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August, 1993

HEALING

August 1, 1993

HEALING DOCTORS AND ABORTION By Doctor Tandavan My over forty years of medical practice has been a great joy. All […]

Letters

August 1, 1993

Letters The Universal Lamp The lamp signifies light. We all desire to be in light, not in darkness. We pray,

Cross-National Marriages – From 1993 and back, articles are by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

August 1, 1993

Publisher's Desk CROSS-NATIONAL MARRIAGES By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Many are the cross-national marriages happening today–marriages between members of different nations,

Devadasis

August 1, 1993

Devadasis INDIA'S LEGENDARY TEMPLE DANCERS It is hard to imagine a class of people once so venerated and then so

Editorial

August 1, 1993

Editorial DEAR GOD, KEEP MY KIDS OUT OF CRAZY CULTS By the Editor From the Office of Prayers and Petitions

My Turn

August 1, 1993

My Turn RETIRING TO SERVICE OF DIVINE MAN By Natesan Janakiraman, M.D. The four Hindu ashramas (orders) of life are

A Mystic’s Message Of Peace to Mankind

August 1, 1993

A Mystic's Message Of Peace to Mankind By Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Shivarathnapuri Bhagawath Padachariya Thiruchimahaswamiji In this rare epigrammatic

Thiruchi Swami: Spiritual Power Of Bangalore

August 1, 1993

Thiruchi Swami: Spiritual Power Of Bangalore IN 1928 ADINARAYANANSWAMI AND HIS YOUNG WIFE RANGANAYAKI ENCOUNTERED A STRANGER NEAR THE DEVI

How Hinduism Fares in Europe

August 1, 1993

How Hinduism Fares in Europe LANDS OF OPPORTUNITY AND HARDSHIP, FRIENDS AND A FEW FIREBOMBS Europe's Hindus range from insecure

Texas Cult Disaster Is a Problem for U.S. Hindus

August 1, 1993

Texas Cult Disaster Is a Problem for U.S. Hindus CHRISTIAN GROUP'S SUICIDAL STAND EVOKES SUSPICION TOWARD MINORITY RELIGIONS The ashes

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