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Japan (CHAKRA) — After a four year interval, the Asian Buddhist Film Festival (ABFF) returns and this time around a portion of its proceeds are set to go to Japan earthquake and tsunami victims. Ambassador K. Kesavapany, director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) said that helping people is in line with Buddhist […]
By Gia Kerensky The popular ‘New Age’ movement of this era is a vast network of individuals, groups, organizations, cults, foundations, etc. who expound and preach a watered-down patchwork of borrowed spiritual beliefs and rituals which present a dazzling array of luring theories and practices, yet somehow fail to capture the depth and intended essence […]
It is not uncommon now that for many Gurus, Rishis or Seers who have emerged from India, there has always been an unprecedented number of vicious attacks launched on them. These have come in the guise of slander, misquotes, false allegations and myriad smear campaigns. Moreover it is interesting to note that most of these […]
By Tina Sadhwani Sathya Sai Baba represented in a portrait – Sai master of the universe It has been said that at every turning point and every great epoch of the earth’s existence there has often been one extraordinary being standing at the leading edge of light, unravelling the consciousness in which the transcendent descends […]
Meerut, India (CHAKRA) – Hanuman Jayanti greetings to everyone as it is the date of birth of Lord Shri Hanuman and is celebrated on the full moon (Purnima) day in the Hindu month of Chaitra (March – April) as per the traditional lunar Hindu calendar. Lord Hanuman is also known as Bajrang Bali and Anjaneya […]
Ahmedabad, Gujarat (CHAKRA) – The BJP government of Gujarat has prioritized its efforts to preserve sites that are going to be apart of the Buddhist tourism circuit in the Central Gujarat region. The tourists sites are going to include the caves of Saurashtra as well as the remains of the Buddhist monastery. The Archaeological Survey of […]
India (CHAKRA) – Ram Navami (RamNomi) is the birthday of Lord Ram. This year (2011) Ram Navami will be celebrated on April 12th. It is the 9th day of the Hindu calender and coincides with the last day of Navaratras. The day begins with the prayers dedictated to Sun. It is celebrated with the procession […]
By Antony Thomas Shri Mandir Temple in Auburn, Australia New South Wales, Austrailia (CHAKRA)– The Hindu community in New South Wales is concerned about recent attacks on the oldest and first Hindu temple of Australia. The Sri Mandir Temple in Auburn, nearly three decades old, was recently attacked by two men in ski masks who […]
By Prashant Saxena Monotheism as the world knows from the west means belief in one God. The one God in the western faiths is isolated from the nature, created the world, judges the mankind from their behavior the directions for which are given in the western holy books with a set of DO-s and DONT-s. […]