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Hindu’s in Pakistan Receive no Public Holiday for any Religious Festivals

Multan, Pakistan  – Hindu’s in Pakistan celebrated Holi like many of the worlds Hindu community did for one of the biggest Hindu festivals of the year but while the celebrations happened most Hindus had to go to work without the option of having a public holiday. Pak Hindus don't get time to celebrate during religious holidays such as Holi and Diwali While most employers are flexible about giving days off on holidays, and the government allows a certain number of religious holidays, taking a leave of absence for a day was not an option open to any of the Hindu employees in Pakistan. Shankuntala, whose husband works for a government office in Multan, stated her lament about minorities in the country not having equal rights and thus being able to take a day off on their religious holidays. She said that minorities in Pakistan do not have the same rights as the majority population in Pakistan. Over seven million Hindus live in Pakistan, according to the...

Two thefts in one month at Sada temple opposite police station

V asco (Goa) :   The Ganesh temple in Sada, Vasco, is situated opposite the Mormugao police station, but registered two cases of theft in one month . The temple's pujari who entered the premises early Tuesday morning noticed that the lock of the temple's gate was broken. The Mormugao police said, "Three donation boxes were found broken and 1,500 was stolen." The incident occurred between 9.30pm of Monday and 6.30am of Tuesday. The police said, "There are two gates, one of which was unlocked and the other locked one, was forcibly opened." Another theft at the same temple was reported on December 3 where 20,000 was stolen. The Mormugao police have registered a case of theft.  Source : Hindujaruti

Understanding Karma and Dharma

The Cause and Purpose of our Destiny When individuals are facing challenging situations in their lives, nothing is less helpful than to try to rationalize with them the cause of their pain based on possible events that may have their roots anchored in a former life situation. This type of introspection, far from bringing relief and healing, may cause the adverse aspects of resentment, anger and denial, and can easily intensify the amount of pain of their life. The Karma and the Dharma, at the same time the Cause and the Purpose of events in our lives, must be studied with care, and always with a stable state of mind, when the ability to analyze and understand is not impaired by pain and lower emotions. They are powerful concepts that may bring light into situations and how they weave themselves in the fabric of our lives. One of the best influences from the eastern wisdom to  western minds is the notion of Karma as a chain of past events, people, and circu...