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June 2015

June 17, 2015

Misplaced Devotion

I've been watching this show called My Crazy Obsession. The TV loves to show me...

June 16, 2015

Scripture Study: Bhagavad Gita, book three verses 1-4

We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the...

June 12, 2015

Do I Really Want Enlightenment?

I was reading an article in Hinduism Today about Varanasi, which is a place where...

June 10, 2015

My New Favorite Cookbook

I don't buy cookbooks anymore because Pinterest has so many recipes and you can look...

June 09, 2015

Scripture Study: Bhagavad Gita, book two verses 70-72

We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the...

June 04, 2015

Standing Still in the Midst of Action

Anyone will tell you that the modern world moves very fast. There is a frantic...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

Only The Eye of the Bird

My dance teacher posted a message on her Facebook page for new graduates and I...

May 26, 2015

Scripture Study: Bhagavad Gita, book two verses 66-69

We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the...

May 20, 2015

White Hindu Conversations Part Five

You know how I was talking about trying to use Hindi with customers at the...

May 15, 2015

What Does Namaste Really Mean?

It gives me a bit of a twitch when I see people giving super poetic...

May 14, 2015

Can You Pray Your Way to a Baby?

Whenever I write something about my process of trying to conceive I always get some...

May 13, 2015

Watch My Daily Puja

Someone on Youtube, seeing my video of my puja for Mahashivratri, wanted me to do...

May 12, 2015

Scripture Study: Bhagavad Gita, book two verses 57-61

We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Keeping Up With Holidays

In America, where we are one of the smallest faith minorities, it can be very...

April 28, 2015

What Indians Need To Know About American Black People

There are riots right now in the city that is closest to me: Baltimore. Yet...

April 27, 2015

Bhakti Is The Foundation

Advaita Vedanta has a reputation for being very cerebral. It's a path of study, thinking,...

April 20, 2015

Does Everyone Experience Unity?

As I interact with so many more people every day now, I started to wonder...

April 15, 2015

Check Me Out! Kirtan in MA

My friend Ken Larsen took some pictures at the kirtan singing night we had while...

April 06, 2015

Visiting in MA

Brad and I have come to Massachusetts to celebrate my mom's birthday. After a family...

April 03, 2015

Scenes from a Grocery Store

I've been working at the grocery store for about a month now and it hasn't...

April 02, 2015

Guest Post: From Atheism to Hinduism

As I've said before, I know a lot of atheists and am very comfortable with...

April 01, 2015

At Ganapati’s Feet: book review

I was sent this delightful little book by the author in return for an honest...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Flashback: Asking Permission

This is a post from my blog before it became a Patheos blog.. Thursday,...

March 26, 2015

Is There Hinduphobia in America?

Two big tragedies in America came to light on the same day. One was the...

March 13, 2015

Another White Hindu Story

I saw this video posted on Facebook and I loved the story. It's amazing the...

March 12, 2015

Using White Privilege for Good

In the last few years I have been fortunate enough to be connected with many...

March 11, 2015

The Bindi and the Job Interview

Over the summer I quit my office job to write full time. It turns out...

March 06, 2015

The Hindu Identity Crisis & The Mindy Project

There is an issue with how young Hindus see themselves, perhaps particularly in America. I've...

March 05, 2015

Others From My Background Aren’t Hindu

Ever since I discovered authentic Hindu practice I immediately felt that it was what I...

March 03, 2015

Scripture Study: Bhagavad Gita, book two verses 35-38

We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the...