George Harrison’s Spiritual Life
BY JOSHUA M. GREENE In 1966, George Harrison, lead guitarist of the most popular rock group ever, the Beatles, said, [&h…
The Magazine
January/February/March, 2006
19 articles in this issue
Discovering the Magic of Muktinath
BY HARI BANSH JHA Just one day before i departed on pilgrimage to Muktinath, a pious friend of mine dropped […]
Digital Dharma
In October, 2004, Google acquired the Keyhole Corporation, which has offered, since 2001, a $69 program to download and …
Diaspora
AUSTRALIA NEW TEMPLE IN PERTH After 20 years of planning, hard work and fundraising, the 6,000 Hindus of Western Austral…
Yoga Renamed Is Still Hindu
BY SUBHAS TIWARI In the past few months I have received several calls from journalists around the country seeking my [&h…
Publisher's Editorials
Defining Our Faith
I had the opportunity recently to give a number of lectures, classes, seminars and presentations at our monastery in Haw…
SEEKING THE LORD OF SEVEN HILLS
BY RAJIV MALIK Although the VIP’s were perched on an elevated entryway 20 feet above the ground, they were still […
Apprehending the Auspicious
Every upanishad begins with an invocation for blessings followed by the famed triple repetition of “shanti ”…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 1-2006
The suggestion that all or even most couples whose marriages have been arranged are not actually happy ( “About Ar…
Quotes & Quips
Quotes & Quips
SRI CHINMOY, RENOWNED SPIRITUAL LEADER, AUTHOR, POET, ARTIST, MUSICIAN AND ATHLETE Self-surrender is the supreme conditi…
Preparing Tomorrow’s Priesthood
G.K. Ramamurthy, 46, began his priestly studies in 1967 at the famous Sri Venkateshwara Veda Pathashala in Dharmagiri ne…
Summit Ponders Next Generation
After initially wondering if anyone would attend, Dr. Ved Chaudhary finally had to close enrollment in the Dharma Summit…
The Spiritual Ideals of Hinduism’s Two Noble Paths
In Hinduism there has always been a choice of paths to follow–grihastha or sannyasa, family or monk. Unfortunately…
Namaste, Aunti-ji, It’s Hinglish
BY AMBIKA BEHAL Through the centuries, Hindus have periodically donated a part of their genius to the Western world. Mat…
Meeting Lord Murugan
BY VATSALA SPERLING On a 137-kilometer road trip from Madurai to Palani Hills in South India, we saw many people [&helli…
A Million-Dollar Vegan Vision
BY MARK HAWTHORNE Chapter one of a new vegan cookbook begins, “Aloha and welcome to a transformation journey into …
Textbooks Get It Wrong
BY AMBIKA BEHAL Dr. Rakesh Bahadur, whose children are in the Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) system in northern Vir…
A Temple Comes Alive
In the early morning hours of July 21, 2005, a rare ceremony was held for the San Marga Iraivan Temple […]
What if Rome’s Pagan Religion Had Prevailed?
BY TARA KATIR God against the gods: the history of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism is the latest from [&hellip…