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November 2013

November 08, 2013

Why Do Hindus Wear Turbans [Google Questions Answered]

This is one of those Google questions that reminds me that most people in the...

November 01, 2013

What Does Hinduism Say About Homosexuality [Google Questions Answered]

I actually addressed this question back in April, but then I realized that I titled...

October 2013

October 25, 2013

Why Do Hindus Pierce Their Nose? [Google Questions Answered]

Curious to know what people were wondering about Hindus and Hinduism, I went to Google...

October 18, 2013

Hinduism and Halloween

In the middle of the holiest time of the Hindu year, with nearly non-stop holidays,...

October 11, 2013

Other Hindu Blogs

Here are some other blogs that you may want to take a look at... Hindu-Blog:...

October 07, 2013

Pronunciation Guide for Sanskrit Words

There are a few guidelines that will help you to almost always pronounce Hindu words...

October 04, 2013

September 2013

September 27, 2013

How To: The Gayatri Mantra

A friend on my Facebook page mentioned that she has trouble learning chants like the...

September 23, 2013

White People Helping

I read an article from Facebook about yet another white person who is out "saving...

September 20, 2013

Make Something Sweet…Coconut Burfi

When Brad and I had our Vedic wedding ceremony, a coconut featured prominently in the...

September 13, 2013

Board Game: Discover India

A couple weeks ago Brad and I were browsing one of our favorite local game...

September 06, 2013

August 2013

August 30, 2013

White Hindu Conversations

Place: Indian Clothing Store Time: Noon on Sunday Me: We need to get a sherwani...

August 16, 2013

See You On The Other Side

By the time I see you again, I'll be married! I'm looking forward to sharing...

August 14, 2013

Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day to my Indian readers. I didn't feel that I could write a...

August 09, 2013

July 2013

July 26, 2013

Book Review: Resurrection Year

Each month Patheos offers its bloggers books that they can read for free and review....

July 19, 2013

Now: All The Time There Is

-XKCD

July 12, 2013

WhiteWashing

I'm going to be talking about the new Star Trek movie: Into Darkness today, so...

July 05, 2013

In Which I Take a Joke Too Seriously

In response to my post about why I am called the "white" Hindu, someone linked...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Cloud Atlas: Does a Movie with Reincarnation Succeed?

I was intrigued by the previews for Cloud Atlas, which seemed to promise a story...

June 24, 2013

Sick & Tired of Being Called “Privileged”

There are times when I feel exhausted from having to monitor myself and make sure...

June 22, 2013

Karma Sutra Doesn’t Exist

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it...

June 21, 2013

The One Simple Trick to Meditation

No matter the meditation, the point is to be not thinking (what you've been is...

June 18, 2013

Bonus: Brad Speaks on Self-Cultivation as Meditation

Today there are two posts on the blog! This second post was inspired when my...

June 14, 2013

No Wedding Night Sex?

Is this true? Never heard this before! "Well, the joke is on us. I belong...

June 07, 2013

Is Mindfulness The Key to Everything?

I discovered this book about charisma when I was waiting in line at Fedex... I've...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

How To Wear a Sari (Saree)

I love saris. There's no piece of clothing more elegant or noble-feeling in my opinion!...

May 24, 2013

Hindu Woman on Bravo’s Show The First Year

Bravo has a new TV show that is exactly the sort of thing I love...