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December 2013

December 23, 2013

How to Explain Hinduism

It's sometimes hard for me to remember that Hinduism can seem extremely strange, foreign, or...

December 20, 2013

Collections and Storage

What is it about collecting things? It seems like human beings just love to gather...

December 19, 2013

When Is a Hat Just a Hat?

Okay, now that you know my deep dark secret, that I am terrifically fascinated with...

December 18, 2013

Visibility, Passing, and Bindis

It's always fascinating to me how many concerns and issues are the same across different...

December 16, 2013

Confession: I’m Fascinated By Hijabs

Personally I don't feel that me dressing like a Hindu, behaving like a Hindu, and...

December 13, 2013

White Hindu Conversations: Part Two

I've always felt a bit self-conscious at my dance classes. Bharatnatyam, a classical South Indian...

December 12, 2013

I’m Not A “Gori Wife”

There is an entire genre of blogs that are often known as the "Gori Wife...

December 11, 2013

This 3 Second Trick Will Bring You More Peace Instantly

Do you like my upworthy-style title? I'm not great at writing enticing titles, but those...

December 10, 2013

Reading the Upanishads: Kena Chapter Two

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

December 09, 2013

The “Happy Holidays” Fight

When I was a kid growing up in the 1980s, it was the birth of...

December 06, 2013

Best of The White Hindu 2013

I started this blog in January 2013 and now it is very nearly a year...

December 05, 2013

Embarrassed by Spirituality

Am I embarrassed to be a Hindu? Not at all. No, I am embarrassed by...

December 03, 2013

My Home Puja Altar

I realized that it's about time to update you on my home puja space. The...

December 03, 2013

Reading the Upanishads: Kena chapter one

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

December 02, 2013

Hindus and Christmas

There are many, many Hindus who don't feel defensive about the holidays of other religions...

November 2013

November 26, 2013

Puja Help From A Surprising Source!

I've been wandering around Amazon.com and I was startled to realize that there are a...

November 25, 2013

How To Use Japa Mala Beads

Japa Mala beads are the Hindu rosary. I say that so those not familiar with...

November 25, 2013

How to Have an American Thanksgiving

This Thursday is American Thanksgiving, one of the only non-religious holidays we've got! It's got...

November 22, 2013

How Does Hinduism Differ From Buddhism? [Google Questions Answered]

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

November 21, 2013

When Your Children Fall In Love

There is an issue happening that I find utterly heartbreaking. Several of my Indian American...

November 19, 2013

How to Have a Hindu Baby Shower

I still have babies on the brain as we continue to try to get pregnant....

November 19, 2013

Book Review: The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein

I have a terrible tendency to get entirely derailed into negative thinking. I panic easily...

November 18, 2013

Flower Rangoli Mold: Make Your Own

You know those amazing flower arrangements that you see around Diwali? Like these ones... 25...

November 16, 2013

Need Help at the Indian Grocery Store?

I just stumbled across this book on Amazon and the title made me laugh out...

November 15, 2013

Support for Sami: Follow Up

A couple of months ago I asked for your help in supporting friends of mine...

November 14, 2013

Mantra v.s. Prayer: What’s the Difference?

There are a number of set prayers, like the Vedic prayers, that are said in...

November 13, 2013

How To Make a Puja Room

Perhaps you are lucky enough to have a whole room of your house to devote...

November 11, 2013

Rishi, Sanyasin, Pandit, Sadhu…What Are They?

Have you heard some of these words before? Maybe, like me, you know they're all...

November 08, 2013

Why Do Hindus Wear Turbans [Google Questions Answered]

This is one of those Google questions that reminds me that most people in the...

November 07, 2013

Living a Step Into the Future

My father was visiting during Diwali last weekend. He showed me an interesting documentary on...