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January, 2000

Letters

January 1, 2000

RAMAKRISHNA MISSION Please accept my pranams and best wishes. I would like to thank you for the beautiful issue of […]

Seven Steps Toward Golden Silence

January 1, 2000

BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI Silence is very important. It is food for the soul. If we can make our mind

Diaspora

January 1, 2000

CANADA Prayer-free Politics The custom of opening local city council meetings with the Lord’s Prayer has effectively ended in Ontario,

Digital Dharma

January 1, 2000

TECHNOLOGY INTERNET CELL PHONE The boom of the Internet will be further fueled by newer, cheaper browsing devices soon to

Narayana Guru on Religious Conversion

January 1, 2000

BY UDAYABHANU L. P. PANICKAR Religious conversion has become a serious subject among Indians all over the world. My home

BOOKS

January 1, 2000

INDIA UNVEILED HERE’S AN INSIGHTFUL AND SYMPATHETIC GLIMPSE INTO INDIA’S SOUL – ROBERT ARNETT’S BIG AND BOLD PICTURE BOOK, WINNER

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