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May 2019

May 10, 2019

Meditation Is Waiting

If you've been around here for any length of time you probably know that I...

January 2019

January 01, 2019

Show Your Hindu Pride in New Gear!

I was so inspired by some of the conversations we're having in my new Facebook...

November 2018

November 08, 2018

Mental Health in the Hindu Community

The Sri Shiva Vishnu Temple has been putting on some wonderful programs (Like our panel...

December 2016

December 21, 2016

Depression-Shaming Kills

I started watching a new Netflix show: a murder mystery, which are my favorite kind....

August 2015

August 24, 2015

The World Has Changed

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

July 2015

July 08, 2015

Viscerally Peaceful

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

June 2015

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...

April 2015

April 13, 2015

The Wrong Mantra

I've spoken before about how challenging meditation has been for me. Part of me wants...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

Can Westerners Gain Enlightenment?

I know I'm always saying that in any given country or population, probably 95% of...

February 04, 2015

Meditating at the Ramakrishna Math in Chennai

This gorgeous building is right in the middle of the city in Chennai. It's an...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

Does Meditating Help…Other People?

A story I used to hear about meditation when I was little was that meditation...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Should Children Meditate?

There's an image that's been going around Facebook and Pinterest claiming to be a quote...

January 2014

January 09, 2014

Meditation Debate: Quiet or Not?

Generally, when meditating, one seeks out a peaceful and quiet environment to do it in....

November 2013

November 14, 2013

Mantra v.s. Prayer: What’s the Difference?

There are a number of set prayers, like the Vedic prayers, that are said in...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Meditation in Minutes: Does One Minute of Meditation Make a Difference?

Last week I did my own meditation challenge. For me, I know I want to...

June 21, 2013

The One Simple Trick to Meditation

No matter the meditation, the point is to be not thinking (what you've been is...

June 20, 2013

Why is Presence So Difficult?

The dirty little secret about meditation, presence, and mindfulness is that it's hard work! Somehow...

June 19, 2013

How Meditation Helps Us Deal With Stress Later

When you're in the midst of all the stress of your life, will having sat...

June 18, 2013

Bonus: Brad Speaks on Self-Cultivation as Meditation

Today there are two posts on the blog! This second post was inspired when my...

June 18, 2013

What Do Gurus Say About Meditation

For years spiritual teachers have been telling us that we need to meditate... Practice...

June 17, 2013

We Know We Should Meditate

Over the last several years we've all heard so much about meditation and its benefits....

May 2013

May 17, 2013

Using the Mantra for Sleep

They say that when you meditate regularly, your body needs less sleep. I've never meditated...

May 10, 2013

Can Meditation Permanently Change Your Brain?

This interesting article suggests that it can. Can meditation change your brain? Contemplative neuroscientists believe...

May 02, 2013

What is Our Duty in Injustice?

The comments on this post got way out of hand and seriously off topic! But...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Is Emotion Bad?

I was reading Leah Libresco's post about the differences between Christian monks and Jedi. I'm...

April 23, 2013

Meet a Guru: Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada is the founder of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness, also known as...

April 22, 2013

Reading the Upanishads: Part Nine

I thought it would be nice to read along through some scriptures and discuss the...

April 16, 2013

Meet a Guru: Mr. MacLaren

I think my theme this week is honesty. Deep, confusing, contradictory truth. I am going...

April 15, 2013

Reading the Upanishads: Part Eight

I thought it would be nice to read along through some scriptures and discuss the...

April 02, 2013

Meet a Guru: Gurumayi

A woman known as Gurumayi Chidvilasananda is the current leader of the Siddha Yoga tradition....