Smoking Yogis, Beware!
By Dr. Swami Gitananda When I was just a school boy, cigarettes were referred to as “coffin nails.” Every puff […]
The Art of Kenro Izu
By Lavina Melwani There is an eerie stillness to the images, a strongly felt presence of a higher power. Be
Medical Ethics
Hindu medicine, known as ayurveda or the “science of life,” has a highly developed system of practical ethics derived from
Jai Shri Ram!
Ramanand Sagar’s TV epic, the Ramayana, brought the whole of India to a halt week after week in the mid-1980s.
Morari Bapu Speaks Out On the Gujarat Riots
Morari Bapu is one of the most popular and respected exponents of the Ramayana through the dramatic form of presentation
The Karma of Revenge
This article is the first of five in this issue discussing the recent riots in India. They include a commentary
Revenge Is a Terrible Negative Force
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami If we act wrongly toward others, people will act wrongly toward us. Then, if we are
Murugan and Ganesha Love Paris
By Gilles Flament It is Ganesha’s birthday, but this is Paris, so the elephant-faced Deity of Dharma is delighted to
Nine Key Qualities to Cultivate in Children
Every father and mother is indeed a guru in fact, an individual’s first guru, teaching by example, explanation, giving advice
Build Those Temples!
We wanted to build a temple in our area,” said Arumugan Saravanapavan, one of the founders of the multi-million- dollar