Philosophy & Scripture
Sparing The Child
By V. G. Julie Rajan Though they don’t say much about it, young Hindu adults today feel deep resentment and [&hell…
Topic
July, 1998
25 articles
July, 1998
Digital Dharma
SPANKING What Else To Do? Your gateway to nonviolent discipline on the Net is the No-Spanking website (www.cei.net/~rcox…
July, 1998
God’s Word, Sages’ Voices
Being overcome by fruits of his action, he enters a good or evil womb, so that his course is downward […]
Health & Ayurveda
Consequences of Corporal Punishment
By Devananda Tandavan In emergency rooms across the US it’s fairly common for young people to be admitted in a [&h…
Philosophy & Scripture
Corporal Punishment Is Totally Needless
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IS TOTALLY NEEDLESSMY PARENTS AVOIDED IT, AND SO CAN YOU, BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE INHERENT DIVINITY OF …
Health & Ayurveda
Opening Shop in America
Navin is a cashier in a New York bookstore. But he is no ordinary cashier. Navin (not his real name) […]
July, 1998
Evolutions
ENTERED: Scientist S. Ramesh Babu into the Guinness Book of World Records for cutting a 12 3/4-inch (32 centimeter) cucu…
Teaching & Parenting
Yo Dude, You’re Rude!
Alex J. Packer opens his witty yet wise, irreverent and very relevant book, How Rude, The Teenagers’ Guide to Good…
Personal Practice
BOOKS
DOES YOUR DRESS REALLY MATTER? By Tara Katir, Kauai We all know the adage, “You are what you eat.” But [&hel…
July, 1998
Diaspora
SUPERNATURAL Pakistan Gets Its Turn Nearly three years after a spectacular event inspired Hindus worldwide, hundreds of …
Publisher's Editorials
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. Wa…
July, 1998
Quotes & Quips
"YOU'D THINK OUR CHILDREN WOULD BE MORE RELIGIOUS. AFTER ALL, WE DID BEAT THE HELL OUT OF THEM." Overhear…
Philosophy & Scripture
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, […]
July, 1998
Letters
A Divine Language Tamil is not just any local language, but a classical language with over 2,000 years of literary [&hel…
Opinion
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 [&helli…
Personal Practice
Turning Cruel to Cool
By Archana Dongre On the heels of the racist “dot buster” incidents which occur in major US metropolises, a …
July, 1998
Letters
A Divine Language Tamil is not just any local language, but a classical language with over 2,000 years of literary [&hel…
July, 1998
Briefly . . .
INDIAN RAGAS AREN'T just for music lovers. For many disabled people, music is the easiest, pain-free cure, accordin…
Philosophy & Scripture
Growing Up Afraid
By Choodie Shivaram At times, I confess, I have hit my own son. He would take it quietly, and when […]
Philosophy & Scripture
Better Discipline
Once parents resolve to never hit their children, what are they to do? There are many specific methods, but first [&hell…
Philosophy & Scripture
Kundalini’s Rise and Fall
With its charismatic flare, kundalini exploded into Western consciousness in the early 1970s, primarily through the dram…
The Arts
Rhythmic Gymnasts
Only in indian classical music have percussionists so successfully created a place for themselves as solo artists. While…
Culture & Society
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, …
Health & Ayurveda
Will Nepal Go Veggie?
By Hari Bansh Jha Hari Singh estimates that 15 per-cent of Nepal’s 20 million citizens are vegetarians. Now 52, he…
Philosophy & Scripture
Chakras: The Chapels Within
There are fourteen great nerve centers in the physical body, in the astral body and in the body of the […]