One Man’s Divine Diversion
BY RAJIV MALIK Sanjay started collecting images of Lord Ganesha about five years ago. “I used to collect matchboxes, ” […]
Living for Inner Search
BY TIRTHO BANERJEE Swami Shitlaprasad, 85, has lived his life in reverence for God and service to people. Born in
Master Your Destiny!
His Holiness Sri Chandrashekara Bharati Mahaswami, 1892-1954, was the Sankaracharya of Sringeri Peetha for 42 years. He was a learned
I’m Taking a Break!
BY DEEPA SETHARAMAN Harvard sprawled before us. the 400-year-old ivy-covered walls revealed, the dew on the impeccably manicured lawn shimmering
Hindu Kids Just Want to Be Cool
Three and a half million people live in Singapore. Of those, just 250,000 are Hindu even though Hindus have lived
Time’s OM Page
Let there be no confusion. the primary aim of meditation is spiritual evolution. Not surprisingly, such a lofty goal appeals
The Lore of Kumbha Melas
BY RAJIV MALIK The Kumbha Mela is a gathering of the great monastic orders of India, known as akharas. At
Rising Above Apartheid
It was a precedent setting event when South Africa’s first national convention on Hindu unity convened on September 6, 2003,
Dharma Discussions — Mela 2003
BY RAJIV MALIK The main aim of the Kumbha Mela in the past was to discuss dharma. Now such discussions
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
BY RAJIV MALIK Imagine, if you will and if you can, the light of a bright noonday sun in a