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An Ancient Buddhist Model For Today's World by LEWIS RICHMOND In my ongoing effort to find ways to adapt Buddhism to modern American life, I have long been influenced by the example of Vimala-Kirti, the "householder sage" of ancient India (pictured). According to the Vimala-Kirti Sutra...

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Is there an end of the world day written in Shri Guru Granth Saib ji? or anything that relates to that?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9444277.stm India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a pulsating final to deliver World Cup glory to their cricket-mad population for the first time since 1983. Sri Lanka smashed 91 from their last 10 overs to post 274-6 in Mumbai, with Mahela...

An all-round Indian bowling performance, helped by some athletic ground fielding, propelled India into its third World Cup final. India maintained its unbeaten record against Pakistan in World Cup cricket, securing a 29-run win in Wednesday's marquee semifinal in Mohali to set up a title...

How can one overcome the anxieties of this world? By Balpreet Singh, Ottawa Citizen March 27, 2011 Balpreet Singh is legal counsel and acting executive director for the World Sikh Organization of Canada One of the key teachings of the Sikh faith is acceptance of God's will. All...

by Mohamed Nazeer Zuhara is a fighter. She heads an organisation that gives voice to Muslim women silenced by age-old practices like polygamy and indiscriminate talaq. The small rented room on the ground floor of a building located close to the Civil Station in Kozhikode in Kerala is...

There is something -- well, everything, really -- about that spiritual experience that is ineffable and eternally elusive. It's no wonder, then, that an integral part of virtually all major world faith traditions is music. It is the language of the soul, after all. What can't be said in words...

World over Sikhs to celebrate Sikh Environment Day on March 14 MOHALI: Sri Guru Har Rai Ji is remembered in Sikh history for his deep sensitivity to nature and its preservation. The Gurgaddi Diwas of Seventh Guru of the Sikhs will be celebrated as Sikh Environment Day on March 14 all over...

Nyiragongo Crater: Journey to the Center of the World http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/02/nyiragongo_crater_journey_to_t.html In June 2010, a team of scientists and intrepid explorers stepped onto the shore of the lava lake boiling in the depths of Nyiragongo Crater, in the heart of...

These are the world’s most beautiful buildings? Are you kidding? A hundred years ago, naming the world’s most beautiful buildings was easy: the Parthenon. Sure. The Taj Mahal. Absolutely. Hagia Sophia. No argument. But now, in part because the whole notion was chewed up and spit out by those...

World food prices hit record highs as oil rises AFP, Mar 3, 2011, 05.34pm IST ROME: World food prices have hit new records and oil price spikes could push them even higher, the UN food agency warned on Thursday, as unrest in the Middle East and North Africa hits markets. The Food...

News Analysis February 27, 2011 As Regimes Fall in Arab World, Al Qaeda Sees History Fly By By SCOTT SHANE For nearly two decades, the leaders of Al Qaeda have denounced the Arab world’s dictators as heretics and puppets of the West and called for their downfall. Now, people in country...

Scientists create world's smallest computer LONDON: Scientists have created what they claim is the world's smallest computer system that is just one square millimetre in size and can fit into one's eyeball. Developed by a team at the University of Michigan, the unnamed tiny device is a...

Forwarded by forum member Tejwant Singh ji Malik A Muslim, a Christian, a Sikh and a Hindu Walk into a College Dorm Room ... and Discover World Peace Qasim Rashid Member, Muslim Writers Guild of America Posted: February 21, 2011 07:13 PM So the story begins like this. Four students, an...

Food prices hit "dangerous levels": World Bank chief By Lesley Wroughton Lesley Wroughton Tue Feb 15, 4:43 pm ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – World Bank chief Robert Zoellick on Tuesday said global food prices have reached "dangerous levels," and warned that their impact could complicate fragile...

Birth of a new Arab world February 14, 2011 Rami G. Khouri Egyptians demonstrate in support of their country's uprising and transition to democracy in front of the White House in Washington. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES The overthrow of Hosni Mubarak and the transitions to new...

World Citizen: Globalization Fuels the Arab Uprising World Politics Review Frida Ghitis - 10 Feb 2011 Observers of the uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia and other countries in the Arab world have focused with great excitement on the role played by new media, suggesting the events demonstrate...

Bryan Maygers Editorial Intern, HuffPost Religion Karen Armstrong began her recent talk at the New York Public Library by illustrating the centrality of the Golden Rule in the Abrahamic faiths with a traditional story of Rabbi Hillel. When asked by a Gentile to explain the entirety of...

By John L. Esposito Professor of Religion and International Affairs Note: This post was co-authored by Sheila B. Lalwani. Conflicts and killings from Africa to Southeast Asia have brought into sharp relief the significant threat to religious minorities in some Muslim societies. While...