August, 1998
Evolutions
ENDED: A year-long fast by Sahaj Muniji, 65, on May 1. The Jain monk lived on just warm water since […]
Topic
August, 1998
23 articles
Philosophy & Scripture
Marriage Arranging
Love marriage versus arranged marriage. Both work; both fail. In the West the concept of falling in love with that [&hel…
Culture & Society
Africa is Ripe for a Strong Hindu Future
By SWAMI GHANANANDJI Western faiths are long embedded in Africa. Christianity came first through traders. They were foll…
August, 1998
Digital Dharma
CHAKRAS And Your Hormones Blue star software reaches for the stars with its Chakra Discovery program. Touted on its webs…
August, 1998
Briefly . . .
THE CENTER FORSCIENCE AND Environment in Delhi reports that traditional conservation methods have long met people's…
Environment
Flora’s Friend
By Lavina Melwani She’s a natural, and a more enthusiastic spokesperson for nature would be hard to find. Manju Pr…
August, 1998
Diaspora
SINGAPORE Taoist-Hindu Co-Temple When Chinese Taoists first arrived in Singapore in 1820, they established temples for t…
Publisher's Editorials
Darshan, the Grace Of Seeing the Divine
BY SATGURU SIVAYA SUBRAMUNIYASWAMI In the Orient, whenever the cloud of despair covers the soul of a devotee, the darsha…
August, 1998
Letters
THANK YOU FOR BRIDGING As someone who grew up in the West and lived as Western a life as one […]
Culture & Society
Good Hope Hinduism
By AJITH BRIDGRAJ Every major world city has a “Little India” district. But the continent of Africa, apparen…
August, 1998
Quotes & Quips
"TO DO GOOD IS NOBLE. TO ADVISE OTHERS TO DO GOOD IS ALSO NOBLE…AND MUCH LESS TROUBLE." American humoris…
Opinion
Hinduism’s Future in The New South Africa
BY AJITH BRIDGRAJ The richness of Hindu culture first touched the shores of South Africa almost 140 years ago when [&hel…
Culture & Society
Is India’s Nuclear Threat Mere Gorilla Dust?
BY THE EDITOR When two male gorillas confront each other, they’re too canny most of the time to actually fight, so…
The Arts
Traditions Tend Toward Transition
By AJITH BRIDGRAJ Hindus in South Africa face the same cultural conundrums as those in other countries. While Eastern tr…
Philosophy & Scripture
Enrolling in Hinduism
By AJITH BRIDGRAJ The University of Durban-Westville was established in 1960 as an exclusively “Indian” univ…
Culture & Society
Meet “Euro-English”
EUROPEAN UNION (EU) COMMISSIONERS have announced that agreement has finally been reached to adopt English as the preferr…
Health & Ayurveda
Appetite for Asian Spice
By AJITH BRIDGRAJ Transcending any other cultural considerations, the allure of Asian food wins Indians a welcome seat w…
Educational Insights
Lighten UP
The following Insight section features the work of the cartoonists for Hinduism Today. It is a seven page cartoon specia…
Hindu Priesthood
Trinidad Pundit Power
By ANIL MAHABIR My ambition is to be a good pundit like my great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father,” 19-ye…
Health & Ayurveda
Buyers Beware of The Tamoxifen Hype
BY DEVANANDA TANDAVAN In May 14, 1998, the medical journal Lancet published a glowing report of the 15-year study of [&h…
Teaching & Parenting
Controlling Sibling Rivalry
What should I do when my children fight with each other?” This question opens the discussion on sibling rivalry in…
Philosophy & Scripture
Telling the Future by Shells
By Vrindavanam S. Gopalakrishnan Jyotish Surendran is in the 19th generation of a family of astrologers who trace their …
Temples & Pilgrimage
Rebuilding Sabarimala
By VRINDAVANAM S. GOPALAKRISHNAN Millions of Hindus come to worship Lord Ayappan at His temple in Sabarimala in a remote…