God of the Day
Wednesday July 29, 2009
Without God, as someone said, our week would be: Sinday, Mournday, Tearsday, Wasteday, Thirstday, Fightdayand Shatterday. So, find out the Hindu gods and goddesses that are associated with each of ... Read More
Good Dharma = Good Karma
Monday July 27, 2009
Hinduism believes in the concept of reincarnation. What determines the state of an individual in the next existence is karma which refers to the actions undertaken by the body and ... Read More
The Eight Rites of Passage or Ashta Samskara - Hinduism Basics for Children
Thursday July 23, 2009
Sacraments are performed to celebrate and sanctify life's crucial junctures, inform family and community, and secure inner-world blessings. Here are eight of the essential rites or 'samskaras.' Others rites honor ... Read More
Longest Total Solar Eclipse of the Century
Monday July 20, 2009
India will witness the 21st century's longest, total solar eclipse or 'Surya Grahan' lasting over 6 minutes on Wednesday, July 22, 2009. According to the NASA, the path of the ... Read More
The Gurus of Sergeant Pepper
Monday July 20, 2009
In June of 1967, the Beatles released what many claim is the greatest rock/pop album of all time - "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".
On the front cover, scattered among ... Read More
What is Tantra? - A Tantric Tells!
Friday July 17, 2009
Tantra is one of the most important Indian traditions, representing the practical aspect of the Vedic tradition.
The word "tantra" is derived from the combination of words "tattva" and ... Read More
The Five Parenting Guidelines
Tuesday July 14, 2009
Third in this series specially created for children with help from the Himalayan Academy and Kauai's Hindu Monastery in Hawaii, read about the 5 Parenting Guidelines in this feature on ... Read More
Hindu Federation Youth Conference 2009, Canada
Sunday July 12, 2009
The annual Hindu Federation Youth Conference (HFYC) is an organized gathering
of youth and young professionals in the Greater Toronto Area. This event is
designed to provide an ... Read More
Burger King Denigrates Goddess Lakshmi
Thursday July 9, 2009
Hindus have asked Burger King Corporation to publicly apologize and immediately withdraw a poster seen in Spain, which shows the Hindu goddess Lakshmi promoting a meat burger.
American Hindu statesman Rajan ... Read More
The 5 Practices or 'Pancha Kriya'
Tuesday July 7, 2009
Last week, we began a new short series specially created for children with help from the Himalayan Academy and Kauai's Hindu Monastery in Hawaii. This week, read about the 5 ... Read More
Kriya Yoga Events in New Jersey & California
Sunday July 5, 2009
Sadguru Swami Sadhanananda Giri will lecture on the subject of Kriya
Yoga, an ancient yoga form and a path to the Divine, for the first time
in the ... Read More
The Guru Purnima - July 7, 2009
Thursday July 2, 2009
The full moon day in the Hindu month of Ashad (July-August) is observed as
Guru
Purnima, an auspicious occasion to celebrate the guru.
This year it falls ... Read More