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MOBILE HINDU MOBILE CONTENT LAGS, BUT A FEW GOOD RESOURCES ARE EMERGING In the year 2000, no one would have […]
Rites of Passage: Setting Souls Free with Fire To Reincarnate in Paradise
BY RAJIV MALIK From the moment I landed in Bali I kept hearing about Bali’s extremely expensive and colorful cremations,
Scripture: Safeguarding Bali’s Sacred Palm Leaves
BY RAJIV MALIK Bali’s ancient lontar are identical in concept to the palm-leaf manuscripts of India. By some estimates, 50,000
History and Geography: Shaped by Volcanos and Fiery Invasions
It looks a lot like the descriptions of Elysian lands where the Gods dwell. If you ask the Balinese, they
Festival: Bali’s Annual Day of Silence
In Bali, the start of a new year is not marked by fireworks or a ten-second countdown; ritual here is
Music, Art and Dance: Bali’s Bedazzling Cultural Identity
BY RAJIV MALIK Creative and unique yet traditional, Bali’s art is a reflection of its culture and its people. Temple
From the Agamas: How Grace Descends as the Guru
When all of the karmas of the soul, both good and bad, become equal, then Sivasakti destroys them. Thereafter, no
Memory: Dealing with the Unspeakable
BY JANET DE NEEFE Not long after 9/11 in the US, Bali was also shaken by terrorism. In the tourist
Letters to the Editor 4-2012
RISHIKESH’S KAILASH ASHRAM I have been a regular reader of Hinduism Today for years. The group behind the magazine works
Quotes and Quips
Truthfulness alone constitutes the spiritual discipline of the kali yuga. If a man clings tenaciously to Truth, he ultimately realizes