Teaching & Parenting
Better Dicipline
In a recent visit to Kauai, Hawaii, Jane Nelsen conducted a Positive Discipline training session for people who want to …
Topic
November/December, 2000
29 articles
Temples & Pilgrimage
Chariot of the Gods
Stephen Parmley, Sunithi Narayan and Barbara Goodbody The crowd’s energy builds as the priest begins the recitatio…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Mooppanar Swami Served His Lord for Life
By Rajeswari Nagalingam It was late evening, Saturday, April 10, 1999, when I.S.V. Arunachala Mooppanar (lovingly referr…
The Arts
The Original Disc Doctor
By Michael Bowden At first glance, the quiet Manhattan suburb of Nanuet, New York, seems worlds away from the sound [&he…
The Arts
Asako Takami
The home of Hinduism Today was blessed in July when Asako Takami gave a stunning performance of Odissi dance as [&hellip…
Philosophy & Scripture
Humble, Holy, Happy
Excitement swept through the audience at the Yoga Syzygy Conference 2000 held June 11 in Flushing, New York, as correspo…
Health & Ayurveda
Freedom? Write On!
American President Abraham Lincoln was known for his wisdom. One day his Secretary of War, Edwin Santol, sought the pres…
Culture & Society
Tribals Return To Fold
Become Christians,” the evangelist promised, “and your malaria fever will be miraculously cured!” The …
Philosophy & Scripture
A Marriage Made in Heaven
By Vatsala and Ehud Sperling What could be missing in the life of a highly successful, Jewish American book publisher [&…
Teaching & Parenting
Kids Need More Sweets
By Tara Katir “It was as if we were in some new world,” begins Win and Bill Sweet’s book, Living [&hel…
November/December, 2000
Diaspora
SAINTS Ashram Update On January 4, 2001, devotees at Mahamandaleshwar Omkarananda Ashrams around the world will observe …
November/December, 2000
May the Gods Help Us!
This peace chant is sung by the teacher and the taught, as well as during puja, traditional temple worship. It [……
Teaching & Parenting
For World Peace, Stop the War in the Home
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI When asked by the United Nations leaders how humanity might better resolve the confli…
Culture & Society
World Religious Leaders Gather at United Nations
By Lavina Melwani More than one thousand religious and spiritual leaders from 50 nations gathered from August 28 to Sept…
November/December, 2000
Quotes & Quips
"I AM IN EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING IS IN ME." Bhagwan Nityananda (died 1961) [00nov_fande.jpeg] When individuals …
November/December, 2000
Letters to the Editor 11-2000
Taco Bell Blues In “How to Ease Karma” (July/August 2000), using the example of the devout Hindu couple unin…
Opinion
The Immigrant Blues
By Sivakamasundari Shanmugasundaram Saivism is an orthodox religion, conservative in its ways and yet pliant and underst…
Culture & Society
Our Publisher Honored
Two hundred and fifty meditators, diplomats and friends gathered to honor Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami on August 25, …
Personal Practice
Missionaries Roil Northeast India
By Renu S. Malhotra As a child, I remember Northeastern India holding a magical pull for me. In our books, […]
Philosophy & Scripture
Books: How to Become a Hindu
Conversion remains a vital issue and a potent topic in the press today. On one hand, Hindus continue to lament [……
The Arts
The Madame of Dance
By Vrindavanam S. Gopalakrishnan She used to be French. now, except for her name, she is much more a traditional [&helli…
Personal Practice
One Swami’s Impact
By P.S. Phalgun I returned home from my fourth semester in college mentally and physically tired from final exam week. […
Opinion
Nonviolent Living
By Janki Khatau When asked to give a speech on the topic of “Strength and Ahimsa” at a Hindu Student [&helli…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Edmonton Triumph
It’s cold, really cold–that’s an equatorial-dwelling Sri Lankan Tamil’s first and everlasting im…
Food & Vegetarianism
Meat-Tainted Goodies
Love that silver foil covering your delectable sweets? True, varak, as it is called, surely does make for a pretty [&hel…
Personal Practice
Meeting the Sadhu’s Challenges
BY H. H. MA YOGA SHAKTI SARASWATI Personally I feel I have not done enough in this world. I became […]
The Arts
Krishna’s Lavish Art
Taking the devotional art of Nathdwara and the famous gold leaf and gem-studded painting of Tanjore to a new level, [&he…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Divine Riches
By Choodie Shivaram I visit Melkote a few times every year, as Yoga Narasimha is our family Deity. Yet, we […]
November/December, 2000
Digital Dharma
CUISINE MANGO MADNESS Mango, mangoe, mangos, mangoes. The spellings are almost as varied as the fabulous recipes found a…