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April 2013

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 12, 2013

Supernatural, the TV show

My friend and I recently started watching Supernatural, a show that we had somehow never...

April 11, 2013

Hinduism and Abortion

Yesterday we had a comment from our friend Doug asking for more information about Hinduism's...

April 10, 2013

Your Choice: Christian or Jewish

I love that we've picked an all in one caterer/venue/planner for our wedding. It makes...

April 09, 2013

Meet a Guru: Amma

The name "Amma" has been given to a woman whose real name is Mata Amritanandamayi...

April 08, 2013

Reading the Upanishads: Part Seven

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

April 05, 2013

True Story of a False Guru

The American Buddhist blog has a very interesting article that really fits the theme of...

April 04, 2013

Beware Gurus

I asked a little while back if a guru is necessary. Many people (with good...

April 03, 2013

The Wedding Dress

The dress may just be the best part of the wedding. Okay, that and the...

April 02, 2013

Meet a Guru: Gurumayi

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

April 01, 2013

Ambaa’s Holi

Did I play Holi? Oh yes. Yes, I did! Early Saturday morning we drove down...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Does a New Religion Mean a New Name?

It's pretty common when someone converts to a religion to take a name that lines...

March 26, 2013

Meet a Goddess: Kali

Kali is a powerfully interesting goddess. She defies expectation and turns cultural expectations on their...

March 21, 2013

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

That question has haunted religious people for thousands of years. I remember reading Rabbi Kushner's...

March 19, 2013

Meet a Guru: Bharati Tirtha

Sri Bharati Tirtha is my parents' guru. He is a Shankaracharya, which means a teacher...

March 18, 2013

Why I Am a Hindu

We've spoken before about what makes someone a Hindu. With Hinduism really being a name...

March 15, 2013

21-Day Meditation Challenge

My friend Venkat shared on Facebook about this challenge that is being run by Oprah...

March 14, 2013

Are Religious People “Better” People?

I am a religious person. That's part of my identity and how I navigate life....

March 13, 2013

Wedding Cake!

I'm surprisingly excited about having a wedding cake. It has never been in my plan...

March 12, 2013

Meet a Guru: Swami Chinmayananda

The followers of Swami Chinmayananda founded the Chinmaya Mission. Background The Swami was a Vedantic teacher...

March 11, 2013

Maha Shivaratri

The "great night of Shiva" was this past weekend: Saturday overnight into Sunday. Because Shiva...

March 06, 2013

Wedding: Blending Ceremony Elements

On a lot of the wedding sites I like to read I hear complaints that...

March 01, 2013

How To Have An Interfaith Dialog

No, I'm not going to be giving lessons on how to have a productive interfaith...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Karma: Misunderstood

The concept of karma is something that people seem to have a lot of misunderstanding...

February 27, 2013

Wedding: Choosing a Date

You know what? It can be surprisingly difficult to solidify a date for your wedding....

February 25, 2013

Reading the Upanishads: Part Five

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

February 18, 2013

Reading the Upanishads- Part Four

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

February 11, 2013

Reading the Upanishads – Part Three

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

February 07, 2013

Why Do We Pray?

Prayer is something that I have a very hard time understanding. The idea of petitioning...