Philosophy & Scripture
A Star-Studded Gala
Eclipses, any astrologer will advise you, are dicey events. Important works should not be begun six days before or after…
Topic
June, 1998
22 articles
Environment
Ajanta to See Daylight
By M. P. MOHANTY For the last seven years I have been pleading to build replicas of the Ajanta Caves,” […]
June, 1998
Digital Dharma
CD?ROM The Force is Within You The ancient art of ayurveda merges with technology in "The Wisdom Within," an i…
June, 1998
Briefly . . .
A WASHINGTON STATE JAIL IN AMERICA is allowing inmates to join a ten-day Vipassana meditation program in an attempt to […
Philosophy & Scripture
The Divine Mother Of All Languages
By Swami Prakashanand Saraswati Our holy scriptures originated from God Himself. They were first revealed to the people …
June, 1998
Diaspora
TRADE Basmati Saved India moved swiftly to challenge a US patent on “American Basmati” rice granted to the R…
Publisher's Editorials
Pornography on the net: www.sex@home.com
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Live and learn, live and learn. We learn something every day, and it is not always [&…
June, 1998
Letters
Well Put, Swami! I thoroughly enjoyed reading the article “Children Are Divine, Treat Them Thus” [minister&#…
The Arts
Sari, Always in Vogue
By Lavina Melwani At a big society wedding in Delhi, everyone was dressed in the latest budget-busting designer outfits,…
June, 1998
Quotes & Quips
"IF, AFTER RETURNING FROM CONTEMPLATION, YOU ARE CAPABLE OF BEHAVING AS BEFORE, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TRANSFORMED."…
Opinion
How I Came To Be The “Lady in the Sari”
By Kavita Daswani Last year, I had to make a work related trip to the Italian city of Vicenza. There […]
Culture & Society
A Tribute to the Sari
By the Editor Fashion in clothing is a kind of living archeology, a wash-and-wear history. It tells us much about [&hell…
The Arts
That’s a Wrap!
By SHIKHA MALAVIYA It is a blustery, cold afternoon as I make my way to the Goldstein Gallery and the […]
Hindu Festivals
Big-Time Siva Festival
Report by SUNIL P. GOPAL One advantage of running a country is that when there is a problem, you can […]
Teaching & Parenting
BOOKS
KIDS KORNER VISIONARY PUBLISHERS VEND BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS–FULL OF FABULOUS FABLES AND VISUAL PEARLS By Tara K…
Health & Ayurveda
Fabric Begets Fashion
With tucks and pleats, flowing folds and knotted ties, Indians have for tens of centuries fashioned impeccable apparel f…
Health & Ayurveda
No Cannable Cannibals!
With reports from Associated Press Now doesn’t that concern you all a little bit, learning that? It just stopped m…
Philosophy & Scripture
Dipavali Debate
With reports from ANIL MAHABIR, DEVANT MAHARAJ and PARAS RAMOUTAR, Trinidad Each Fall the “Dipavali Village”…
June, 1998
EVOLUTIONS
POSTPONED: Official bestowal of the unprecedented "Parvatacharya" title (feminine equivalent of "Shankara…
Teaching & Parenting
Children, Think About This
Merrick Johnston, age 9, sat at the feet of Vernon Tejas, a veteran mountaineer and guide, listening to his stories [&he…
Health & Ayurveda
Food and Breath: Sustaining the Body
BY BRAHMACHARINI MAYA TIWARI Food is divinely intertwined with the body. According to ancient Vedic seers, all things gr…
Health & Ayurveda
“I Can, I Will, I Am Able to Get Well”
By Devananda Tandavan Has there been anyone among us that has not injured himself, to only experience a complete and [&h…