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December 23, 2013
How to Explain Hinduism
It's sometimes hard for me to remember that Hinduism can seem extremely strange, foreign, or...
December 20, 2013
Collections and Storage
What is it about collecting things? It seems like human beings just love to gather...
December 19, 2013
When Is a Hat Just a Hat?
Okay, now that you know my deep dark secret, that I am terrifically fascinated with...
December 18, 2013
Visibility, Passing, and Bindis
It's always fascinating to me how many concerns and issues are the same across different...
December 16, 2013
Confession: I’m Fascinated By Hijabs
Personally I don't feel that me dressing like a Hindu, behaving like a Hindu, and...
December 13, 2013
White Hindu Conversations: Part Two
I've always felt a bit self-conscious at my dance classes. Bharatnatyam, a classical South Indian...
December 12, 2013
I’m Not A “Gori Wife”
There is an entire genre of blogs that are often known as the "Gori Wife...
December 11, 2013
This 3 Second Trick Will Bring You More Peace Instantly
Do you like my upworthy-style title? I'm not great at writing enticing titles, but those...
December 10, 2013
Reading the Upanishads: Kena Chapter Two
We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the...
December 09, 2013
The “Happy Holidays” Fight
When I was a kid growing up in the 1980s, it was the birth of...
December 06, 2013
Best of The White Hindu 2013
I started this blog in January 2013 and now it is very nearly a year...
December 05, 2013
Embarrassed by Spirituality
Am I embarrassed to be a Hindu? Not at all. No, I am embarrassed by...
December 03, 2013
My Home Puja Altar
I realized that it's about time to update you on my home puja space. The...
December 03, 2013
Reading the Upanishads: Kena chapter one
We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the...
December 02, 2013
Hindus and Christmas
There are many, many Hindus who don't feel defensive about the holidays of other religions...
November 2013
November 26, 2013
Puja Help From A Surprising Source!
I've been wandering around Amazon.com and I was startled to realize that there are a...
November 25, 2013
How To Use Japa Mala Beads
Japa Mala beads are the Hindu rosary. I say that so those not familiar with...
November 25, 2013
How to Have an American Thanksgiving
This Thursday is American Thanksgiving, one of the only non-religious holidays we've got! It's got...
November 22, 2013
How Does Hinduism Differ From Buddhism? [Google Questions Answered]
Curious to know what people were wondering about Hindus and Hinduism, I went to Google...
November 21, 2013
When Your Children Fall In Love
There is an issue happening that I find utterly heartbreaking. Several of my Indian American...
November 19, 2013
How to Have a Hindu Baby Shower
I still have babies on the brain as we continue to try to get pregnant....
November 19, 2013
Book Review: The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles Eisenstein
I have a terrible tendency to get entirely derailed into negative thinking. I panic easily...
November 18, 2013
Flower Rangoli Mold: Make Your Own
You know those amazing flower arrangements that you see around Diwali? Like these ones... 25...
November 16, 2013
Need Help at the Indian Grocery Store?
I just stumbled across this book on Amazon and the title made me laugh out...
November 15, 2013
Support for Sami: Follow Up
A couple of months ago I asked for your help in supporting friends of mine...
November 14, 2013
Mantra v.s. Prayer: What’s the Difference?
There are a number of set prayers, like the Vedic prayers, that are said in...
November 13, 2013
How To Make a Puja Room
Perhaps you are lucky enough to have a whole room of your house to devote...
November 11, 2013
Rishi, Sanyasin, Pandit, Sadhu…What Are They?
Have you heard some of these words before? Maybe, like me, you know they're all...
November 08, 2013
Why Do Hindus Wear Turbans [Google Questions Answered]
This is one of those Google questions that reminds me that most people in the...
November 07, 2013
Living a Step Into the Future
My father was visiting during Diwali last weekend. He showed me an interesting documentary on...
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