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August 2014

August 27, 2014

How Do You Deal With Hurt Feelings?

I'm always advocating for love, peace, and understanding between people but it's difficult. It's hard...

August 20, 2014

My Wedding: One Year Later

Can you believe it's been a year since my wedding? I know I can't! This...

August 13, 2014

Punswan: Ritual of Fertilisation

When I was in India I bought a copy of this book about the 16...

August 06, 2014

Do You Know A Hindu?

A poll came out a week or two ago that people have been buzzing about....

July 2014

July 16, 2014

The Perfect Prayer

There are a few prayers that open Vedas and Upanishads. They are known as the...

July 09, 2014

Garbhadhana: The Ritual of Conception

In Hinduism there are 16 major life rituals called Samskars or Sanskars (संस्कार) and one...

July 02, 2014

Fighting Fair

I've noticed something in comment debates on Facebook and here that has me concerned. Sometimes...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

Aspergers, Autism, and Ambaa

I have something to confess. I have not revealed that I have Asperger's, which is...

June 23, 2014

Budget Peace of Mind

You guys know me and money. It makes me so stressed and my instincts are...

June 18, 2014

Women Should Be Able to Walk the Street Naked

I'm going to say something really shocking, but bear with me and hear me out,...

June 11, 2014

Religion vs Lifestyle

A lot of times when someone talks about Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma as being a...

June 04, 2014

A Story of Adoption

Clearly reading posts on the Internet about adoption is doing nothing more than filling me...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

The New Face of Arranged Marriage

Back in college the subject of arranged marriage came up in discussion during one of...

May 21, 2014

Why Not Just Adopt?

EDIT: Some people have said that this post is very negative about adoption. It was...

May 14, 2014

Have You Read The Gita?

The other day we were chatting with a friend and this really interesting point came...

May 07, 2014

Give Ancient People Credit

I hope I'm not the only one who has a notebook out for notes while...

May 06, 2014

The Big Fat Indian Wedding

You guys know how much I love wedding blogs and wedding stories. One of my...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Should Children Meditate?

There's an image that's been going around Facebook and Pinterest claiming to be a quote...

April 21, 2014

Late Honeymoon: Just What I Needed

If you were reading my posts from last week, you may have noticed that I've...

April 16, 2014

A Day In The Life of a Religious Minority

(Note: I am on my honeymoon this week, so if your comment doesn't show up...

April 09, 2014

Infertility

You always know that there are people who struggle with infertility. What are the odds...

April 02, 2014

We Must Love Above All

I believe that the world was created in love, is sustained by love, and nothing...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

Hindu Stories You Should Know

In America, even though it is not technically a "Christian nation," Christian stories and mythos...

March 24, 2014

Hindu Rites of Passage

There are 16 traditional rites of passage that occur in a Hindu's life. In western...

March 19, 2014

Phases of the Convert

I go back and forth on whether I call myself a convert, sometimes depending on...

March 05, 2014

Mormons: a follow up

I apologize to my new Mormon friends that your efforts have not converted me. I...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Hindu Hospitality

When I told you about the Mormon girls coming to visit us, I mentioned Hindu...

February 19, 2014

Affordable Puja Accessories

When I did a post a little while back about a simple puja you can...

February 12, 2014

Mind Over Matter

Last week my friend Brea made an interesting comment. She said that it seems like...

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...