Swami Vivekananda is one of most admired spiritual leaders of India. The world knows him as an inspiring Hindu monk, his motherland regards him as the patriot saint of modern ... Read More

From the snow-capped Amarnath and Badrinath to the holy cities of Varanasi, Dwarka, Ayodha and Vrindawan, from the city temples of Bombay, Calcutta, Mysore and Bhubaneswar to the southern marvels ... Read More

The story of Shree Maa - a well-known Hindu mystic born in Assam, India - from where she traveled to the US in 1984. She teaches the meaning and method ... Read More

Here's a selection of Gita translations, interpretations and commentaries, including 'The Gospel of Selfless Action' or 'The Gita According to Gandhi' - based on Arjuna's battlefield conversation with Krishna. Mahatma ... Read More

Om is not a word but rather an intonation, which, like music, transcends the barriers of age, race, culture and even species. It is made up of three Sanskrit letters, ... Read More

E H Aitken dissects the unique character of the Indian snake-charmer in this interesting essay from Concerning Animals and Other Matters (1914). He says, to a stranger the snake-charmer himself ... Read More

This popular Hindu festival celebrates the brother-sister relationship like no other. Raksha Bandhan or "Rakhi" - which gets its name from the sacred thread that sisters tie on their brothers ... Read More

Gurus are often equated with gods, but aren't they more real than gods? Learn about the role of gurus in our lives, their lasting contributions, their hermitages, and read a ... Read More

The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) expressed horror and outrage over coordinated terrorist attacks on commuter trains in Mumbai, India on Tuesday. Synchronized bombings on at least seven different suburban trains ... Read More

Swami Sivananda, in his book "Mind - Its Mysteries & Control," tries to unravel the mystery and the make-up of the human mind based on Vedic philosophy and his own ... Read More

Yoga Asanas have an all-pervading effect on the physical and mental functioning of the body: - Physical: Through healing, strengthening, stretching and relaxing the skeletal, muscular, digestive, cardio-vascular, glandular and ... Read More

The full moon night in the Hindu month of Ashad (July 11, 2006) is observed as the auspicious day of Guru Purnima, a day sacred to the memory of the ... Read More

The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has published the 2nd Annual Hindu Human Rights report entitled Hindus in South Asia and the Diaspora: A Survey of Human Rights (2005) – a ... Read More