Vegetarianism: Roots of Righteousness
BY SWAMI PRAGYANAND Sanatana Dharma, today known as Hindu Dharma, the eternal religion, is an integration of nature and scientific […]
Math-a-Magician
By LAVINA MELWANI, NEW YORK You could have heard a pin drop. After all, the event was one of awe-inspiring
To Be Elderly in India
By M.P. MOHANTY, NEW DELHI For untold centuries in india, it had been routinely regarded as immoral to neglect the
The Caning Backlash
In 18th-century America and most other countries, the master of the house could freely beat his wife, his child, his
Elders: Our Blessing, Not our Burden
By Prabha Prabhakar Bhardwaj Nearly two decades ago I left India to live and work in Kenya, Africa. On my
What’s So Funny About Hinduism
By the Editor Ah, religion, that sober, somber, somniferous science, so soulful and oh-so-solemn. Perhaps. But only one whose funny
Good Money, Bad Money
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI My satguru, the venerable Sage Yogaswami, discriminated between good money and bad money and taught us
Sacred Pilgrimage
Five duties, called pancha kriya, form the traditional minimal practices expected of every Hindu: upasana (worship); utsava (holy days); dharma
Put Your Ashes in Orbit
By SUSAN HERREL Timothy Leary and Gene Roddenberry were scheduled to blast into space in mid-February. Leary, the ’60s guru,
Germany’s Clash with Scientology
From Associated Press reports In December 1996 Germany’s Federal and regional governments adopted a package of measures to counter what