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March 2017

March 14, 2017

Roll Call

Priyanka, a friend from the Facebook page, said that she would like to connect with...

March 09, 2017

Roundup: Videos of non-Indian Hindus (Hindu Converts)

I've started to stumble upon people doing videos about their journey to Hinduism! So pleased...

December 2016

December 22, 2016

A Site to Connect New Hindus to a Community

Over on Facebook, Lorrie made a comment that got the gears in my head turning....

July 2015

July 30, 2015

Panel: Honoring or Appropriation?

My friend Andrea is often my consultant when it comes to issues of cultural mis-appropriation....

July 17, 2015

Best of The White Hindu

Because there are some new readers I wanted to highlight a few of the posts...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Flashback: Asking Permission

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

March 21, 2015

Can I Convert to Hinduism [Google Questions Answered]

"Conversion" is a very charged word for Hindus. It is exclusively associated with the predatory...

February 2015

February 11, 2015

Sringeri Week: The Guru Knows My Name!

A big change is coming up in my life! When we arrived at Sringeri (location...

December 2014

December 10, 2014

Casting Call: New Hindus Ages 16-24

I got a message on my Facebook page from a casting director who is working...

November 2014

November 10, 2014

Which Is It?

You may have noticed that I talk about how long I've been a Hindu in...

October 2014

October 16, 2014

Conditional Hinduism

There are times when it feels like I'm only "allowed" to be a Hindu as long...

September 2014

September 14, 2014

Book Club: How to Become a Hindu (Chapter Ten)

The well respected Himalayan Academy and their guru Subramuniyaswami put out a book several years...

September 07, 2014

Book Club: How to Become a Hindu (Chapter Nine)

The well respected Himalayan Academy and their guru Subramuniyaswami put out a book several years...

May 2014

May 15, 2014

What Happens When Your Duties Conflict?

A little while back I was reading an article in defense of Lord Rama. Why...

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 18, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Katha part two

Sorry there wasn't a post yesterday, I've been sick all weekend :( But I'm back...

March 11, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Katha part one

First off, I have to say that last week's Hindi on Twitter was a great...

March 07, 2014

Book Coming Soon: The New Hindu Toolkit

I've mentioned now and then that I'm working on a new book and now it...

February 2014

February 24, 2014

A Book For Learning Pujas and Prayers

I discovered this book browsing Amazon and last week I ordered it to see what...

February 10, 2014

Personal Stories of Hindu Gurus

A tradition that encourages complete devotion and worship of a human teacher is ripe for...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

White Hindu Conversations: Part Four

The office where I work doesn't have a lot of diversity mostly because it's so...

January 24, 2014

White Hindu Conversations: Part Three

Car broke down Tuesday night. We got it pulled into a parking lot and I...

January 20, 2014

What To Wear to a Hindu Temple

Whenever I talk about clothes, someone always mentions that Indian clothes are not the same...

January 08, 2014

Non-Desi Hindu: What I Look Like to Others

Our friend Andrea noticed an interesting thread on Reddit a while back and pointed it...

January 07, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Kena Chapter Three

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

January 03, 2014

Why Do Hindu Beliefs Vary Widely? [Google Questions Answered]

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

January 01, 2014

I Am Not a Statistic

I'm just me. A single human being trying to make sense of the world that...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

How to Explain Hinduism

It's sometimes hard for me to remember that Hinduism can seem extremely strange, foreign, or...

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 16, 2013

Confession: I’m Fascinated By Hijabs

Personally I don't feel that me dressing like a Hindu, behaving like a Hindu, and...