August, 1999
Diaspora
PHILOLOGY Sikh Stamp Canada Post released a 46-cent stamp commemorating the Sikh Khalsa’s 300th year of existence and th…
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August, 1999
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Publisher's Editorials
Ancient Wisdom for A Perfect Life Today
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Many years ago when I was first in Sri Lanka–that was in 1949–I made a vow…
August, 1999
Letters
LAUDABLE COVERAGE HINDUISM TODAY’S COVERAGE OF CHRISTIANITY in India, India’s Christian Muddle, (June 1999) was excellen…
Culture & Society
Vivekananda’s ‘Yes’ To Conversion
Conversion from Hinduism to Christianity and Islam and back again, long a “so what?” topic, is a headline-worthy issue t…
Philosophy & Scripture
Monks With a Mission
A hundred years ago, sixteen impoverished boys gathered under the guidance of Swami Vivekananda to form the Belur monast…
Opinion
High Culture First!
By Pandit Madan Lal Today we have huge cities with multi-storied buildings and dense populations. But in the ancient day…
August, 1999
Quotes & Quips
"MEN APPEAR TO ME ONLY AS HOLLOW FORMS, MOVING THEIR LIMBS, BUT WITHIN IS THE LORD HIMSELF." Sri RamakrishnaParamahansa …
Philosophy & Scripture
Dharma in Delhi
By Rajiv Malik I never expected to find six acres of manicured gardens five minutes from New Delhi Railway Station,…
Culture & Society
Chidananda Tours Malaysia
Energetic in mind and spirit, but increasingly frail in body, Swami Chidananda Saraswathi of Rishikesh, 82, visited the …
Philosophy & Scripture
Song of the Sannyasin
There was a time, not too long ago, when children and young men in India were taught that to renounce…
Environment
Water Worries
By The Associated Press Drilling machines roar as water gushes through thick pipelines laid where rice once grew. These …
Teaching & Parenting
Postpartum Blues?
By Vatsala Sperling Pregnancy, childbirth and parenting present intense challenges for all women, challenges that are co…
The Arts
Troupe Wins Emmy Award
My job is to inspire bhakti within them,” Hema Rajagopalan explained, “Their job onstage is to transport the audience to…
August, 1999
Digital Dharma
YOUTH Kids' Site Children are smarter than most people think. With this in mind, concerned parents, Ajay and Arti Jaiman…
Personal Practice
I Let My Family Look for My Prince Charming
By Shalmali Pal For some reason an Indian mother finds it necessary to stretch the truth when it comes to…
Philosophy & Scripture
The Unifying Power of “Aum”
BY SWAMI NIRLIPTANANDA Modern science has impacted mankind in a short span of time. Over-dependence on technology and sc…