Krishna was a playboy, but an AIDS activist, He wasn’t
This image looks alright at the outset, but it has a red ribbon for the AIDS campaign on the top right corner and is captioned: “For God’s sake, do not have multiple sex partners.”
Shiva ashram/temple in Hawaii, the middle of Pacific Ocean
In Kauai, one of the islands of the Hawaii archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a sight to behold: a Shiva temple set amidst verdant hills, a landscaped garden with pond, a river, an ashram and a rudrashka forest.
A new Hindu encyclopedia - Hindupedia
It is wonderful to hear of the relaunch of Hindupedia, the Hindu encyclopedia already populated with many extensive articles on various aspects of Hinduism about the various philosophies, saints, Gods/Goddesses and festivals. They promise to provide all points of view on contentious issues, especially because we have many of those in Hinduism and by tradition, [...]
What is obscene about art?
When we have laws against obscenity, then we certainly need courts’ interference. But it’s meaningless to have a law against obscenity. What is obscene to you need not be obscene to me.
MF Hussain is the Indian painter notorious for painting Hindu Gods and Goddesses in the nude. This has, naturally, offended millions of Hindus leading [...]
But Hindus are already organized, multi-organized!
Diversity being quintessential to Hinduism, bringing the one billion Hindus under a single umbrella defies the Hindu ethos. But Christian missionaries pose a very organized threat to Hinduism - if you don’t believe me, try this Scandinavian lady.
We don’t need a Pope, but perhaps we need some organization to defend ourselves and restore pride among [...]
Videos: Christian Terror is real, large and looming
There are still many in India that do not believe in the villainy of Christian missionaries in India. But seeing is believing, so that population is fast decreasing because of what they see - missionaries knocking on their doors, housemaids suddenly wearing crosses and removing bindis…
Christianity poses a serious threat all over the world, but [...]
Do Hindus need unity?
There is a lot of talk about the nearly billion Hindus worldwide needing unity and coming under one umbrella. I think the whole beauty of Hindus lies in that we are such a diverse community and very comfortably so. We are diverse in the sense of different regions having specialized festivals and even celebrating the [...]
All new hi Hindu - Swagatam
The previous entry was very long back - when Hindu blog which was a subsidiary of Indiblog. It later moved to its own site Hindupedia. This move entailed a shift from using Wordpress as the publishing platform to Drupal, which is a lot more comprehensive coming with many features but an equally steep learning curve.
I [...]
Merged with Hindupedia.com
Dear friends - Namaste
I wish to share a great and happy news with you all - Hindu blog has merged with Hindupedia! All the posts and most of the discussions have been transferred to Hindupedia.com
You will discover that Hindupedia is a much more comprehensive website for Hinduism - not simply is it called “the global [...]
Silence
In silence I listen:
I listen to what others have to say;
Their words are important to me.
I listen to my heart;
The wellspring of my heart overflows with deep Love.
In silence I contemplate the meaning of existence;
I contemplate Bhagvan;
In silence I hear A U M……