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March 2016

March 09, 2016

White Hindu Voices

In a world of social justice and discussion of cultural misappropriation, this is a subject...

March 04, 2016

Mahashivratri 2016

I hate when blogs do this but I'm going to start with an apology! I've...

January 2016

January 25, 2016

Can Good Karma Protect Us From Tragedy?

It has probably always been in human nature to find strategies to prevent bad things...

January 14, 2016

The Newest White Hindu

Yesterday we went for our very first ultrasound and got to see our baby! An...

January 11, 2016

Emotional Masochism

Note: We know that there are problems with the comment system and I'm quite frustrated...

January 04, 2016

Deja Vu and the Present Moment

One day I was reading Cracked.com (if you've never been there, be careful. It will...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

Hello, 2016

2015 has been a huge year for me. I used to feel like I was...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

Where To Find Me On The Web

I thought it would be nice to gather my usernames on various social media sites...

November 25, 2015

Making Connections

This past weekend I was at a conference in Massachusetts. One of the talks that...

November 10, 2015

White Hindu Conversations Part Six

Someone on Facebook in a Hindu group posts a chart of Hinduism and for modern...

October 2015

October 13, 2015

My Navratri Golu 2015

First of all I wanted to give a quick update about the health insurance. A...

October 05, 2015

Miracles and Gurus

I think I am a great example of how important it is to be patient...

October 01, 2015

Will I Self Improve Myself Out Of Existence?

I'm a big fan of self-improvement. If I notice a problem with my life, I...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

Prayer For Everyone

Patheos is joining in with a campaign to inspire people of all faiths to use...

September 03, 2015

I Know You Mean Well

I'm pretty tired of getting comments and messages from people who have just discovered the...

August 2015

August 29, 2015

Krishna Janmashtami 2015!

Even though Krishna Janmashtami is late this year, taking place in early September instead of...

August 26, 2015

Updates

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

August 12, 2015

Routine is the Enemy of the Present Moment

I have been trying to figure out why I have the pattern I do with...

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 22, 2015

I’d Like To Not Exist For A Little While

A new pregnancy test this morning came out negative. There's not supposed to be any...

July 21, 2015

Big News

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

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 19, 2015

Racial Identity: me and Rachel Dolezal

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