The Arts
A Colorfully Crafted Fair
By SHIKHA MALAVIYA, MINNESOTA As our taxi rushes through the dusty streets of Delhi, my heart goes pitter patter. We [&h…
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June, 1997
22 articles
Temples & Pilgrimage
By Cosmic Design
By DEVA RAJAN From January 25 to 29 more than 300 delegates and observers participated in the World Meet on […]
June, 1997
Digital Dharma
RESEARCH YOGA ONLINE The Yoga Research Center is spearheading a movement to promote a spirit of unity among yoga practit…
Philosophy & Scripture
Eternal Partnership for a Healthy Society
By MA YOGA SHAKTI Originally, a long, long time ago, the ancestors of the Hindus settled in the lush and […]
June, 1997
EVOLUTIONS
DEPARTED: Dr. Cheddi Bharat Jagan, 79, Guyana's "man of the people," of a heart condition, on March 6, 19…
Philosophy & Scripture
Silence is Golden . . .
Many think of silence simplistically, as just the absence of noise, or not speaking words. But silence, like life itself…
Publisher's Editorials
Two Powers: Gratitude and Appreciation
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Much of life today is based on depreciation and denigration of public leaders, groups…
Philosophy & Scripture
Swami, Bill Clinton Has a Question
BY THE EDITOR Questions from the White House are infrequent enough, even when indirect, that the Hinduism Today staff wa…
June, 1997
Letters
SRI LANKA REPORT The article (“Sri Lankan Tamils Tell Tales of a Desperate Diaspora,” cover story, April …
June, 1997
Diaspora
MONASTIC LIFE Monks’ Initiation Blocked On February 8th, in Alwar, Rajasthan, India, District authorities raided t…
June, 1997
Quotes & Quips
"WHATEVER APPEARS IN THE WORLD IS GOD. NO ONE KNOWS HIS BEGINNING, MIDDLE OR END." Swami Muktananda (1908-1982…
Philosophy & Scripture
Keep Science at Peace with Nature
By Mata Amritanandamayi The idea of cloning, though implemented only recently through modern science, was in the minds o…
The Arts
Sotheby’s Illicit India Artifacts
Television audiences in the UK and the USA watched in amazement as Roeland Kollewijn of the Sotheby’s auction hous…
Philosophy & Scripture
Playing God?
In July 1996 a Blackface ewe gave birth to lamb 6LL3, an outwardly normal baby sheep, at the Roslin Institute’s [&…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Nepal’s Virgin Goddesses
The ancient practice of Kumari worship is vigorously alive today, deep in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley. A young virgin…
June, 1997
Briefly . . .
HINDUS WILL HELP Britain celebrate the year 2000 in a very Hindu way. The London Millennium Committee is considering a […
Philosophy & Scripture
Love Letter From God
BY LAVINA MELWANI, NEW YORK The year was 1925 and Pandurang Shastri Athavale was all of five years old. Wrapping [&helli…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Against All Odds
By ANIL MAHABIR, TRINIDAD Sewdass Sadhu was born to poverty-stricken parents in India on January 1, 1903. Yet he was [&h…
Culture & Society
Ready for 60 More
By M. P. MOHANTY, NEW DELHI The President and Prime Minister of India headed a long list of dignitaries gathered [&helli…
Health & Ayurveda
Boys Will Be Boys, But Not for Long
Puberty in boys proceeds about the same as in girls, except the changes are more external due to the differences [&helli…
Philosophy & Scripture
Can We Clone the Stars?
The idea of cloning poses some interesting questions regarding jyotisha. In a horoscope, the lagna (rising sign) and any…
Philosophy & Scripture
Mom, Please Come Home
Motherhood may be the most controversial career you can have these days,” opens this manual for stay-at-home moms.…