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May 2019

May 10, 2019

Meditation Is Waiting

If you've been around here for any length of time you probably know that I...

January 2019

January 01, 2019

Show Your Hindu Pride in New Gear!

I was so inspired by some of the conversations we're having in my new Facebook...

December 2018

December 10, 2018

By the Book: Meditation for Fidgity Skeptics

When I did a YouTube Live QA recently (check out the youtube channel for a...

October 2018

October 23, 2018

Not In The Market

Got another character on my Facebook page. Someone trying to talk me into Christianity. This...

October 05, 2018

This Navratri Let’s Think About What It Means to Honor Goddesses

The past few weeks have been very rough on women in America. I don't know...

April 2018

April 27, 2018

Picking a Temple Day

I was really inspired by going to Sri Shiva Vishnu temple for the panel. I've...

April 22, 2018

But You’re Not Indian: Panel Recap

Yesterday afternoon was the Panel that I was invited to speak at about being a...

January 2018

January 07, 2018

Rituals: Spell or Prayer?

I have always thought of pujas and other rituals as being more about intention than...

December 2017

December 19, 2017

The Root Of Suffering

A Mom friend said to me last week, “My husband says life is suffering and...

August 2017

August 14, 2017

Your Week in Hindu Worship

Trying to migrate this to a once weekly post! I don't want to repeat the...

August 07, 2017

You Are How People Know Your God

I was recently reading about some hateful comments Derek Dillard, of the despicable* Duggar clan,...

July 2017

July 26, 2017

Visiting a Mosque

I often end up throwing myself into situations outside of my comfort zone because the...

July 03, 2017

Hindu Worship Tuesday July 4th, 2017

Hindu Worship for Tuesday July 4, 2017 Tuesdays are dedicated to Sri Hanuman and Muruga

July 02, 2017

Hindu Worship for Monday July 3, 2017

I was talking with my brother and my husband and an idea came up that...

June 2017

June 26, 2017

Hinduism Is Different

We are a fundamentally peaceful people but we're being left to be devoured by wolves...

June 12, 2017

What Does Om Really Mean?

You've seen it, you've heard it. People say Om in yoga class, or when making...

January 2017

January 30, 2017

Does Trump Know You Aren’t Muslim?

If you think Trump can tell the difference between a Muslim and a Hindu, I'm...

January 02, 2017

Shiva Lingam Devotion How To

My mother brought me my own Shiva Lingam and so I decided to make a...

December 2016

December 19, 2016

A Temple Buddy At Last!

Despite my decade of identifying as Hindu I still get very self conscious about showing...

September 2015

September 16, 2015

How the Internet Changed My Faith

Ever since I was a little girl I longed for community. I didn't feel like...

June 2015

June 18, 2015

Radicalized

I'm not quite sure how to say this. I don't want to be misunderstood here....

May 2015

May 27, 2015

Only The Eye of the Bird

My dance teacher posted a message on her Facebook page for new graduates and I...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

Bhakti Is The Foundation

Advaita Vedanta has a reputation for being very cerebral. It's a path of study, thinking,...

April 20, 2015

Does Everyone Experience Unity?

As I interact with so many more people every day now, I started to wonder...

April 13, 2015

The Wrong Mantra

I've spoken before about how challenging meditation has been for me. Part of me wants...

April 08, 2015

The Paradox of Prayer in AARP Magazine

My mother handed me one of her AARP magazines to read about Bob Dylan, but...

March 2015

March 02, 2015

Language Learning Update

Amazingly it's been around seven years since I first started stumbling towards learning Hindi. For...

February 2015

February 11, 2015

Sringeri Week: The Guru Knows My Name!

A big change is coming up in my life! When we arrived at Sringeri (location...

December 2014

December 22, 2014

New Year’s Resolutions 2015

As 2014 comes to an end I am thinking about my goals for the new...

November 2014

November 24, 2014

Bindi Fashion

As much as I love all the deep philosophical pondering I can pack into my...