Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

The White Hindu

Home
Hindu

Archives

Select a Category Book Club Hindu Holiday How Am I Being a Hindu This Week? Inside the Life Meet a God Meet a Guru Movie Club Philosophy Corner Resources Scripture Uncategorized Wild Card

Select a Month February 2020 September 2019 May 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012

February 2014

February 10, 2014

Personal Stories of Hindu Gurus

A tradition that encourages complete devotion and worship of a human teacher is ripe for...

February 07, 2014

How Do Hindu Followers Get Redemption [Google Questions Answered]

The first question is: redemption from what? If you're so stuck in a Christian mindset...

February 06, 2014

The Truth About Atheists

Something I hear a lot from fellow religious people is this sentiment: I might think...

February 05, 2014

How Hard Should We Try to Have a Baby?

It's been a little while since I've spoken about our baby making efforts. We've been...

February 03, 2014

A Visit with Mormons

The last time a pair of Mormon missionaries knocked on my door (two years ago),...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

White Hindu Conversations: Part Four

The office where I work doesn't have a lot of diversity mostly because it's so...

January 30, 2014

Why We Must Help

As Hindus, I think we have a unique call to help others. Unlike the religions...

January 29, 2014

Project 333 Update

It's been three months since I pared my closet down to 33 items and put...

January 28, 2014

Giveaway Winners!

We have our winners of my clay baby Krishna statues! I'll be sending emails out...

January 27, 2014

Vasant Panchami: Happy Birthday, Saraswati! [Hindu Holiday]

Vasant Panchami, sometimes also called Basant Panchami, is a festival that welcomes the spring and...

January 24, 2014

White Hindu Conversations: Part Three

Car broke down Tuesday night. We got it pulled into a parking lot and I...

January 23, 2014

Am I the Same Person?

Currently I am 31 years old. It feels as though I have already lived at...

January 22, 2014

Super Simple Daily Puja

Confession: I don't always manage a daily puja. I really want to. That's a priority...

January 20, 2014

What To Wear to a Hindu Temple

Whenever I talk about clothes, someone always mentions that Indian clothes are not the same...

January 17, 2014

Finding Meaning in Death

For a while, you're a lucky person who has never had anyone close to you...

January 16, 2014

Religion Hidden In Our Daily Lives

As a (relatively) young person who is also religious, I often feel like a very...

January 15, 2014

Heaven Is For Real

Heaven Is For Real is the title of a book that was written based on...

January 13, 2014

When Did Honesty Become an Excuse to Be Mean?

The word "honest" is used in strange ways these days. When someone wants to say...

January 10, 2014

Why I Don’t Talk About Politics

There are so many sides to every story and all we know, as people who...

January 09, 2014

Meditation Debate: Quiet or Not?

Generally, when meditating, one seeks out a peaceful and quiet environment to do it in....

January 08, 2014

Non-Desi Hindu: What I Look Like to Others

Our friend Andrea noticed an interesting thread on Reddit a while back and pointed it...

January 07, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Kena Chapter Three

We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the...

January 06, 2014

Giveaway: Baby Krishna Statue

I've been brainstorming, practicing, and testing out lots of different ideas for my new Etsy...

January 03, 2014

Why Do Hindu Beliefs Vary Widely? [Google Questions Answered]

Curious to know what people were wondering about Hindus and Hinduism, I went to Google...

January 02, 2014

Video Games and Life Goals

Another aspect of my life is that I am a geek gamer. I play a...

January 01, 2014

I Am Not a Statistic

I'm just me. A single human being trying to make sense of the world that...

December 2013

December 30, 2013

Christmas in the Carolinas

Brad and I spent last week in North Carolina with my family. There were more...

December 27, 2013

Awareness of Your Own Ethnicity

Years ago I was reading a book in the library. It was a memoir of...

December 26, 2013

Everyone Should Be a Minority

I got asked the other day why, since I get grumpy in December in America,...

December 25, 2013

Christmas This Year

As I said before, some years I feel very irritated by Christmas and I'm in...