Thoreau A Sage in Early America
The 19th-century writer drank deeply from the Vedas, lived incommunion with nature and advocated a life of mystical simplicity The […]
“Difference is Real!”
The Life and Teachings of Sri Madhva, One of India’s Greatest Spiritual Masters By Jeffrey Armstrong Picture a man of
Understanding the Lessons of September 11
Swami Chidanand Saraswati September 11 was a tragic day of unprecedented proportion. Never before in the history of the world
A Yogi Worth Watching
When the famous Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi passed away in 1994, meditators around the world wondered who would take his
Spiritual Initiation Requires Preparation
BY SWAMI BHUTESHANANDA Hindus who have a guru strive to receive spiritual initiation from him. In this talk, given in
The Peace of Gandhi
Gandhi was a brilliant, complex and selfless man, understood in different ways by different people. No one will ever deny
Vivekananda’s Mansion
By Lekshmi Venugopalan Like many, I was drawn to vedanta by the eloquence and inspiration of Swami Vivekananda. As I
Chidananda Reminisces
Swami Chidananda Saraswati, president of the Divine Life Society, was honored byHINDUISMTODAY with the “Hindu Renaissance Award” as Hindu of
Tesla: Electricity’s Mastermind
By Mark Hawthorne Nikola Tesla is not as famous as his contemporary, Thomas Edison, but his inventions brought the world
Value of Samskaras
By Swami Veda Bharati Excerpts from an interview conducted by Hinduism Today correspondent Rajiv Malik at the 2001 Maha Kumbha