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Buddha’s Head : A Headhunters Trophy

Buddha’s Head : A Headhunters Trophy

I had to go and buy some tea mugs downtown. Little did I know that I would literally come face to face with my own past. Instead of ‘face off, it was more a case of ‘head off’. Browsing the shop, a survival holding out against the corporate onslaught on the high street, I notice [...]

January 24, 2014 HHR Spirituality/Culture 0

A Hindu Lawyer’s Inner Guilt : A Career over Dharma ?

A Hindu Lawyer’s Inner Guilt : A Career over Dharma ?

Alcoholics and other addicts refer to it as a moment of clarity. As I stood in the police cell amidst a cacophony of sound and rising nausea the unlikely effects of such a ‘moment of clarity’ washes over me. Here I stood in a London Police station in the early hours of Sunday morning looking [...]

January 23, 2014 HHR Spirituality/Culture 0

You Hindu ‘Idol’ Worshipper !!

You Hindu ‘Idol’ Worshipper !!

”Why do you worship an idol?” is a question frequently encountered by some Hindu’s. Another common question is, “Why do you worship a rock?” This is an excellent opportunity for a Hindu, or follower of Sanatana Dharma, to educate their momentary student of spirituality or religion. [...]

January 13, 2014 HHR Analysis/Insights, Archives, Spirituality/Culture, Understanding hinduism 1

Makar Sankranti : Winter Hindu Festivals

Makar Sankranti : Winter Hindu Festivals

When the sun changes direction from one constellation of the zodiac to another, it is known as Sankranti. There are 12 Sankrantis in a year, of which Mesh (Aries) Sankranti, when the solar year begins, and Makar (Capricorn) Sankranti, when the sun begins its northward journey from the Tropic of Cancer, are of primary importance. [...]

January 13, 2014 HHR Archives, Spirituality/Culture 0

The Elements and the Mind.

The Elements and the Mind.

It has often been said that much of our spiritual journey is an attempt to tame the ‘monkey mind’, as the mind is often compared with the actions of a monkey-jumping from one thing to another.  It would be true to say that the serious spiritual work does not begin until one has tamed the [...]

December 22, 2013 HHR Archives, Spirituality/Culture 0

USA : Hindu group proposes Lord Hanuman monument at Oklahoma State Capital

USA : Hindu group proposes Lord Hanuman monument at Oklahoma State Capital

Just days after the news broke that a Satanic Temple in New York City is seeking to build a monument to Satan on the grounds of the Oklahoma Capitol, a Hindu organization announced this week that it, too, would like to build a monument there, to one of its chief deities. Rajan Zed, president of [...]

December 11, 2013 HHR News updates, Spirituality/Culture 0

Embracing Dharawal Aboriginal culture through Sanskrit

Embracing Dharawal Aboriginal culture through Sanskrit

Inclement weather on November 17did not deter participants and guests who flocked to Redgum Community Centre to celebrate Samaskrutotsavam 2013, the annual day of the Sydney Sanskrit School (SSS). It was an event at which history was truly in the making. The SSS is the world’s first school to produce and launch a bilingual CD [...]

December 10, 2013 HHR Spirituality/Culture 0

900-yr-old Hindu temple that nearly started a war

900-yr-old Hindu temple that nearly started a war

The United Nation’s International Court of Justice ruled on Monday that Cambodia should have sovereignty over the disputed land around the 900-year-old Preah Vihear Temple bordering Thailand. The ICJ also ruled that Thailand should at once withdraw its troops from the area, BBC reported. “A 1962 verdict by the court declared the temple to be Cambodian, but did [...]

November 14, 2013 HHR Archives, Spirituality/Culture, Thailand/Vietnam/Laos 0

British PM and Wife Celebrate Diwali at Hindu Temple

British PM and Wife Celebrate Diwali at Hindu Temple

Stylish Samantha Cameron is known for her knack of dressing impeccably, whatever the occasion, and today the Prime Minister’s wife chose a dramatic autumnal sari to take in London’s colourful Diwali celebrations. Samantha, 42, chose a russet-coloured sari edged in gold for a visit to the Swaminarayan Mandir, the largest traditional Hindu temple outside India, [...]

November 4, 2013 HHR Archives, News updates, Spirituality/Culture 1

Where to Celebrate Hindu Festival of Diwali in UK

Where to Celebrate Hindu Festival of Diwali in UK

Hindus light lamps to celebrate the festival of light Diwali (Reuters) Diwali, India’s festival of lights, will take place on 3 November with celebrations organised across the UK. The five-day festival starts on the 13th lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) of the Hindu calendar month, Ashwin. It is one of the most important [...]

November 2, 2013 HHR News updates, Spirituality/Culture 0
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