Global Dharma
GURU VANDANA IN CALIFORNIA Since 2005 the Hindu Swayam Sevak Sangh in Californiahas held an annual Guru Vandana, or Teac…
The Magazine
April/May/June, 2012
17 articles in this issue
In My Opinion: The Light of the Spirit
BY DADA J.P. VASWANI A beautiful story is given to us in our ancient legends. A great rishi, Yajnavalkya, comes [&hellip…
Special Feature: Bali, Land of Offerings
By Rajiv Malik, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia From the moment I arrived in Bali in September of 2011, I found myself [&helli…
Educational Insights
Educational Insight: Hindu Wedding
In this Educational Insight, we present a pictorial summary of the Hindu wedding ceremony, with text drawn from a new [&…
Quotes & Quips
Quotes and Quips
Truthfulness alone constitutes the spiritual discipline of the kali yuga. If a man clings tenaciously to Truth, he ultim…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 4-2012
RISHIKESH’S KAILASH ASHRAM I have been a regular reader of Hinduism Today for years. The group behind the magazine…
Memory: Dealing with the Unspeakable
BY JANET DE NEEFE Not long after 9/11 in the US, Bali was also shaken by terrorism. In the tourist […]
Philosophy & Scripture
From the Agamas: How Grace Descends as the Guru
When all of the karmas of the soul, both good and bad, become equal, then Sivasakti destroys them. Thereafter, no [&hell…
Music, Art and Dance: Bali’s Bedazzling Cultural Identity
BY RAJIV MALIK Creative and unique yet traditional, Bali’s art is a reflection of its culture and its people. Temp…
Hindu Festivals
Festival: Bali’s Annual Day of Silence
In Bali, the start of a new year is not marked by fireworks or a ten-second countdown; ritual here is […]
Environment
History and Geography: Shaped by Volcanos and Fiery Invasions
It looks a lot like the descriptions of Elysian lands where the Gods dwell. If you ask the Balinese, they […]
Philosophy & Scripture
Scripture: Safeguarding Bali’s Sacred Palm Leaves
BY RAJIV MALIK Bali’s ancient lontar are identical in concept to the palm-leaf manuscripts of India. By some estim…
Rites of Passage: Setting Souls Free with Fire To Reincarnate in Paradise
BY RAJIV MALIK From the moment I landed in Bali I kept hearing about Bali’s extremely expensive and colorful crema…
Digital Dharma
MOBILE HINDU MOBILE CONTENT LAGS, BUT A FEW GOOD RESOURCES ARE EMERGING In the year 2000, no one would have […]
Book Excerpt: “My Continuing Love Affair with Bali”
BY JANET DE NEEFE Balinese cosmology is based on the principle that the universe is divided into three spaces: the [&hel…
Traditions: The Reality of Animal Sacrifice
BY RAJIV MALIK Animal sacrifice, called bhuta yajna in Sanskrit and caru in Balinese, is widely accepted in Bali–m…
Publisher's Editorials
Publisher’s Desk: Behold the Sacred Lotus Flower
The Hindu viewpoint is that the seed of Divinity is within everyone. My guru’s guru, Siva Yogaswami of Sri Lanka, …