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August 2015

August 26, 2015

Updates

How have I been doing on my plans? Pretty well! 1) Flylady. We're still going...

August 24, 2015

The World Has Changed

There's a weird feeling I get these days because meditation and mindfulness are so popular....

August 20, 2015

Do The Gods Get Jealous of One Another? {Newbie Question}

Someone recently asked me this question and it really surprised me. It's not something that...

August 06, 2015

Inertia v.s. Housekeeping {Happiness Project}

Goal One: Take the Extra Step I love a clean, clear, clutter-free space. I feel...

August 05, 2015

What I Know About Myself {Happiness Project}

Having observed myself now for 33 years there are some things I do know about...

August 03, 2015

Happiness Plateau

I think I can safely say that we all want to be happy. What we...

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 21, 2015

Big News

UPDATE: The work I've been doing on acceptance seems to be paying off. Yesterday morning...

July 20, 2015

Being in Limbo

I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but I absolutely hate transitional periods in life....

July 17, 2015

Best of The White Hindu

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

July 16, 2015

What to Attach To

A few weeks ago Brad and I got to spend time with my Hindu cousins....

July 09, 2015

Letting Go Is The Hardest Part

It's been a little while since I spoke of my infertility struggles. It's something that...

July 08, 2015

Viscerally Peaceful

Despite being a white American Hindu, I am not as touchy-feely or "new agey" as...

July 07, 2015

Exclusively Inclusive: Holy Contradiction in a Hindu World {Guest Post}

Today I have a wonderful pep talk for you from Mahanth S. Joishy, the creator of...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Scripture Study: Bhagavad Gita, book three verses 9-12

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

June 23, 2015

Scripture Study: Bhagavad Gita, book three verses 5-8

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

June 19, 2015

Racial Identity: me and Rachel Dolezal

I've been hearing about this situation with Rachel Dolezal for a few days and biding...

June 18, 2015

Radicalized

I'm not quite sure how to say this. I don't want to be misunderstood here....

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...

June 02, 2015

Book Expo America

For my other life I happened to be at this huge book conference in NYC...

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 19, 2015

Scripture Study: Bhagavad Gita, book two verses 62-65

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

May 15, 2015

What Does Namaste Really Mean?

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