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April/May/June, 2006

Quotes & Quips

April 1, 2006

MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI MA, INDIA'S KERALA-BASED HUGGING SAINT Upon attaining enlightenment, a sage who lived in austere simplicity was asked by […]

Letters

April 1, 2006

Thank you so much for the well written and moving article on Tirumala temple. Reading it brought back many feelings

The Grand Departure

April 1, 2006

The Upanishads take us straight to the heart of the metaphysical problem connected with death. By means of lively dialogue,

Pride of India

April 1, 2006

BY RAJIV MALIK In 1968 Sri Yogiji Maharaj told his devotees that he saw a grand temple to Lord Swaminarayan

The World Is an Ashram

April 1, 2006

In Hinduism we are fortunate to have many God-realized souls to guide us along the spiritual path. Their teachings are

Assessing the Aryan Myth

April 1, 2006

BY RAJIV MALHOTRA There has been much heat generated on the topic of the migration or invasion of Aryans into

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