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October 2016

October 17, 2016

Trump Is No Friend To Hindus

I am very distressed to see some of my Hindu friends being taken in by...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

Navratri 2016

Tomorrow is the start of fall Navratri. This is honestly probably my favorite holiday. I'm...

September 28, 2016

A Game of Reincarnation

Yes, you heard me right! I am a big fan of tabletop gaming. It is,...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

The Peak of Life

Even though a big part of Hinduism is being present and enjoying what is in...

August 18, 2016

Are You Not Entertained?

I grew up with a lot of value placed on being present and having quiet...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

Reincarnating Aliens

I ran across this interesting article about the statistical likelihood of the existence of aliens. Usually I...

June 23, 2016

Should We Judge a Religion on the Actions of Its Followers?

I don't know why it took me so long to notice my hypocrisy in this....

June 20, 2016

Why Am I Not Fully Content?

Not to brag, but my life is perfect. I have the sweetest husband, a beautiful...

June 01, 2016

Why Can’t We Have Certainty?

It's scary to admit doubt. I don't want anyone to think me less of a...

May 2016

May 24, 2016

He’s Here! Meet Garrick Ravi…

I am in a little bit of awe and it's hard to take the enormity...

May 11, 2016

Sunday School for Hindus

Sunday school is religious education for kids. The vast majority of churches have these programs...

May 06, 2016

What Is Hindu Hair?

This topic was a real surprise to me. A friend on Facebook shared a post...

May 03, 2016

Got My Holi Afterall

Holi was very late for me this year, but I'm glad I didn't miss out...

May 02, 2016

For New Readers

Every once in a while I like to do a post of links to my...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

The Temple and Women’s Periods

This is not really a subject I ever planned to talk about. But now I...

April 26, 2016

Bigger the Murti More Powerful the God?

I heard someone ask this question and I was intrigued because it had never occurred...

April 22, 2016

Is it still patience if you have no choice?

At last my due date is actually within sight. It felt like this time would...

April 20, 2016

Toys vs Sacred Objects

When I looked at the Gamaya toy it got me thinking about the different ways...

April 05, 2016

The Baby and My Body

We tend to get very identified with our bodies and see them as "us." It's...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

Yoga In Schools: Asking the Wrong People

There's been a rash of articles recently making fun of parents in a Georgia school...

March 24, 2016

No Holi For Me This Year

Today is Holi! It's one of my favorite holidays (see lots of information about it...

March 23, 2016

The Problem Is Larger Than I Thought

I spend so much time within my Hindu community that it's easy for me to...

March 09, 2016

White Hindu Voices

In a world of social justice and discussion of cultural misappropriation, this is a subject...

March 04, 2016

Mahashivratri 2016

I hate when blogs do this but I'm going to start with an apology! I've...

February 2016

February 18, 2016

God Isn’t Thinking About You

I had this idea the other day and I hope that I'm able to put it...

February 11, 2016

Sons of Gods: Interview with the Author

Sharon Maas reached out to me to share this retelling of The Mahabharata that she...

February 08, 2016

Potential Causes Our Greatest Disappointments

It's interesting to notice that if we had no expectations for the future then we...

February 01, 2016

A New Case of Appropriation?

There's been buzz going around lately about a music video put out by Coldplay featuring...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

Maybe Cause You Don’t Understand Eastern Philosophy

I happened to be watching the fun series "Everything Wrong With..." on Youtube and in...

January 25, 2016

Can Good Karma Protect Us From Tragedy?

It has probably always been in human nature to find strategies to prevent bad things...