Culture & Society
Between Two Worlds
By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Mccluskieganj, a hamlet of decrepit brick and neglected gardens, is inhabited by peopl…
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May, 1998
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May, 1998
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A REPORTED PROPOSAL BY THE British pop group Spice Girls to perform in front of a 1,000-year-old Hindu temple, known [&h…
May, 1998
Digital Dharma
INTERNET Lose Wait on the Web Without a fast "T-1" connection, you may often find Web pages loading very slowl…
Personal Practice
How to Become the Lord of Our Mind
By Swami Shankarananda Before my trip to india in 1970, i was an academic in the field of literature. I […]
May, 1998
Diaspora
IMPURITY Taco Bell Ballyhoo Mukesh Rai of Ventura, California ordered a veggie “bean burrito” at a local Tac…
Publisher's Editorials
To the Psychic, Nothing Is Really Ever Hidden
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Many years ago, in the late fifties, while listening to seekers unfold from their sub…
May, 1998
Letters
AND PROUD OF IT! I read your magazine from cover to cover with such zeal and fascination. The article from […]
Environment
India’s Savior of Sacred Plants
“Preservation through documentation and education.” This is the modus operandi of Dr. S.K. Jain, the retired…
Philosophy & Scripture
Book Barons of Delhi
INTERVIEWS AND REPORTING BY PRABHA BHARDWAJ, NEW DELHI Speaking of things transcendental and divine, an Indian sage once…
Opinion
Sureness in Faith Will Surely Lead Us to God
BY SIVANANDINI DURAISWAMY A traveller sets out early one day on a long journey with the hope that it will […]
May, 1998
Quotes & Quips
"THE CULTURED GIVE HAPPINESS WHEREVER THEY GO. THE UNCULTURED, WHENEVER THEY GO." Swami Chinmayananda(1917?199…
Philosophy & Scripture
The Colors of Our Consciousness
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami The human aura extends out around the body from three to four feet, even from five [&…
Culture & Society
Cracking the Indus Valley Code
I have worked with outstanding scientists at NASA, including Nobel laureates,” Dr. N.S. Rajaram told Hinduism Toda…
Hindu Festivals
Malaysia’s Piercing Praxis
By Alvin Ung, Associated Press With fish hooks embedded in their backs and spears piercing their cheeks, hundreds of tho…
Culture & Society
Fixing History
The outstanding feature of Professor Lal’s book,” says famed historian Shiva G. Bajpai, “is that in on…
Culture & Society
Barbie’s Dressed for India
A collaborative effort between US toy giant Mattel and the Indian company Leo Toys has resulted in the skillfully execut…
Health & Ayurveda
The Yellow Miracle Root
Think “natural healing,” and you likely conjure an image of rare herbal extracts with exotic names. But don&…
May, 1998
EVOLUTIONS
AWARDED: to sannyasini Guru Maa Jyotishananda Saraswati, the Talented Ladies Award in the Spirituality category, by Bhar…
Personal Practice
Juggling Spirit & Politics
From a distance, Shakuntala Arya, 69, looks like an ordinary Punjabi housewife, not at all like the mayor of Delhi–…
Teaching & Parenting
Fall Back, Spring Forward
After forty years of pediatric practice in Massachusetts, participating in the parenting of 25,000 patients, I have deve…