Category: Tributes

CHARLIE KIRK: An American Martyr for Truth and Freedom of Speech

By Edith Hathaway © 2025

“When the tyrant dies, his reign ends. When the martyr dies, his reign begins.”    ~Soren Kierkegaard

“When people stop talking, really bad stuff happens. When marriages stop talking, divorce happens. When civilizations stop talking, civil war ensues.  When you stop having a human connection with someone you disagree with, it becomes a lot easier to want to commit violence against that group.  What we as a culture have to get back to is being able to have a reasonable disagreement where violence is not an option.”       ~Charlie Kirk

“Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions of people.”    “[He] was the best of America, and the monster who attacked him was attacking our whole country.  An assassin tried to silence him with a bullet, but he failed – because [together] we will ensure that … his voice, his message, his legacy will live on forever for countless generations to come. Today, because of this heinous act, Charlie’s voice has become bigger and grander than ever before.”     ~President Donald J. Trump  Continue reading →

Chakrapani Ullal

Chakrapani Ullal has been called the “father of Vedic astrology in the Western world.” A great Vedic astrologer who came to the U.S. from South India in 1979, he previously studied law and business in India, having learned Vedic astrology from a young age at the feet of his father and grandfather. He first became widely known internationally as the astrologer for Swami Muktananda, who invited him to come to the US in 1979. Continue reading →

EN HOMMAGE A SATGURU SIVANANDA MURTY, 1928-2015

Edith Hathaway, USA © 2016

Traduction française : Patricia Depasse, Belgique © 2016

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Sivananda Murty  

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[Cet article est une version, légèrement retravaillée, de celle qui est parue en juin-juillet 2016 dans le numéro de Sapatha magazine, un bi-mensuel bilingue (anglais et Telugu) indien. Ce numéro est dédié à Satguru Sivananda Murty à l’occasion du premier anniversaire de sa mort, le 10 juin 2015 à l’âge de 87 ans. Sivananda Murty est un maître spirituel respecté qui compte de nombreux adeptes en Inde et de par le monde. L’astrologue védique K.N. Rao a écrit à son sujet, le 11 octobre 2005 :  Continue reading →

Satguru Sivananda Murty, 1928-2015 – A Tribute

by Edith Hathaway, © 2016

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Sivananda Murty

[This article is a slightly edited and amended version of the one that appears in the June-July  2016 issue of Sapatha magazine, a bi-lingual (English and Telugu) bi-monthly magazine from India.  This issue is dedicated to Satguru Sivananda Murty at the one year anniversary of his passing on June 10, 2015 at age 87.  Sivananda Murty is a revered spiritual master with many followers across India and around the world.  Vedic astrologer K.N. Rao wrote this about him on Oct. 11, 2005:  Continue reading →