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April 2014

April 10, 2014

Which Religion Is “Winning”?

Based on a post from a Christian collegue of mine, I'm going to say something...

April 08, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Katha part five

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

April 04, 2014

Indian Hindu Voices: Abhimanyu

Today I have an interview with a friend from Twitter. What a great name Abhimanyu...

April 03, 2014

Identity Is A “First World Problem”?

As you can tell from the fact that I write here daily about identity, culture,...

April 02, 2014

We Must Love Above All

I believe that the world was created in love, is sustained by love, and nothing...

April 01, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Katha part four

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

March 2014

March 28, 2014

Coloring Book Reccomendation

A while back someone from www.coloringhindugods.com sent me a review copy of their coloring book...

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 26, 2014

Hindu Stories You Should Know

In America, even though it is not technically a "Christian nation," Christian stories and mythos...

March 24, 2014

Hindu Rites of Passage

There are 16 traditional rites of passage that occur in a Hindu's life. In western...

March 20, 2014

Is God Sensitive?

The discussion of the movie OMG over at my Facebook page got a bit more...

March 19, 2014

Phases of the Convert

I go back and forth on whether I call myself a convert, sometimes depending on...

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 12, 2014

Holi Hai! [Hindu Holiday]

One of the very funnest of the Hindu holidays is coming up next week. This...

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 05, 2014

Mormons: a follow up

I apologize to my new Mormon friends that your efforts have not converted me. I...

March 03, 2014

My Maha Shivatratri: First Fast and Vigil

I did observe Maha Shivratri last year, but I did it alone and there's no...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Indian Grocery Stores and Awkwardness

First of all, Happy Maha Shivratri! Wish me luck on the fasting and staying up...

February 26, 2014

Hindu Hospitality

When I told you about the Mormon girls coming to visit us, I mentioned Hindu...

February 25, 2014

Wendy Doniger: Decide For Yourself

I have not read The Hindus. I had not heard of Wendy Doniger before this...

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 14, 2014

Hearing the Wisdom of Gurus

Youtube is such a great resource! There are so many things we can use it...

February 11, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Kena Chapter Four

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

February 07, 2014

How Do Hindu Followers Get Redemption [Google Questions Answered]

The first question is: redemption from what? If you're so stuck in a Christian mindset...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

Vasant Panchami: Happy Birthday, Saraswati! [Hindu Holiday]

Vasant Panchami, sometimes also called Basant Panchami, is a festival that welcomes the spring and...

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 06, 2014

Giveaway: Baby Krishna Statue

I've been brainstorming, practicing, and testing out lots of different ideas for my new Etsy...