Eastern Religions: Deluded Constructions of the European World- I
There are a few books which come with a stunning impact. “Do All Roads Lead to Jerusalem?” is one such work, turning all our cherished notions about religion on its head. A new paradigm with a better More...
Hinduism – Unification or Disappearance
As a life-long student and keen admirer of Sanatana Dharma, which is the very essence of Indian civilization, I would like to urge all Hindus, both in Bharat and around the world, to unite in terms of doctrine and More...
Why doesn’t Hinduism unite Hindus?
Many years ago, I spent an evening chatting with a young IPS officer, who was probably on his first posting. As we got talking, he asked me upfront, “Swamiji, why doesn’t Hinduism have any answers to the rampant More...
Shri Shri Shivakumara Swami – A Tribute
To write a hurried review, file a hasty obituary, to state the same platitudes across all media is to simply check a box on a checklist but, to step back and reflect on the passing of a great star that will continue More...
Svādhyāya: Studying our Holy Books- IX
[contextly_sidebar id=”3mvMXg2vgGXdlYNWmd2H5Tc3Mj79Zl88″] Dharmashāstras Or Smritis The four aims of life are artha (wealth), kāma (desire), dharma (virtue) and moksha (liberation). The literature More...
What Are We? A Contemplation on the Hindu Identity – 2
[contextly_sidebar id=”JiBQWtx2sPNQgFWTJ0yv8NKIVN9EiPUU”] In the previous article we have stated that the express goal of the entire corpus of Hindu darśana and that of every Hindu sampradāya is to More...
Being a Hindu in India: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Blatant and continuous persecution over centuries defines the Hindus of India. The imperialisms created havoc to Hinduism; the colonials projected Hindus as primitive; and the missionaries tried to get the Hindu More...
Lessons from India’s wars: Hindus need a new Dharma Yuddha
One of the earliest recorded attacks on India was by queen Semiramis, (1) who ruled the Assyrian Empire during the years 811-806 BCE – or nearly 500 years before the invasion of Alexander of Macedon. According More...
What Are We? A Contemplation on the Hindu Identity – 1
What makes us Hindu? What makes us different from, say, a Christian or a Jewish community? Are we even a single monolithic community, capable of being identified by one or more unique traits? These are questions More...
Birth Rituals and Pilgrimage in Hinduism
The Hindu Council of Australia forwarded to me questions that were asked by Eboni, a Year 11 student from a Catholic educational institution for her Study of Religion assessment. She was asked to do ethnographic More...