Dashain
BY WILLIAM FORBES Warm, sunny days with billowy cloudscapes and kite-flying breezes melt into the first chills of winter as […]
Hinduism
Home Puja
Introduction to Ganesha home puja One could say that the Hindu form of home worship, known as puja, is unique
To Be a United Voice for Hinduism
BY RAJIV MALIK Seventy-four top Hindu swamis gathered in Mumbai from October 16 to 18, 2005, for the second meeting
Pride of India
BY RAJIV MALIK In 1968 Sri Yogiji Maharaj told his devotees that he saw a grand temple to Lord Swaminarayan
The World Is an Ashram
In Hinduism we are fortunate to have many God-realized souls to guide us along the spiritual path. Their teachings are
A Temple Comes Alive
In the early morning hours of July 21, 2005, a rare ceremony was held for the San Marga Iraivan Temple
Textbooks Get It Wrong
BY AMBIKA BEHAL Dr. Rakesh Bahadur, whose children are in the Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) system in northern Virginia,
The Spiritual Ideals of Hinduism’s Two Noble Paths
In Hinduism there has always been a choice of paths to follow–grihastha or sannyasa, family or monk. Unfortunately, in modern
Summit Ponders Next Generation
After initially wondering if anyone would attend, Dr. Ved Chaudhary finally had to close enrollment in the Dharma Summit 2005
Preparing Tomorrow’s Priesthood
G.K. Ramamurthy, 46, began his priestly studies in 1967 at the famous Sri Venkateshwara Veda Pathashala in Dharmagiri near Tirumala.