by Rodney L. Taylor, Ph.D.

from Huffington Post

It’s that time of year again when we find ourselves making those infamous resolutions for the New Year. While some may be of the most banal sort — to lose weight, to drink less coffee, to take that dream vacation. Most, we might hope, suggest a focus upon the betterment of ourselves as a person.

But New Year’s…

Spread the light of the Rama, Krishna,Allah Waheguru, self the nijtatava! where is that light the very breath going in is that light capable of enlightening the whole world. The need is to let it shine by removing the black cloth of I Me Myself my intellect my…

Source: http://blog.anandashram.asia/?p=263

Posted by nugroho in Events on Dec 30th, 2011…

HAPPY NEW YEAR ONE AND ALL                          

IK ONKAR SATNAM SHRI WAHEGURU



“What is there to change? The Light and Divine Wisdom of God…

Sharia has received plenty of attention in the media in the past several months and continues to be treated in a controversial manner by presidential candidates, especially as Republicans hit the homestretch of campaigning to the first caucus.

Newt Gingrich recently claimed that sharia is a “mortal threat to the survival of freedom in the United States and in the world as we know it.” (quoted by Scott Shane in…

When I consider how my light bright is spent

 half my days, in this dark world and wide,

And that one talent trick which is last breath to hide

Lodged with me useless, though my holy soul more bent

To serve therewith my Maker, and present

My true account, lest He returning chide,

" God exact day-labour, light denied?"

god when is come good"…

From Huffington Post

Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from “Beyond Religion” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

I am an…

The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar.[1][2][3] It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter gravissimas.[4] The reformed calendar was adopted later that year by a handful of countries, with other countries adopting it over the following centuries. The motivation for the Gregorian reform…

By Eric Marrapodi

From CNN

Two days before Christmas, Imam Mohamed Magid, the executive director at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, preached about Jesus at Friday prayers.

“We live in a country with a majority of Christians, where Christmas is a major holiday… It’s a reminder we do believe in Jesus. Jesus’ position in Islam is one of the…

Posted by nugroho in Events on Dec 29th, 2011

Yogyakarta – Wednesday,…

Posted by nugroho in Events on Dec 29th, 2011

Ully Sigar Rusadi visited Anand…

Posted by nugroho in Events on Dec 29th, 2011

Yogyakarta – December 25, 2011, from 16:00 to 17:00, One Earth School i(…

Posted by nugroho in Events on Dec 28th, 2011

Thursday 22…

Posted by nugroho in Events on Dec 28th, 2011…

Plucked string instruments

Bulbul Tarang

Dotar, Dotora, or Dotara.

Ektara

Getchu Vadyam or Gettuvadyam or Gethu Vadyam or Jhallari

Gopichand or Gopiyantra or Khamak

Gottuvadhyam or Chitravina

Katho

Rabab

Santoor

Sarod

Sitar

Surbahar

Surshringar

Swarabat

Swarmandal

Tambura

Tumbi

Tuntuna

Magadi Veena

Mohan Veena

Nakula Veena

Rudra Veena

Saraswati Veena

Vichitra Veena…

by Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

from Huffington Post

In the final days of 2011 we pause to reflect on the year that has past — the good, the bad and the ugly. Here are the HuffPost Religion Top Stories of 2011.

The Muslim Spring

It started with a simple vegetable seller in Tunisia who, humiliated by the police and autocracy, set himself on fire at…