Book Reviews
BY TARA KATIR This book by Dr. Hiro G. Badlani is not a scholarly treatise. Rather, it is a non-academic […]
The Hindu Chaplain
BY SWAMI SARVAANANDA A chaplain is an ordained clergy or layperson who performs a religious ministry in a public institution
Dimensions of Service
BY SWAMI YUKATMANANDA The upanishads teach us that we are not limited individuals consisting of a body and a mind,
Salvaging India’s Hand-Written Heritage
Hinduism is famed for preserving its key scriptures, the Vedas, for thousands of years entirely by rote memorization. There remain
Letters to the Editor 7-2009
I would like to send you our deepest appreciation for Hinduism Today, a magazine par excellence in all respects. Great
Hindu Studies: Warring with Words
In the introduction to his book, Decolonizing the Hindu Mind, Belgian scholar Koenraad Elst argues that Western-based reporters and scholars
Our Three Kinds of Temples
AUDIO ONLY: It would be hard to overestimate the power and importance of the temple in Hindu culture and spiritual
Quotes and Quips
Experience has taught me that silence is part of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth. Proneness to exaggerate,
Yoga and the Path to God Realization
Kirana Agama is one of the 28 Saiva Agamas. This excerpt is from verses 12 to 77 of the section
Washed in the Waters of Rameswaram
In February of 2008, nearly 100 pilgrims led by Hinduism Today publisher Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami trekked to Rameswaram in Tamil