tale of her initiation to the sari
The next issue of Hinduism Today has a lofty feature article: A step-by-step manual on how to prepare for (and survive) a pilgrimage to Siva’s most sacred mountain, Mount Kailash.
Who among siva’s devotees could say he never wanted to visit Mount Kailash, God’s eternal abode? In a religion that sees God everywhere, in some places the Divine is even more present. Enshrined in the Sivalingam-shaped summit is Siva the yogi, attentive to the spiritual aspirations of His devotees.
( Hinduism Today brings you the account of a bhaktar who traveled to the Himalayas to walk the most sacred Kailash Yatra. He shares knowledge about packing lists, shady tour deals, furry yaks, marauder monkeys, sadhana tips and reflections on Siva. His meticulously detailed report will make you feel you are there, feet freezing, heart throbbing, blessings abounding. With these guidelines, maybe the next pilgrim will be you.
The January 2012 issue is off to press. Watch for it’s release on December 1st.
Our Agama page talks about where the various Deities should be placed in a village and what each one means.
In continuation of our coverage of our Hindu of the Year, 2011, we have this exclusive interview of the Shankarachariya of Sringeri
Our October 2011 news video covers events in August and September, including: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami’s travels to Trinidad and Guyana; the release of our latest book, The Guru Chronicles; two swamis’ presentations at the Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference in Columbus, Ohio; an interview in Toronto with Dr. James George, who knew Yogaswami when he was stationed as the Canadian High Commissioner to Ceylon in the early 1960s; the visit of Shivarathri Desikendra Mahaswamiji of JSS Suttur Math in Mysore, India; and brainstorming sessions with leading web design firm Happy Cog for the monastery’s completely overhauled website to be launched at the beginning of 2012.
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The history of India and Hinduism is taught in 6th and 7th grade social studies classes to nearly 4 million American children each year, along with the history of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and sometimes Jainism. The course material on Hinduism is negative in tone and scholastically deficient. This presentation will explain how the course material is created and adopted, and how Hindus can improve the process.
Presented by Acharya Arumuganathaswami, managing editor of Hinduism Today, at the Uberoi Conference, held October 1, 2011, at Loyola-Marymount University in Los Angeles, October 1, 2011. The History of Hindu India described in the presentation was given an award at the conference. You may purchase it by clicking here.
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We are happy to release our year in review video today, summarizing activities of Kauai’s Hindu Monastery from September 2010 to August 2011. See progress on Iraivan Temple; follow Bodhinatha on his travels across the globe; enjoy some powerful words about the Self from Gurudeva; learn about publications, art, sculpture and grounds projects; and take a peek at what is happening at our center on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
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