Personal Practice
Earthly Petitions
The sun has not yet risen. A devoted Indian wife and mother carefully cleans her doorstep. With intense concentration, s…
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December, 1996
20 articles
Temples & Pilgrimage
Icy Trek to Amarnath
Reminiscing my ascent to Siva’s cave abode By Meenakshi Devi Bhavanani,Pondicherry, South India As i tearfully read abou…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Let the Universe Continue
Praying for peace on paradise island By Dwikora Putra, Bali Sonorous sounds of chanting, bells and prayers of the priest…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Small Screen Sacraments
With these three videos, there is no need to leave home to have some quality religious time Pilgrimage to sabarimala,” […
Health & Ayurveda
Mitigating Menopause
Vegetarian diet, proper supplements and appropriate exercise can ease the transition By Devananda Tandavan One of the mo…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Valiant Himalayan Rescue
Hundreds perish; 9,000 airlifted by helicopters With Vinod Singh Rawat in Delhi This was to be the biggest year ever [&h…
The Arts
Back to the Future
According to astrologers, similar historical events tend to repeat when the same planetary positions are reoccurring. Th…
Philosophy & Scripture
You Are Your Beliefs
Clashing convictions can portend problems In 1993 hinduism today received a most unusual letter from a Christian: “I fee…
Philosophy & Scripture
To Build a New India
Athavale’s amazing grassroots movement stresses God with and within man By Rajiv Malik, New Delhi I have not come here […
Philosophy & Scripture
The DNA of Dharma
Though Hindus are doggedly nondogmatic, they do hold common beliefs which, like a mental molecular structure, determine …
The Arts
UK, Meet South India
Brits indulge in dance, art, song and hot curries By Vetcha Rajesh, London When any londoner talks about India,” s…
Philosophy & Scripture
Ganesha Graces Disneyland
Is the Elephant God getting due respect? By Archana Dongre, Los Angeles Spun out of the supremely creative imagination o…
Health & Ayurveda
The Yoga of Endurance
Sri Chinmoy beats 65 Age is in the mind and not in the heart. With determination we can con-quer the […]
Environment
Life on Mars?
“Worm” found in meteorite in Antarctica sets Earth’s theologists pondering the implications It wasn’t quite what we had …
Temples & Pilgrimage
Puja in Washington
Hindu art shakes off its archaic image at the Sackler Gallery of Art’s sensitive display By V.G. Julie Rajan, Philadelph…
December, 1996
Letters
-letters Indications what interests me about hinduism Today is the vast enthusiasm shown by young Hindus settled in the …
December, 1996
Diaspora
discontent Rising Suicides India, known for strong traditions of joint family and community support of individuals, is e…
Opinion
We Need the Vedas More Than Ever
By Dr. B.V. raman We have to recognize that all intelligible reality—space, time and matter—is an aspect of intelligent …
Philosophy & Scripture
Critical Collection
Enemies of hinduism don’t get much space in our journal, though we do report when Pat Robertson trashes our religion [&h…
Publisher's Editorials
Suicide: a Case of Parental Pressures
BY. SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Teenagers are suffering the pangs of sex, desire and distrust, independence and all …