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February 2015

February 11, 2015

Sringeri Week: The Guru Knows My Name!

A big change is coming up in my life! When we arrived at Sringeri (location...

February 09, 2015

Sringeri Week: How Much I’ve Changed in Four Years!

Four years ago I tagged along on a trip my parents took to Sringeri to...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

India Still Has My Heart

It is 3:00 in the morning here as I write this. I got back home...

November 2014

November 20, 2014

Taking Responsibility for Racism

I think our minds are experts on shifting blame away from ourselves. No one likes...

November 13, 2014

Are People Happy?

A few weeks ago I was having a conversation with a relative who lives in a small...

November 06, 2014

The Problem with White Converts

There was a very interesting hashtag discussion on Twitter #BeingAWhiteMuslim and I enjoyed reading the...

October 2014

October 16, 2014

Conditional Hinduism

There are times when it feels like I'm only "allowed" to be a Hindu as long...

September 2014

September 28, 2014

Book Club: Eat, Pray, Love: Introduction-2

The second book in our book club series is Eat, Pray Love. Is it a...

September 14, 2014

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

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

September 01, 2014

Navratri Golu Theme Ideas

Navratri starts on the 25th of this month, so now is a great time to...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

How Do You Deal With Hurt Feelings?

I'm always advocating for love, peace, and understanding between people but it's difficult. It's hard...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Gita in Action: Unattachment to Reward

One of the key elements of the Gita's teaching is the unattachment to the result...

July 21, 2014

I Appreciate The Defense

Every so often there is an article or some comment that calls into question the...

July 10, 2014

Karma Happens

Something that came up in our discussion group from a while back is that karma...

July 03, 2014

Moral Relativism

Something you've probably noticed about me and that I get accused of a lot is...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

Why Be Motivated If You’re Coming Back?

This is a question that is often asked of religious people of all types. What...

June 13, 2014

White Hindu Stereotypes

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

May 2014

May 15, 2014

What Happens When Your Duties Conflict?

A little while back I was reading an article in defense of Lord Rama. Why...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

Hoping to be Born Brown

(Note: I am on my honeymoon this week, so if your comment doesn't show up...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Renouncing One’s Faith

There's a lot of (understandable) anger in the world around forced religious conversion. It's a...

March 18, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Katha part two

Sorry there wasn't a post yesterday, I've been sick all weekend :( But I'm back...

March 11, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Katha part one

First off, I have to say that last week's Hindi on Twitter was a great...

March 07, 2014

Book Coming Soon: The New Hindu Toolkit

I've mentioned now and then that I'm working on a new book and now it...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Indian Grocery Stores and Awkwardness

First of all, Happy Maha Shivratri! Wish me luck on the fasting and staying up...

February 24, 2014

A Book For Learning Pujas and Prayers

I discovered this book browsing Amazon and last week I ordered it to see what...

February 11, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Kena Chapter Four

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

January 2014

January 31, 2014

White Hindu Conversations: Part Four

The office where I work doesn't have a lot of diversity mostly because it's so...

January 24, 2014

White Hindu Conversations: Part Three

Car broke down Tuesday night. We got it pulled into a parking lot and I...

January 08, 2014

Non-Desi Hindu: What I Look Like to Others

Our friend Andrea noticed an interesting thread on Reddit a while back and pointed it...

January 07, 2014

Reading the Upanishads: Kena Chapter Three

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