DIASPORA
USA HINDUS HELP KATRINA RELIEF The Mata Amritanandamayi Center in the United States handed over $1 million to the Bush-C…
The Magazine
April/May/June, 2006
16 articles in this issue
Assessing the Aryan Myth
BY RAJIV MALHOTRA There has been much heat generated on the topic of the migration or invasion of Aryans into […]
Publisher's Editorials
The World Is an Ashram
In Hinduism we are fortunate to have many God-realized souls to guide us along the spiritual path. Their teachings are […
Pride of India
BY RAJIV MALIK In 1968 Sri Yogiji Maharaj told his devotees that he saw a grand temple to Lord Swaminarayan […]
The Grand Departure
The Upanishads take us straight to the heart of the metaphysical problem connected with death. By means of lively dialog…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 4-2006
Thank you so much for the well written and moving article on Tirumala temple. Reading it brought back many feelings [&he…
Quotes & Quips
Quotes & Quips
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI MA, INDIA'S KERALA-BASED HUGGING SAINT Upon attaining enlightenment, a sage who lived in auste…
To Be a United Voice for Hinduism
BY RAJIV MALIK Seventy-four top Hindu swamis gathered in Mumbai from October 16 to 18, 2005, for the second meeting [&he…
Tagore’s Spiritual Legacy
BY MAITREYA HAWTHORNE In his book Sadhana, Rabindranath Tagore relates an experience of meeting two Hindu ascetics. He a…
Tobacco’s Deadly Grip
BY DEVANANDA TANDAVAN Let no one be fooled! tobacco smoking is directly related to human diseases such as lung cancer, […
Home Puja
Introduction to Ganesha home puja One could say that the Hindu form of home worship, known as puja, is unique […]
Dashain
BY WILLIAM FORBES Warm, sunny days with billowy cloudscapes and kite-flying breezes melt into the first chills of winter…
Outcome Unknown on California Texts
California Hindus were hopeful following the December 2, 2005, meeting of the California State Board of Education Curric…
Digital Dharma
Over the years a stream of Gita, Mahabharata and Ramayana editions have been widely available. But these are not Hinduis…
BORN FOR BALAJI
Dr. A.V. Ramana dikshitulu is the head priest at the Balaji temple in Tirumala, one of India’s most respected pilg…
Of Bulls, Bears and The Stars Above
Jyotish Vachaspati R.G. Krishnan has been practicing Vedic Astrology for more than 50 years. His articles on this subjec…