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CULTURE, SPIRITUALITY & LIFESTYLE ARCHIVE August 2008 Musings on Moksha - Moksha or liberation - how does that work? Is it even desirable? A family pilgrimage... to Wales! - We were glad our pilgrimage, to Wales, turned out the adventure... Gurus - Seeing the exploitation brought on by some so-called gurus... Hanuman Chalisa - It will provide commentary and explanations on various verses...
May 2008 Renunciation and my beloved DVD collection - listening to what the swamis and gurus have to say... Putting the life back into how Hinduism is taught - Delivery and context in which religious teachings are delivered is absolutely crucial to whether most people will bother paying attention to them or not... De-stressing the Hindu way - I feel positive and have much more clar... Divine temple or a Temple of Doom? - We recently received a letter from a regular reader of Hindu Voice UK...
Shivratri 2008 Seven wonders of the ancient mind - A glimpse into the amazing ideas possessed by ancient Hindu sages thousands of years ago... "Spiritual democracy" - What does it mean in practice... Shri Sharada Devi (1853-1920) - Being a Hindu girl, I've always liked reading or hearing about great Hindu women... Sarasvati Puja - An intimate description of one Hindu family's Sarasvati Puja rituals...
December 2007 Lost in Translation - Why should you be carefull with English translations of Hindu scriptures... What is Dharma? - An often repeated but difficult to define term, crucial for an understanding of Hinduism ... Do Hindus worship money? - “I’m not taking the piss, but you Hindus pray to everything… even money!”... Hinduism, Violence & Self-Defence - No contradiction whatsoever...
September 2007 Celebrating the scientific spirit of Hinduism - Sincere individuals who have delved into Hinduism have been amased by the ... In the Mahabharat: Who was right and why - Arjun, Bhishma, Drona or Karan?... Hindu Rituals & Hindu Philosophy - What's the Confusion? Krishna: beloved of the masses - What was it that makes people of all ages & upbringings attracted to Krishna?
August 2007 The Bhagavad Gita & India's Independence - The Gita provided the inspiration for many freedom fighters... Hindu view of "scriptures" - Hindu sacred texts are not meant to be blindly or fanatically followed... The value of Hindu culture for the modern world - Hindu culture has a lot to teach... Shraavan: the holy month of the Hindu calendar - The most festival packed month in the world!
July 2007 Women in ancient Hindu society - An analysis of the position of women in the Vedas, Hinduism's most ancient books... Words of Power - Quotations from Anandayai Ma (1896-1981)... The Hindu wedding ceremony - We are now entering the time of year which will see many... Ethics of religious conversions - A speech by David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri)...
May - June 2007 Hinduism & the sacred environment - Do Hindus worship everything, including trees, plants, the sky & all other aspects of nature? If so, then why?. Words of Power - Quotations from Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950), revolutionary and mystic... Full circle back to Dharma - Discovering Hinduism through American motivational literature... Is Hinduism an organised religion? - We could say that Hinduism is both organised & disorganised...
April 2007 A Hindu view of "God" - Many common questions about Hinduism are answered in this short, informative article... Words of Power - Quotations from Swami Vivekananda (1867-1902)... Confronting the boredom - Hindu pujas, ceremonies & rituals for the next generation... The Pagan room-mate - Moving out of university is an anxious time. What makes it even more fretful is wondering what type of room mate you are going to have...
March 2007 Why is the Ganga holy? - Why do many Hindus consider the Ganga to be such a holy place? Words of Power - Quotations from Hindu sacred literature... The Hindu heritage of Kenya - Minakshi Ajay presents her experiences and reflections from a recent holiday to Kenya... What is it to be a Hindu in today's age? - A young Hindu software engineer talks about being a Hindu in the modern age...
February 2007 Is science now supporting astrology? - According to an article in the 'New Scientism'... Words of Power - Quotations from Hindu sacred literature... The many-sidedness of Jainism - A guest article by Aidan Rankin, who has recently published a book on Jainism... A trip to Mumbai's Siddhi Vinayak temple - Karuna Sharma gives a vivid account of a trip to Mumbai's most famous temple...
January 2007 Hinduism & the Holy Cow - One of the most common questions about Hinduism... Words of Power - Quotations from Hindu sacred literature... Lord Krishna's war ethics - Was Krishna unfair in the way he handles certain situations... Karma & suffering - Common misconceptions about the karma doctrine...
December 2006 Decoding Lord Shiva - They say a picture is worth a thousand words... Words of Power - Quotations from Hindu sacred literature... The magic of the Deva - The Hindu word for "Gods" or "deity" is deva... Opening your mind to the Bhagavad Gita - On December 7th was Gita Jayanti, the festival...
November 2006 The Hanuman Chalisa - An insight into the meaning of this widely recited prayer... Words of Power - Quotations from Hindu sacred literature... A Hindu perspective on atheism - Atheism, the idea that there is no creator is a... A wayward Hindu's tale - The concluding portion of this three part series by Rajeev Vadgama...
October 2006 Recollections of Diwali - My earliest memories of Diwali are taking two days off... Words of Power - Quotations from Hindu sacred literature... The family - The ups and downs of living in a traditional Hindu extended family... A wayward Hindu's tale - The second of this three part series by Rajeev Vadgama...
September 2006 The Story behind Navratri - The Navratri season is here once again, and a lot of people will be wondering... Growing
up as a Hindu girl in Slough - A touching personal account
about growing up in an The re-emergence of the woman priestess - Whilst the topic of "Women Priests and Spiritual Leaders" remains... A wayward Hindu's tale - In the first of a three part series, Rajeev describes...
August 2006 Celebrating Raksha bandhan - Everybody loves Raksha bandhan. When we are young, it is a... 100% Hindu, 100% Punjabi - Being a Hindu whose mother tongue is Punjabi, I call myself a HP... Making sense of Ganesh stories - Nowadays, comic books are one of the main way that Hindu children are... A Hindu perspective on drug use - The second in a series of articles on modern lifestyle issues by David Frawley...
July 2006 A Hindu view on the use of alcohol - David Frawley provides a balanced overview... Karma and Gravity - An unusual yet insightful analogy... Sati and Hinduism: a serious misconception - The impression is sometimes given that... The Bhagavad-Gita, Oppenheimer and nuclear weapons - How the Bhagavad Gita provided the moral composure...
June 2006 The Upanishads: distilled Hinduism - The Upanishads Hindu scriptures, which can be thought of as portions of the Vedas, but are also separate... "Good boys don't wear earrings" - I was determined to get my ears pierced, but my parents... Use or abuse? - A guest column by David Frawley on the rights and wrongs of commercia andsensationalist use of Hindu imagery... Escaping India to find spirituality in Britain - The tragedy haunts and the irony blinds......
May 2006 Durga and me - The odds were always stacked against me ever knowing anything about my culture, however with the help of Mother Durga... An alternative look at the 'caste-system' - Before I begin, let me clarify that what I am referring to is not 'hereditary caste', but rather... If Hanuman dies - Hanuman symbolises devotion, strength and determination... Mantra: what is it and what does it do? - Mantra is one of the most important tools to...
April 2006 The meaning of AUM - AUM is the most popular and universally recognised Hindu symbol and also the most popular word in Hindu prayers... The Kama Sutra and Hinduism - Classical Hindu thought recognises four aims of human life... Wave particle duality and Hinduism - In 1905 Albert Einstein published a paper about the... Am I still an Indian - "I did not ever think, in even my wildest dreams, that I would be here in India"......
March 2006 Holi: the festival of colour - Holi is the most colourful and energetic religious festival in the world... Hinduism: One God or Many - Hinduism has always recognised the oneness of God, but its view if different to the Abrahamic... Why tradition? - Religious tradition has often been a negative factor in the world, however... A high protein veggie diet - Knowledge is the key...
February 2006 Shivratri - the Great Night of Shiva - Shivratri is one of the most popular festivals in the Hindu world, celebrated with devotion and fervour by millions of Hindus each year... Tattoos & Identity - Identity is important, but... Hinduism on the London Underground - Sitting on a packed train on the way home from university... The Gayatri Mantra Explained - The Gayatri-mantra is the most famous of all Vedic verses...
January 2006 Mother Kali - Explaining the philosophy behind one of the best known but poorly understood forms of the Goddess... Reflecting on the Gita - The reflections of eminent personalities from around the world... Eggs are not vegetarian - The Hindu Human Rights protest on Sunday 18th December... The Significance of the Lotus! - In yoga, one of the most famous postures is called the lotus posture...
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