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Hinduism Today completes
30 years of continuous publishing.
In our January-February-March '09 issue, publisher Bodhinatha Veylanswami offers a retrospective on past achievements and a glimpse into a most promising digital future. Even now, spectacular developments are at hand and we'll tell you all about them right in this newsletter. Stay tuned.
Hindu of the year 2008!
Find out why Hinduism Today selected this remarkable Swami as Hindu of the Year. Here is a spiritual giant who heads an order of 500,000 Hindu monks, guides the lives of millions and leads them in innumerable humanitarian projects. In the process he is uplifting people across a huge swath of India, teaching principles of self-sufficiency, resourcefulness, sustainability, establishing places of worship and more.
Transforming family life
Parents and parents-to-be: don't miss these urgent 16 pages on raising children--with discipline, yes, but
positive, kind and gentle discipline. Peruse 14 key strategies to bring the best out of your kids while you teach them how to live. Yes,
out with the physical, verbal and psychological abuse!
They only served to drive everyone apart and perpetuate misery. Instead use these proven, simple methods and see the difference. They work, and you can do it! This cruicial article
will be reprinted as a separate booklet
and available
here
from December 15.
(To give your kids a treat, see "Hindu holiday time," below.)
Other highlights in this issue
•
Oprah Winfrey promotes Hindu concepts to millions
(while not identifying them as such). Check out the reactions.
•
Travel back to 1838
when Europe first discovered Indian dance.
•
Morarji Bapu. Meet the master storyteller.
• Empassioned
Hindu youth opinions
and much more.
Download the digital edition
of this issue now--complete with multimedia
and other digital goodies. No charge.
Subscriptions to the print edition available
here.
Single, bulk or back copies available
here.
distributed massively
Regarding the two Hindu history lessons printed by Hinduism Today that we presented in our last newsletter: the Hindu Temple Executives Conference passed a resolution, in September, to blanket the US school system with them. Delegates representing 113 Hindu temples and organizations from North America and the Caribbean unanimously resolved to introduce the two lessons as textbook supplements into 6,000 schools districts in the US . A team of well known movers-and-shakers were appointed as the action team. So, we can expect results and we'll keep you posted.
Contact us
if you'd like to help distribute.
Read more about the lessons or order
here.
HINDU HOLIDAY TIME!
"Daddy, why can't we celebrate Christmas?
Why don't we get presents and have
a happy family time like everyone else?"
No, don't break their hearts by saying no. Instead, let them join in the fun the Hindu way. Light up the house with sparkles, share gifts and good times with the children, family, friends and neighbors. December 21-25 is a Hindu festival time, too. It's called Pancha Ganapati.
Hinduism Today founder, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, launched this holiday some 20 years ago and it has been growing more popular ever since. He said, "Winter solstice has always been a festive time among Hindus especially, and a traditional season for the worship of Lord Ganesha. Hindus often find it difficult to relate to Christmas. Pancha Ganapati is the Hindu expression of this natural season of worship, gift-giving and celebration." Read more about this holiday here.
New release: The Power of Affirmation, 4 by 7 inches, 134 pages, full of watercolors by S.Rajam of India. Yes, treasures CAN come in small packages. This tiny book by Gurudeva, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, teaches you how to mold your outlooks so as to increase grace and joy in your daily life. You just need to talk to yourself in the right way. It's quite simple and Gurudeva shows you how to make it work. Affirmations has been one of his most powerful teachings. Give this manual for happiness to everyone you love, including yourself. Read more or purchase here.
Bodhinatha
Travels & satsang
From December 7 through 19, Bodhinatha will be visiting Pondicherry and Bangalore, in India. From February 10 to 18, he will be in Sidney, Adelaide and Melbourne, Australia. And during the second week of April, he will be in Mauritius. There, on April 11, he will lead a seminar on the book What Is Hinduism? at the Vivedananda International Convention Center.
More details on Bodhinatha's travels
here.
More about Bodhinatha
here.
Formal invitations for him to visit your area are
received here.
Rajan Manick has been teaching Hinduism in Mauritius for 25 years, honing his skills all the while. Today, he is much sought after by people of all ages, including some whom he trains as teachers. "I know of no greater joy than sharing our beautiful teachings," he says. "And I am especially happy to see so many young ones showing a keen interest, lately. The lessons of the Saivite Hindu Religion course we use are marvelous--they distill the key points and capture the children's imagination. Some go home and become teachers to their parents, and some parents come to attend their child's class. It is most rewarding."
The lessons of the
Saivite Hindu Religion course
for children are offered in various languages and graded for ages 7 to 12.
Learn more or order here.
And check out other resources at
minimela.com
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