Join Us for Ganesha Chaturthi
It’s one of our favorite holidays, bringing us all together as we prepare for and celebrate the advent of the […]
My Family’s Covid Wedding
Ingenuity, improvisation and inspiration made it a great event By Shaina Grover, 16, Irvine, California Hundreds of guests, enough food
A Family’s Quest For Spirituality
Who knew our weekly Zoom discussions on Bhagavad Gita would be so much fun? By Ram S. Gupta Ours is
Educational Insight: Raising Children As Good Hindus
Introduction: Parents Are the First Gurus in Religion, Culture and Character Many Hindu families visiting our Hawaii monastery, particularly those
Educational Insight: Pancha Ganapati
The Family Festival of Giving From the teachings of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Think of Pancha Ganapati as the Hindu Christmas,
Sadhana: Pilgrimage: for Reflection or for Family
A comparison between traveling to holy places alone for self-reflection and going with one’s family for shared blessings By Suganth
Embracing Life’s Changes as Natural Stages
How a stay-at-home mom, whose child grew up and left home, reinvented herself to overcome the “empty nest” syndrome By
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, in modern
Kids Need More Sweets
By Tara Katir “It was as if we were in some new world,” begins Win and Bill Sweet’s book, Living
Is Your House a Home Or a Hotel Room?
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami What is it that makes a house a home? A home is a place of companionship