Death and Dying
The Transition Called Death: Each of us must ultimately confront our mortality. For Hindus, this is not a fearsome prospect. […]
Will They Ever See the Valley?
A handful of pandits returned to the Kashmir Valley in early October from the bleak camps of Jammu in which
Booted Out of Bhutan
By DR. HARI BANSH JHA, NEPAL Religious and political persecution is alleged to have forced 100,000 Hindus from Bhutan, the
E-mails from Heaven?
Mediums–persons able to go into a trance and speak out messages from the Gods, devas or people “on the other
Women Priestesses
By V.L. MANJUL, PUNE The City of Pune, in Western India, has not only been a prominent cultural center, but
City of 10 Million Icons
BY CHOODIE SHIVARAM, BANGALORE Kammasandra was just an obscure town 100 km from Bangalore until Sri Samba Shivamurthy Swamiji decided
72 – Hour Marthon Dance
BY JENNIFER M. FLAKER What drives a marathoner to go the extra mile? When Vidya Chandra Sekhar set a new
Hospital Hopes and Hazards
By Devananda Tandavan Historically the hospital has been an institution created as a central place to give nursing care, expert
USA’s “Peace Pilgrim”
Renunciation in India is arduous enough, even though there it has been the most esteemed spiritual path since before recorded
Dexterity to the Max
By LAVINA MELWANI, NEW YORK If Ganesha is everywhere–even in a grain of rice–He is surely in the tip of