Category archive for ‘Religion & Philosophy’

• Do Hindus need unity?

  1 May 08 • 0 comment

  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

  25 April 08 • 0 comment

  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….

• Merged with Hindupedia.com

  16 May 06 • 3 comments

  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…

• Silence

  12 April 06 • 2 comments

  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……

• Educating BBC on the use of God and god

  1 April 06 • 0 comment

  

  For background, read the very interesting article on BBC about a highly efficient temple courier service. In the article, BBC refers to Maa Tarini as ‘goddess’ with a small ‘g’. Now, I don’t know who Maa Tarini is, but I’m pretty sure that She is a Goddess and not a ‘goddess’. So I wrote to…

• What a “Holi” Experience!

  29 March 06 • 1 comment

  For the first time, I celebrated?Ç Holi with my extended family.?Ç Usually, we do some chowtal singing at the local mandir, but this year, fun-loving sister-in-law decided to go all out!?Ç We are experiencing a wonderful early spring here in Toronto. Usually, it is still cold and the ground is covered with ice and snow,…

• Hindu Pluralism as an alternative to Secularism

  28 March 06 • 3 comments

  Secularism is an insidious destroyer of culture, but here in Canada, where our population is so diverse, especially in the big cities, it appears to be the only obvious acceptable compromise. (Although not one I am comfortable with). I proposes that instead of Secularism, we should follow the Hindu model of pluralism, acceptance and open…

• Seeing my own reflection in the Bhagavad Gita

  13 March 06 • 3 comments

  ?Ç ?Ç “The scriptures describe the three gunas. But you should be free from the action of the gunas, established in eternal truth, self-controlled,without any sense of duality or the desire to acquire and hoard.”-Bhagavad Gita 2:45 These are the challenges I face. To be established in eternal truth – I know this intellectually, that…

• Beginning a Meditation Practice

  5 March 06 • 8 comments

  Interested in meditation, but don’t know how to start? Here is a simple approach to help you begin your practice. It is best to meditate when you can give the practice your full attention. This is also the reason for practicing seated, rather than lying down. Most likely you would fall asleep if you practiced…

• Would you drink Brahma or eat Ganesha or Krishna?

  17 February 06 • 0 comment

  Some examples of commercial use of Hindu images in promotions in the past: Shiva on US-based Monarch Beverages?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ advertisement for energy drink and the multi-national company Ford?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s advertisement for cars; Distorted Shiva (as a semi-naked woman) in Koher?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s ad for shower fittings etc. Would it not be just on our part to expect and assume…

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