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September 2014

September 01, 2014

Navratri Golu Theme Ideas

Navratri starts on the 25th of this month, so now is a great time to...

August 2014

August 31, 2014

Book Club: How to Become a Hindu (chapter eight)

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

August 29, 2014

Is Hinduism a Monotheistic Religion ?

I wanted to share with you an article by this name written by Vamadev Shastri. Is...

August 28, 2014

Can Religion and Politics Be Separated?

I'm someone who cares passionately about Hinduism and my spiritual life. It's a thread behind...

August 27, 2014

How Do You Deal With Hurt Feelings?

I'm always advocating for love, peace, and understanding between people but it's difficult. It's hard...

August 24, 2014

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

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

August 17, 2014

Happy Krishna Janmashtami!

No book club today. Instead here are some inspiring images of Sri Krishna... (More info...

August 13, 2014

Punswan: Ritual of Fertilisation

When I was in India I bought a copy of this book about the 16...

August 11, 2014

Why Do I Call Myself a “Hindu”?

Inevitably online when I refer to myself as a Hindu someone is ready to tell...

August 06, 2014

Do You Know A Hindu?

A poll came out a week or two ago that people have been buzzing about....

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Gita in Action: Unattachment to Reward

One of the key elements of the Gita's teaching is the unattachment to the result...

July 30, 2014

The Holiest Month: Shravan Maas

Even though there are Hindu holidays scattered throughout the year, we're coming up on the...

July 21, 2014

I Appreciate The Defense

Every so often there is an article or some comment that calls into question the...

July 11, 2014

Coincidence? I Think Not

My husband, a bit of a comic book nerd, pointed this picture out to me...

July 10, 2014

Karma Happens

Something that came up in our discussion group from a while back is that karma...

July 09, 2014

Garbhadhana: The Ritual of Conception

In Hinduism there are 16 major life rituals called Samskars or Sanskars (संस्कार) and one...

July 08, 2014

Vishnu: Everything You Need To Know

Vishnu (Vish-nuu or Wish-nuu) is another member of the Hindu trinity. It is Vishnu who...

July 06, 2014

Book Club: How To Become a Hindu (Chapter One)

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

July 03, 2014

Moral Relativism

Something you've probably noticed about me and that I get accused of a lot is...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

Why Be Motivated If You’re Coming Back?

This is a question that is often asked of religious people of all types. What...

June 17, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Katha Part Nine

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

June 16, 2014

Some People Are Outgoing, Right?

Sometimes I am frustrated with my own timidity. There are things I want to do...

June 13, 2014

White Hindu Stereotypes

UPDATE: I've caused some offense to my friends and I must apologize. I didn't realizehow the...

June 09, 2014

Ratha Yatra

You guys, I had an awesome Sunday. Yesterday was Ganga Dussehra, but in my south...

June 05, 2014

The Truth About Women and Hinduism

The comments on my post Not All Religions Are The Same took an interesting turn....

June 03, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Katha part eight

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

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Zach is Introduced to Hinduism

Zach Anner was a travel correspondent for an Oprah show at one time. I don't...

May 01, 2014

Making Hinduism Safe

I came across this CNN article on 9 Myths of Hinduism Debunked. It's a good...

April 2014

April 16, 2014

A Day In The Life of a Religious Minority

(Note: I am on my honeymoon this week, so if your comment doesn't show up...

April 14, 2014

The Three Gunas

(Note: I am on my honeymoon this week, so if your comment doesn’t show up...