News in Brief
Toronto's Vedic Cultural Society of the Arya Samaj has been named to receive US$740,000 in funding under the province's Jobs […]
Healing
It is the middle of the night. He wakes up coughing and gasping for air. There is a thick, tenacious
Searching for the lofty spiritual path, finding it, understanding it, following it to the summit, perfecting it
Who Am I? Where Did I Come From? Rishis proclaim that we are not our body, mind or emotions. We
Global Dharma
Statistics Spark New Abuse Awareness A fearless and long-overdue public examination of wife abuse issues continues. The New York Mayor's
Scriptural Quotes
Meat can never be obtained without injury to living creatures, and injury to sentient beings is detrimental to the attainment
Healing
Large numbers of women in India suffer cruel indignation (at best) and physical and emotional abuse and even murder (at
Global Dharma
Ramayana Building A Global Network The Vishwa Sahitya Sanskriti Sansthan (Institute of World Literature and Culture) held its successful 10th
Samskaras
What Are Hinduism's Rites of Passage? Hindus celebrate life's crucial junctures by holy sacraments, or rites of passage, called samskaras,
Book Reviews
LONG PILGRIMAGE: The Life and Teaching of The Shivapuri Baba, By John Bennett, pb., 188 pages, Turnstone Press Limited, Wellingborough,
Children
This month our center section focuses on children and on the samskaras, or rites of passage, that take us from