Digital Dharma: Websites
Today, more than ever, it is possibleto explore the grand wonders of Indian temples from the comfort of your own [&helli…
The Magazine
October/November/December, 2012
18 articles in this issue
Environment
Ecology: Ahimsa Can Save the Planet
BY PANKAJ JAIN For observant Hindus, Jains and Buddhists, hurting or harming another being damages one’s karma and…
Global Dharma
RUSSIA SWAMI TOUCHES RUSSIAN SOULS, PLANTING VIRASAIVA SEEDS In late May and early June, 2012, Shri 1008 Kashi Jagadguru…
Opinion
In My Opinion: Hinduism in College Courses
BY KIRTHI NARASIMHAN As a growing number of courses on Hinduism are showing up in universities across the US, professors…
Hindu Priesthood
Opinion: Adi Saiva Priests and Funeral Rites
There are two classes of brahmins–adi saivas (siva vipras or Sivabrahmins) and the common brahmins (samanya vipras…
Quotes & Quips
Quotes and Quips
When there is a fight, at least two parties are involved. So there can be no fight with you if […]
Publisher's Editorials
Sinner or Divinity?
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami In today’s world of global communication, we encounter a multiplicity of views a…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 10-2012
HINDUISM IN BALI I would like to convey to Mr. Rajiv Malik and all the Swamis of Hinduism Today my […]
Temples & Pilgrimage
Special Feature: Hindu Temples of the West Adjust, Adapt, Improvise…
Sample spread from this article View this article in all its graphic richness on page 18 of the free Electronic [&hellip…
Priesthood: Pittsburgh Hosts First Priests’ Meeting
Our editorial team did not originally plan to fly 5,000 miles from Hawaii to Pennsylvania to attend the short (day-and-a…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Educational Insight: Visiting a Hindu Temple
A Beginner’s Guide Be they luxurious palaces, rustic warehouses, simple halls or stone sanctuaries, Hindu temples …
Temples & Pilgrimage
Awards: Our Temple Builders: Hindu of the Year 2012
We make no claim to objectivity in taking this opportunity to designate as Hindu of the Year the architects and [&hellip…
Philosophy: Tagore und Einstein
On July 14, 1930, Albert Einstein hosted the Indian poet-philosopher, Rabindranath Tagore at his home in Kaput, Germany.…
Culture & Society
Society: Predatory Proselytism
BY PADMA KUPPA I am fortunate to be able to visit my family in India often–returning to the chaotic comfort [&hell…
The Arts
Sacred Music: Dhrupad Yoga — Singing to God
BY KRISHAN CHAWLA There is little that can prepare one for the musical genius of the Gundecha brothers. They sit [&helli…
The Arts
Art: Kerala’s Mural Treasures
For decades the great tradition of mural painting in the South Indian state of Kerala stood on the precipice of [&hellip…
Sri Lanka: Keerimalai Rises from the Ashes of War
BY RISHI THONDUNATHAN, SRI LANKA Keerimalai, located at the northernmost tip of the Jaffna Peninsula, is one of Sri Lank…
Roots: Saint Lucia’s Hindu Legacy
BY GAJANAN NATARAJ I am a Saint Lucian citizen. i was born in the US Virgin Islands and lived briefly […]