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June 2014

June 19, 2014

Why Be Motivated If You’re Coming Back?

This is a question that is often asked of religious people of all types. What...

June 12, 2014

Peaceful Resistance is Not Being a Doormat

I think there is a lot of misunderstanding around what peaceful resistance or non-violent resistance...

June 05, 2014

The Truth About Women and Hinduism

The comments on my post Not All Religions Are The Same took an interesting turn....

May 2014

May 29, 2014

All Religions Are Not The Same

All religions are not the same. We Hindus are in general an open minded bunch....

May 22, 2014

More Myths About Reincarnation

A friend on Facebook sent me an article apparently written by the founder of the...

May 08, 2014

God Commands Free Will

It may surprise you to know that Brad and I have continued to have the...

May 01, 2014

Making Hinduism Safe

I came across this CNN article on 9 Myths of Hinduism Debunked. It's a good...

April 2014

April 28, 2014

Why Do I Have to Walk on Eggshells?

Why is everyone so darn sensitive these days? Why has political correctness gotten so out...

April 24, 2014

Are We Evolving As A Society?

Somehow it seems like whenever I go on vacation, I come back sick. I think...

April 17, 2014

Hoping to be Born Brown

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

April 10, 2014

Which Religion Is “Winning”?

Based on a post from a Christian collegue of mine, I'm going to say something...

April 03, 2014

Identity Is A “First World Problem”?

As you can tell from the fact that I write here daily about identity, culture,...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Renouncing One’s Faith

There's a lot of (understandable) anger in the world around forced religious conversion. It's a...

March 20, 2014

Is God Sensitive?

The discussion of the movie OMG over at my Facebook page got a bit more...

March 13, 2014

Are Liberals Ashamed to Be American?

Recently I had a much more productive conversation with my half-Indian coworker than before. It...

March 06, 2014

Women in Society: The World Before Her

Netflix recommended this documentary to me about beauty contests in India: The World Before Her....

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Splenda is Supernatural

My friend Beth was visiting recently and we got into an interesting conversation. She has...

February 20, 2014

Waking Up

Do you ever experience this thing where for a couple brief seconds after you wake...

February 13, 2014

The Balance of Good Enough v.s. Self Improvement

I have always believed in bettering myself. I see problems in myself or my actions...

February 06, 2014

The Truth About Atheists

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

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Why We Must Help

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

January 23, 2014

Am I the Same Person?

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

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 09, 2014

Meditation Debate: Quiet or Not?

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

January 02, 2014

Video Games and Life Goals

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

December 2013

December 26, 2013

Everyone Should Be a Minority

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

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 12, 2013

I’m Not A “Gori Wife”

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

December 05, 2013

Embarrassed by Spirituality

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

November 2013

November 21, 2013

When Your Children Fall In Love

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