Enrolling in Hinduism
By AJITH BRIDGRAJ The University of Durban-Westville was established in 1960 as an exclusively “Indian” university under the country’s apartheid […]
Chakras: The Chapels Within
There are fourteen great nerve centers in the physical body, in the astral body and in the body of the
She Met Pepsi’s Challenge
By Lavina Melwani If you ever visit the Connecticut home of the Senior Vice President of Strategy Planning for PepsiCo,
Kundalini’s Rise and Fall
With its charismatic flare, kundalini exploded into Western consciousness in the early 1970s, primarily through the dramatic accounts of Gopi
Better Discipline
Once parents resolve to never hit their children, what are they to do? There are many specific methods, but first
Growing Up Afraid
By Choodie Shivaram At times, I confess, I have hit my own son. He would take it quietly, and when
Turning Cruel to Cool
By Archana Dongre On the heels of the racist “dot buster” incidents which occur in major US metropolises, a refreshing
Dear Amma & Appa: It Was Not “Alright”
Anonymous What did we do wrong?” It is a question frequently asked by Hindu parents faced with a child who
Beating What Devil Out of Our Children?
By the Editor Beating children was never much of an issue in the old world. For most of human history,
The Problem with Taking It Out On the Children
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami The whole world is reevaluating how we treat women, children, the aged and infirm. Ways of