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October 2017

October 07, 2017

Eclipse-Nirvana: Contemporary Devotional Music by Aks & Lakshmi

I had an opportunity to hear a wonderful husband-wife musician duo as part of a...

April 2017

April 19, 2017

Religion and Science: Complementary Not Conflicting

During my childhood, my father referenced Albert Einstein often, with quotes like “Science without religion...

February 2017

February 15, 2017

Purushartha: Pursuing the Four Goals of a Human Life

My focus on doing the right thing(s) means that these days, my Facebook notifications and my newsfeed...

February 05, 2017

Wisdom from More Than One Guru

Hinduism may not have been started by a single prophet like Christianity or Islam, and...

January 2017

January 29, 2017

The Story of God: The Proof is in Pluralism

The Story of God: Proof of God In the third and final episode of Season...

January 22, 2017

The Story of God: Seeking Heaven on Earth

In Season 2, episode 2 of National Geographic’s The Story of God, Morgan Freeman seeks...

December 2016

December 21, 2016

A Holiday Season to Give the Gift of Listening

Modern Woman magazine’s issue ran an article entitled "Peace on Earth," on how interfaith families...

November 2016

November 07, 2016

Vote Your Conscience, Vote with Pluralism

It's almost Election Day. I am reminded that I and many other Hindu Americans have...

October 2016

October 26, 2016

Denial the Movie: Denying Intolerance, Seeking Truth

To consider the question of whether faith prevents or propagates intolerance, I am stuck, as...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

Absent Mother God of the West: A Review

My first encounter with the writings of Dr. Neela Bhattacharya Saxena was her blog Stand...

July 2016

July 31, 2016

Being a Hindu, Being an Ambassador for Hinduism

We live amid challenging times, where ignorance about your neighbor can lead to not just...

July 25, 2016

The Who, What and Why of WISDOM – Part 4: Pluralism, Wisdom and the NACCC

When the WISDOM presentation at the NACCC Conference was over, I asked Rev. Mary Biedron...

July 01, 2016

The Who, What and Why of WISDOM – Part 3

As explained in the prior two posts, three of us from WISDOM - a Catholic, a...

June 2016

June 28, 2016

The Who, What and Why of WISDOM – Part 2

The presentation by the WISDOM panel at the NACCC Annual Conference continues, where former WISDOM Board...

June 26, 2016

The Who, What and Why of WISDOM – Part 1

As an Advisory Board member of the Michigan-based interfaith organization, WISDOM, I had the opportunity...

June 06, 2016

Faith in Politics: Pluralism, Not Polarization

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Faith and the...

May 2016

May 04, 2016

Miracles in the Eastern Traditions: Buddhist, Daoist, Hindu Connections in the Story of God

In the last episode of National Geographic’s The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, Freeman...

April 2016

April 19, 2016

The Hindu Story of Creation: Which One?

Host Morgan Freeman searches for the stories of creation as part of his understanding of...

April 13, 2016

Who is God? Pluralism is the Answer

In the upcoming episode of The Story of God, Morgan Freeman attempts to discover who...

January 2016

January 17, 2016

Baby Shower And/Or Seemantham: Bundle of Hope and Joy

It is indeed special to celebrate the start of a new year, and the new...

December 2015

December 29, 2015

The Reality of Santa Claus: Imagine Joy this Holiday Season

Christmas is a time when those of us who are not Christian also get to participate...

October 2015

October 13, 2015

Celebrating Shakti – Embracing Diversity of Belief

Today is the start of Navaratri, a nine-night festival that honors the Feminine Divine -...

September 2015

September 07, 2015

Protecting Pluralism by Protecting Thy Neighbor

I learned with relief that the first gay couple in Kentucky received their marriage license,...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

Practicing Pluralism & Protecting Religious Freedom

Both Rev. Dana Trent, author of Saffron Cross, and Alicia Chandler, co-founder of AJC Access Detroit, recently posted...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

The Future of Hinduism in America: Publicly Engaging Pluralism for Peace

When I last wrote about the Future of Hinduism, I had become a voice for the...

May 2015

May 13, 2015

Another Rite of Passage: Celebrating a Decade of Interfaith Activism

A week ago the Troy-area Interfaith Group celebrated its 11th annual National Day of Prayer...

April 2015

April 13, 2015

The Good of Hinduism: A Solid Foundation of Pluralism

Editors' Note: This post is part of a Patheos symposium —What Good Is Religion? Read...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Freedom to Choose: Conversion to Hinduism

At a recent HAF Awareness Event, a group of people came to learn about the...

March 01, 2015

Farce or Dialogue: Who should be discussing Proselytism & Pluralism?

I recently received an email about an event at Georgetown University’s Berkeley Center for Religion,...

August 2014

August 05, 2014

Hindu Activism in America: Moving beyond bias, with India’s election of the BJP and PM Modi

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Public Square 2014 Summer Series: Conversations on...