Priestly Patriarch
The priestly profession has been greatly reduced in stature in the last two hundred years by the forces of secularization […]
Why Brown Rice is Healthier
Can you guess which highly processed and very popular food contributes to diabetes and, if it wasn’t fortified with vitamins
A Yogi Worth Watching
When the famous Sri Sri Sri Shivabalayogi passed away in 1994, meditators around the world wondered who would take his
Peace Amongst Us
By Phalgun Prativadi I am disappointed and saddened to observe many Hindus segregate from and quarrel with each other over
Tolstoy and the Russian Vegies
By Sergei Shaginyan The first vegetarian society in Russia was established by the great Russian writer and mystic, Leo Tolstoy.
Siva’s Great Night in Mauritius
Every year thousands of Hindu pilgrims converge on Grand Bassin, the holy lake in the hills of Mauritius, a small
QUOTES & QUIPS
"Lead me in the center of thy silence to fill my heart with songs." Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) celebrated Bengali writer
Daddy, Do We Get Toys for Christmas, too?
By Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami Daddy, why don’t we have Christmas? What do we do? Don’t we get presents, too?” That
The Joys of Pilgrimage
By Lavina Melwani It’s the closest you can get to heaven while living on Earth: Haridwar, “Gateway to God’s Abode,”
The Best of Both Worlds
By Lavina Melwani Saris and Chennai may be worlds apart, but there is a young Hindu dancer who seems to