The Path of Grace
DURING THE 12TH TO 16TH CENTURIES’ “BHAKTI RENAISSANCE,” five great schools of Vaishnavism arose, founded by saints Ramanuja, Madhva, Nimbarka, […]
BSE: The Ruminant Empire Strikes Back
By Devananda Tandavan We have previously discussed Great Britain’s epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. BSE–“Mad Cow Disease”–belongs to the class
Dharma in Daily Life: Yagna, Daan, Tapas
By Goswami Indira Betiji Hindus are not only Indians. anyone who be-lieves in the culture of the rishis and the
Vietnamese Hybrid Faith
By Dao Thu Hien, Associated Press In the world of conformist communist Vietnam, the once banned Caodai religious sect is
Digital Dharma
INTERFAITH Yoga Town Sri Swami Satchidadananda–famous for his grand LOTUS temple and fostering religious tolerance–and his 1,000-acre Yogaville ecumenical ashram
Indian Arrival Day Fête
By Anil Mahabir The 150-foot Swami Vivekananda towered auspiciously over the Divali Nagar site located on the Central Plains of
Center Built by Chanting
This temple is a demonstration of the power of the holy name of the Lord,” declared Bangalore temple president Madhu
Nonviolent Child Discipline
Fitzhugh Dodson was a high school teacher turned child psychologist whose personal quest in life was to find nonviolent ways
Tagore in Dance
By Choodie Shivaram The songs and compositions of Rabindranath Tagore, “Rabindra Sangeet,” are very dear to us Indians. The Bengalis,
Tradition in Decline
By M. P. Mohanty, New Delhi His forehead crumples as H.H.Sankaracharya Nischalanand Saraswati laments the current status of his pivotal