The Nature of Lord Siva
He is the gross, the subtle and the supreme; the manifested, the unmanifested and that which is both; the external, […]
Animal Fat to Become Synthetic Fuel
BY MATTHEW MCDERMOTT In the past few years, liquid biofuels have risen from obscurity to prominance as alternative energy sources.
The Power of Affirmation
The power of affirmation changes and remolds the putty-like substance that makes up the subconscious areas of the mind. For
My Encounter With a Divine Bovine
BY CHOODIE SHIVARAM The Temple of Kalabhairava in Chikka Arasinakere shot into fame following a televised report on Basava, the
Digital Dharma
For trekkies who loved the universal translator, for those who have seen United Nations translaters translating live while in session,
Hail Hinduism’s Homemakers
BY DEEPTI PAIKRAY Often, to my dismay, I hear dear friends of mine rationalizing their work as unpaid homemakers. Yet
Global Dharma
NEPAL NEPAL’S FUROR OVER PRIESTS IS RESOLVED In December 2008, Nepal’s new Maoist government raised a firestorm of Hindu agitation
The New Age Cycles Back to India
India interviews by Rajiv Malik; New Age magazine analysis by Colleen Morrison The “new age” is a movement that became
The Colonized Mind
BY MURALI BALAJI When I wrote my previous essay (“why we are illiterate,” Oct/Nov/Dec, 2008), on the need for Hindu
Introduction to Hinduism
Hindus in the West are sometimes invited to give a talk explaining their religion at a local college, schoolroom, interfaith