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November 2014

November 17, 2014

Join Me at Hashtag #WhyILoveHinduism

Today on Twitter I am celebrating some of the many reasons why I love Hinduism...

October 2014

October 20, 2014

My Experience with Rajiv Malhotra

Ever since I started my blog I have been getting recommendations to read the work...

August 2014

August 11, 2014

Why Do I Call Myself a “Hindu”?

Inevitably online when I refer to myself as a Hindu someone is ready to tell...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

I Appreciate The Defense

Every so often there is an article or some comment that calls into question the...

July 14, 2014

The Past Tense

I noticed something the other day that I think might be an issue almost unique...

July 07, 2014

Having a House

Perhaps home ownership is part of the "American dream." Maybe there are places where owning...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Create a Pocket Altar

Take your deity with you to bring you peace wherever you travel! Even though I...

June 16, 2014

Some People Are Outgoing, Right?

Sometimes I am frustrated with my own timidity. There are things I want to do...

June 09, 2014

Ratha Yatra

You guys, I had an awesome Sunday. Yesterday was Ganga Dussehra, but in my south...

May 2014

May 19, 2014

If I Could Have Been Christian, I Would Be

One of the reasons why evangelical Christians upset me so much is that they fail...

May 12, 2014

Proud to be a Hindu

This weekend we went to D.C. to meet Ashu of Hindi University and his family....

May 05, 2014

Happy 5th Birthday, Patheos!

Having my blog here has been a great experience. I'm half way through year two...

April 2014

April 07, 2014

Ayurveda Roadblock Plus Holi

So last week I started to talk about ayurveda and what it is. I wanted...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Ayurveda For General Health

Ayurveda is a system of health developed over 5,000 years ago in India. It is...

March 10, 2014

Volunteering When White

I really want to be doing more to serve and help others. I've mentioned before...

February 2014

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 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...

November 2013

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...

September 2013

September 01, 2013

Ambaa Gets Married Again: Vedic Wedding Ceremony

Brad and I had a great, though brief, trip to Massachusetts for our Vedic wedding...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

Religion is a Drug

I don't mean that in a "religion is the opiate of the masses" kind of...

July 2013

July 22, 2013

Guru Purnima

On Saturday our Sathya Sai Baba group had a presentation for Guru Purnima, a day...

July 15, 2013

A Moment of Silence

Of all the things I could think to write today, none feels right in light...

July 08, 2013

The Atman Provides

This is a phrase I used to hear a lot from my parents growing up....

July 01, 2013

Service (Seva)

Doing volunteer work to help others is called seva and I have not been doing...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Meditation in Minutes: Does One Minute of Meditation Make a Difference?

Last week I did my own meditation challenge. For me, I know I want to...

June 17, 2013

We Know We Should Meditate

Over the last several years we've all heard so much about meditation and its benefits....

June 10, 2013

Day In the Life of the White Hindu

My life is pretty freakin awesome. Sometimes when I get overwhelmed with stupid things and...

June 03, 2013

My Trip to South Carolina

I spent the past week at one of my favorite places, a small beach in...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

My Mood in Clothes

I've noticed that how I dress has a strong correlation with my mood. Have you ever noticed...

May 20, 2013

India 1979

Over the weekend Brad and I were visiting his mother and we ended up spending...