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January/February/March, 2012

Interview: Sringeri Shankaracharya Takes Our Questions

January 1, 2012

During his April, 2011, birthday celebrations, Jagadguru Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji, 61st Shankaracharya of Sringeri Math, kindly consented to […]

Book Reviews

January 1, 2012

A LINEAGE OF MYSTIC MASTERS Anyone on the spiritual path knows it is rare that the illumined lives of yogis

Digital Dharma: Blogs

January 1, 2012

Blog is short for "web log," a website that is updated regularly by an individual or organization with new articles

Special Feature: Kailash Yatra

January 1, 2012

BY T.S. MOHAN Who among Siva’s devotees could say he never wanted to visit Mount Kailash, God’s eternal abode? In

From the Agamas: Placement of Deities within a Village

January 1, 2012

Now I will speak on the appropriate location for the Deities to be allocated in villages, towns and other settlements

Quotes and Quips

January 1, 2012

It's important to go into solitude from time to time and think about God, especially for those who busy themselves

Youth: Beyond My Dual Identities

January 1, 2012

BY SOHINI SIRCAR Many American Hindus view their lives as having two poles. They display their Hindu side at home

Style: Mom’s Hands-on Sari Lessons

January 1, 2012

BY PRIYANKA SRINIVASA My mother unfolded the silk and pulled it above me. As cloth slipped around my shoulders, her

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