Digital Dharma
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The Magazine
July/August/September, 2006
18 articles in this issue
Diaspora
AUSTRALIA SAIVA COUNCIL CONFERENCE January 27-29, 2006, Sydney, Australia, was the venue for the 10th World Saiva Confer…
Confronting Misconceptions
BY VAMSEE JULURI Hinduism has been misrepresented and insulted in California history textbooks. Even before the state Bo…
Publisher's Editorials
How Our Soul Matures
In Hindu thought the concept of life and the soul are synonymous. For example, the Sanskrit word jiva refers to [&hellip…
Fire on the Mountain
BY CHOODIE SHIVARAM The all-pervading quiet of early morning is suddenly disrupted by a mad clamor of thunderous sound. …
Who Is a True Brahmin?
India's caste system can be seen as a codification of social classes found in any human society. Whether the late […
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor 7-2006
The letter “In need of Hindu reform ” (Jan/Feb/Mar, 2006) truly depicts the sad situation of Hindus in Malay…
Quotes & Quips
Quotes & Quips
Once a British author named Stuart wrote a book about Ramana Maharshi after living in his ashram. Some disciples of [&he…
Passing on Our Way of Life
BY LAVINA MELWANI For Hindu children who grow up in India, their religion is all around them. It resounds from [……
Protecting Women in Marriage
BY MADHU KISHWAR When a man commits domestic violence, he is using brute force to condition the women of his […]
Philosophy & Scripture
Hindu Scriptures
The Word, verily, is greater than name. The Word, in fact, makes known the Rig Veda, the Yajur Veda, the […]
California Textbook Issue Has Its First Day in Court
The California superior court in Sacramento ordered on April 21 that an expedited hearing schedule be determined in the …
Cooking for Your Health
BY JANE SRIVASTAVA Although Eat, Taste, Heal: an Ayurvedic Cookbook for Modern Living, by Thomas Yarema, M.D., Daniel Rh…
Temples & Pilgrimage
Managing a Hindu Temple
BY KATHERINE NANDA In an ideal world, getting together to build an edifice for the worship of God would be […]
God on My Desktop
BY KAUSALYA SAPTHARISHI Ever since I can remember, God always played an integral part in my traditional Tamil brahmin up…
Teaching & Parenting
A Parent’s Essential Skill: Storytelling
BY RAMA DEVAGUPTA My father was never trained as a professional storyteller; he is a retired engineer. And yet, some [&h…
Saving our Scriptures
WITH KESAVA MALLIA “I just cannot sit idle” says S. Sambanda Sivacharyar of Cuddalore. “One day, if I …
Food & Vegetarianism
Russian Vegetarianism?
BY JANE SRIVASTAVA A joke from my birthplace goes something like this: Someone not familiar with Russia asks a Russian: …