Abortion, a Dharmic Perspective– IV: Is Abortion murder?
[contextly_sidebar id=”IMKz2msYmYxse1YzTkYBVbLN7cjtjOhH”] In Part 1 of this series looking into the issue of abortion from a Dharmic perspective, we addressed the question of who a Jiva is. Then in Part 2, we looked into how Dharmic traditions consider giving birth as a noble activity. In Part 3, we briefly looked into different stages in More...
Continuous, Comprehensive and Cumulative – The Knowledge Tradition of India
What does India have to offer? It is a question which is often put to Indians by a curious visitor. The answer is seldom easy or straight. Indians usually launch into a confused ramble about the ‘diversity’ More...
Interview with Yogi Amrit Desai- I: Hatha Yoga is integrated into Ashtanga Yoga
Editor’s Note: Yogi Amrit Desai is the pioneer who brought Hatha Yoga to America. When he first came to America (5th February 1960), there was hardly any yoga anywhere. There were other teachers, who had brought More...
Abortion, a Dharmic Perspective- III: When does the Jiva enter fetus?
[contextly_sidebar id=”VPI5X3Vo2Oq35bbX0hv0CVvYmsJ2j3VD”] In Part 1 of this series looking into the issue of abortion from a Dharmic perspective, we addressed the question of who a Jiva is. Then in Part More...
Agni and the Fire of Self-Inquiry
Self-inquiry (Atma-vichara), such as taught by Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi, is regarded as the simplest and most direct path to Self-realization. However, Self-inquiry is also very subtle and can be hard to accomplish More...
Rediscovering Rama (Part-I)
Rama is one of the most exalted figures in all of Hinduism, yet we find him very much maligned today. Scholars like Wendy Doniger accuse Rama of abandoning Sita because he was afraid of becoming a ‘sex addict’. More...
Dasha Mahavidyas- III: Bhairavi
[contextly_sidebar id=”MyJdcxjys3HIRoZB3JPy48fafbeLYX6O”] One of the most important goddess in the Mahavidyā pantheon is Bhairavi, a term that has wide application and meaning in the Tantric tradition. More...
On What is a Hindu Temple
In an interview last year, of Dr. R. Nagaswamy, the great scholar of temple architecture in India, I dared to put up a rather naïve question to his formidable intellect: “How old is the Hindu temple?” The questions More...
Deconstructing Arun Shourie’s “Two Saints”
Two Saints: Speculations Around and About Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Ramana Maharishi by Arun Shourie has been published by Harper Collins and is available on Amazon. Arun Shourie’s new book, “Two Saints” More...
Abortion, a Dharmic Perspective- II: Giving Birth as a Noble Act
[contextly_sidebar id=”ldkfmRiDE073RUxFypSQHOOYr5eLjtnS”] In the Part I of this series looking into the issue of Abortion from a Dharmic perspective, we enquired into the question of who a jiva is. We More...