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May 2017

May 15, 2017

The Disadvantage of Being Born Hindu

Is there is more meaning in a faith that has been chosen, that has been...

March 2015

March 05, 2015

Others From My Background Aren’t Hindu

Ever since I discovered authentic Hindu practice I immediately felt that it was what I...

September 2014

September 07, 2014

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

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

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...

June 2014

June 13, 2014

White Hindu Stereotypes

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

January 2014

January 07, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Kena Chapter Three

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

December 2013

December 23, 2013

How to Explain Hinduism

It's sometimes hard for me to remember that Hinduism can seem extremely strange, foreign, or...

December 02, 2013

Hindus and Christmas

There are many, many Hindus who don't feel defensive about the holidays of other religions...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

How to Have an American Thanksgiving

This Thursday is American Thanksgiving, one of the only non-religious holidays we've got! It's got...

November 19, 2013

Book Review: The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein

I have a terrible tendency to get entirely derailed into negative thinking. I panic easily...

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...

November 13, 2013

How To Make a Puja Room

Perhaps you are lucky enough to have a whole room of your house to devote...

November 08, 2013

Why Do Hindus Wear Turbans [Google Questions Answered]

This is one of those Google questions that reminds me that most people in the...

November 06, 2013

Dressing Deities: a form of worship

In doing some research on new products to develop for my Etsy store, I came...

November 04, 2013

My Diwali

Friday night Brad and I had a little Diwali party at our apartment and it...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

“But I have an Indian friend”

The cry of racists everywhere. "But I'm friends with [insert race or ethnicity] people!" One...

October 28, 2013

Happy Diwali! Shubh Deepavali! [Hindu Holiday]

Diwali is one of the biggest holidays of the Hindu calender. It's the last big...

October 25, 2013

Why Do Hindus Pierce Their Nose? [Google Questions Answered]

Curious to know what people were wondering about Hindus and Hinduism, I went to Google...

October 24, 2013

Quiz: Religious or Cultural?

Today we're going to play a little game. For each thing I mention, you decide...

October 21, 2013

To Your Long Life: the Karwa Chauth fast [Hindu Holiday]

Tomorrow is Karwa Chauth, a one day fast observed by women (mostly in Northern India)....

October 18, 2013

Hinduism and Halloween

In the middle of the holiest time of the Hindu year, with nearly non-stop holidays,...

October 17, 2013

You can’t just study: the three paths to God

Someone made a comment last week (and I can't remember now where it was, whether...

October 14, 2013

Collecting Golu Dolls

My mom and my dad's sisters collect Christmas figurines. Manger scene figures to create Christmas...

February 2013

February 20, 2013

Wedding Inspiration

Time to get started on wedding planning for my interfaith/intercultural Hindu and Scottish wedding! It's...