October 14, 2007
Source: Hindu Press International
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DALLAS, TEXAS, October 14, 2007: What happens when 200 men and women, all sharing a profound love of Hindu dharma, meet for three days in East Texas, site of John Kennedy's assassination deep in the Bible Belt? The fifth annual Human Empowerment Conference (HEC) concluded here today. The 200 spiritual and community leaders, scholars, academicians and activists attended the intense, three-day conclave, examining some of the most pressing issues facing the Hindu community today. Sponsored by the Sanatana Dharma Foundation of Dallas, (click here), the conference's name comes from the Vedic dictate, Krunvanto Vishwam Aryam, "Ennoble all humanity."