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November 2013

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 07, 2013

Living a Step Into the Future

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

October 2013

October 31, 2013

“But I have an Indian friend”

The cry of racists everywhere. "But I'm friends with [insert race or ethnicity] people!" One...

October 24, 2013

Quiz: Religious or Cultural?

Today we're going to play a little game. For each thing I mention, you decide...

October 17, 2013

You can’t just study: the three paths to God

Someone made a comment last week (and I can't remember now where it was, whether...

October 10, 2013

Artha: My Difficult Relationship with Money

This post is going to be long, complicated, and messy. Pretty much reflective of my...

October 03, 2013

The Hardest Thing About Blogging

There's something about human nature that no matter how much praise we get, one criticism...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

It’s Easy For Kids To Be Generous

I like to think that I'm an ethical and good person, right? I sure hope...

September 19, 2013

What Is Yoga?

In the west we hear the word "Yoga" and it brings one thing to mind......

September 12, 2013

I’m Allowed to Like Hymns

I'm really big on respecting every individual's choice to practice the religion that makes him...

September 05, 2013

Hinduism 101: What do Hindus Believe?

I've been perusing through Yahoo answers and it seems like every page or so someone...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

What I Will Tell My Children About Love

Love is something that I have a shaky understanding of. My parents are practical, grounded...

August 22, 2013

Soulmates: Is There Really Such A Thing?

Do you believe in soulmates? This is a question that girls love to ask each...

August 15, 2013

Krishna is a Myth; Jesus is a Myth

A lot of times religious people get very upset at the suggestion that figures and...

August 08, 2013

Free Will vs Fate in Hinduism

One of the biggest questions in religion is whether what happens to us is in...

August 01, 2013

Reincarnation: The Truth About Past Lives

I think whatever afterlife belief you learned young, from parents or friends or the culture...

July 2013

July 25, 2013

No, I Am Not A Career Woman

I hear this dichotamy a lot. This idea that women who have children later did...

July 18, 2013

Karma Burning: Things I Need To Work On

When I was a kid hearing about how we are born into our lives in...

July 11, 2013

You Americans and Your Divorces

I wonder sometimes what it is like to grow up somewhere other than America and...

July 04, 2013

Cultural Appropriation and Me

This is an issue that I have to remain constantly aware of. It's not a...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Is Christianity Peaceful? Is Peacefulness a Measure for Truthfulness?

Believing, as I do, that all religions have a core of peace and love for...

June 20, 2013

Why is Presence So Difficult?

The dirty little secret about meditation, presence, and mindfulness is that it's hard work! Somehow...

June 13, 2013

What is Success?

I have a view of comparison that seems kind of radical based on what I...

June 06, 2013

What is the Purpose of Life?

Ever since human beings had conscious awareness of themselves, they have wondered what purpose brought...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

Hinduism Is Not In Danger

My father always told me not to ever act from a place of fear. I...

May 23, 2013

Is New Faith Delicate?

Sometimes it seems like people feel like my faith is delicate and needs to be...

May 16, 2013

Hinduism and Depression

It is popular in hippie circles to say that we choose our emotions. We might...

May 09, 2013

Why Do I Blog?

I wonder sometimes what it is that compels me to put my thoughts and feelings...

May 02, 2013

What is Our Duty in Injustice?

The comments on this post got way out of hand and seriously off topic! But...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Is Emotion Bad?

I was reading Leah Libresco's post about the differences between Christian monks and Jedi. I'm...