Living for Inner Search
BY TIRTHO BANERJEE Swami Shitlaprasad, 85, has lived his life in reverence for God and service to people. Born in [&hell…
The Magazine
April/May/June, 2004
21 articles in this issue
One Man’s Divine Diversion
BY RAJIV MALIK Sanjay started collecting images of Lord Ganesha about five years ago. “I used to collect matchboxe…
Digital Dharma
PILGRIMAGE Magical Andhra Andhra pradesh is a land bejewelled with ancient temples. Though it is a religious "melti…
Let Kids Be Kids
The following is an edited excerpt from an interview of Swami Tejomayananda which appeared in the Spring 2003 issue of […
Publisher's Editorials
Using the Power of Affirmation
The idea behind affirmations is that through the repetition of positive statements, we can improve our self-concept, mak…
Diaspora
AFGHANISTAN KABUL HINDUS AND SIKHS FACE CHALLENGES TO CREMATION Since the fall of the taliban in Afghanistan, Kabul Hind…
How I Became a Hindu
BY JOHN CAMPOS A few years ago, an Indian woman dressed in a sari approached me at a gas station […]
Sacred Cow, Divine Mother
The protection of the bovine species is prescribed by Hindu scripture. Orthodox Hindus are adamant that the nurture of c…
Quotes & Quips
Quotes & Quips
SWAMI CHINMAYANANDA (1916-1993), FOUNDER OF CHINMAYA MISSION A sannyasin of great spiritual attainment came to the outsk…
Personal Practice
Using the Power of Affirmation
The idea behind affirmations is that through the repetition of positive statements, we can improve our self-concept, mak…
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 4-2004
Good work calls for a good word. For the good work that you are doing in Hinduism Today, my hearty […]
Oh, For a Fair View of Hinduism…
BY LAVINA MELWANI Those attending the speeches of Swami Vivekananda at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in …
Sarangpur Sadhu School
In 1995, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (Gurudeva), founder of Hinduism Today, spent three months traveling in India wi…
The Healing Temple
BY VRINDAVANAM S. GOPALAKRISHNAN When one hears the name of Ettumanur, a small town in southeastern Kerala, the beloved …
Vedic Fire
According to legend, the first Virat Rajsuya Yagna was conducted by Lord Krishna some 5,000 years ago at the end [&helli…
Paramhans Madhavananda
His Holiness, Hindu Dharm Samrat Paramhans Sri Swami Madhavananda Puriji Maharaj entered into Mahasamadhi, making his tr…
Ten Questions People Ask About Hinduism…and ten terrific answers
PART 1: TEN QUESTIONS HUMANITY’S MOST PROFOUND FAITH IS NOW A GLOBAL PHENOMENON. STUDENTS, TEACHERS, NEIGHBORS AND…
Preserving Ancient Ways
BY KUMUD MOHAN During vedic times, most children were taught at home by their parents. Sons apprenticed with dads, and […
Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Trancendentalists
Crime and punishment grow out of the one stem, “wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson in his essay, Compensation. “Punis…
Tara’s Yoga for Kids
If you think the art of yoga is only for trendy health enthusiasts or reclusive sages and no one in […]
Master Your Destiny!
His Holiness Sri Chandrashekara Bharati Mahaswami, 1892-1954, was the Sankaracharya of Sringeri Peetha for 42 years. He …