Creating a Sacred West
Hindus now have over 1,000 temples in North America. How exactly are they transmitting spiritual power from India to the…
The Magazine
October/November/December, 2002
21 articles in this issue
Elephants Rule!
By Tara Katir For thousands of years man has been fascinated with elephants. We revere them for their majesty, strength …
Digital Dharma
MARRIAGE Wedding! An Indian wedding is one of the most joyous events in a couple's life, but it can prove [……
Chewing Betel
With T. S. Satyan, India Perspectives Take some shavings from an areca catechu nut off a palm tree and wrap […]
Publisher's Editorials
Mystical Reflections in The Wake of Ayodhya
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami With much interest in the Hindu world these days about building a temple at Ayodhya, t…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 10-2002
Exporting Hinduism to India The article written by Jay Lakhani (Exporting Hinduism To India, HPI, June 30, 2002) about I…
US Shopping Dollars Fuel Hindu Dharma!
Are you concerned about the fate of dharma in the lives of the next generation of American born Hindus? Ever […]
Sarasvati in Japan
By Richard Thornhill The substantial sums of Hinduism that Buddhism carried along on its historic spread across Asia is …
Hindu Megatrends
By Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami Megatrends is a term coined by futurist John Naisbitt in 1982 to name the major underl…
“Cling to the feet of a master who can introduce you to yourself.”
What is marriage? Falling in love anew every day always with the same person. Dada J.P. Vaswani I’m sorry, but [&h…
Graduates, Feed the World!
Do not turn away anybody who seeks shelter and lodging. This is the vow. Let one therefore acquire much food […]
NO FEAR
By Rajiv Malik The physical abuse of children around the world has been a way of life for many more […]
No More “Sage on a Stage”
By Tara Katir Last year when I began teaching at a middle school here on the island of Kauai, the […]
Karma Management
The concept of karma has spread beyond the confines of the Asian religions that conceived it to become a core […]
The Mahilara Miracle
By Sabyasachi Ghosh Dastidar Mahilara village is ever so dear to my family. It is located in a remote, picturesque [&hel…
A Dynamic Trio
By Geeta Maraj Prakash Chand Gossai is the youngest of three brothers, and the most prominent in the Hindu community. [&…
Indra Devi’s Legacy
By Adriana Aboy Indra Devi was one of the greatest spiritual propagators in the West. The simplicity of her methods [&he…
A Soulful Songster
With Kesav Mallia Murugadas is already on stage getting ready as we arrive. The spotlight brightens his yellow bandanna …
Starting Vedic Studies
Ten young brahmin girls received their upanayana, or thread ceremony, commencing the study of the Vedas, on April 2, 200…
Leading Priest Initiates American Scholar into Saivism
Amba Caldwell began the study of yoga in 1978, under the guidance of Swami Muktananda, and has considered herself a [&he…
A Young Welcome for Athavale
By Archana Dongre The whole world heard of Pan Durang Shastri Athavale when he was honored with the Philippine’s c…