Thursday is Thanksgiving here in America and I’ll be taking a few days off the blog to spend time with my family! Last year I put together a little guide on how to have an American Thanksgiving, so here is the link to that if you’d like to give it a try. I included links to a bunch of Thanksgiving dishes that are also vegetarian… How To Have An American Thanksgiving This year I am most thankful for… My wonderful... Read more
We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the passages. This is the third post on The Bhagavad Gita. From the Winthrop Sargeant translation of The Gita… 8. Your Lordship and Bhishma and Karna And Kripa, always victorious in battle, Ashvatthaamaan and Vikarna And the son of Somadatta also; 9. And many other heroes Whole lives are risked for my sake, Attacking with various weapons, All skilled in battle. 10. Insufficient is that force of... Read more
As much as I love all the deep philosophical pondering I can pack into my life, I am also a girly girl who has a fondness for fashion and beauty. If you’ve been a reader here for a while then you may remember that I have a strange fascination for head covering fashion blogs, both Muslim and Orthodox Jewish. I gravitate to them and spend hours looking at fashion blogs that include hijabs and other head coverings. Most recently when... Read more
The second book in our book club series is Eat, Pray Love. Is it a Hindu book? Not exactly, but it is very relevant to the experiences of non-Indian Hindus. The author has a Hindu guru (whose identity has been rather easily found out by those familiar with the world of Indian gurus). Julia Roberts after playing the author in the movie, claimed to have become a Hindu. So I think it will be worthwhile to examine the experiences and... Read more
Despite my strong spiritual backbone, I’ve struggled off and on with depression in the last few years. During times when I have every reason to be blissfully happy, somehow I am not. I often feel a gnawing worry. While I try to use meditation to keep my mind in check, I struggle with overwhelming negative thoughts, fears, and worries. It is for this reason that I was offered an opportunity to try out a new website called Happify. The idea... Read more
I think our minds are experts on shifting blame away from ourselves. No one likes to feel like something is her fault, especially something huge and terrible. (I suspect that’s one reason why people get extremely defensive when they are accused of being racist. Most of us try very hard not to be racist and to be told that we are in some way is very hard to hear.) Sometimes the mind is sneaky about this. I caught mine absolving... Read more
One of the ways that Hinduism is flexible and suitable for a wide range of people is in the value it places on dedicating one’s self to something. Pursuing a passion with full dedication is highly valued. Hinduism recognizes that you can find God in almost any space in the world. If you are a potter, then you find communion with God in the pride of creating a beautiful object. If you are a dancer, then you find God in... Read more
We are doing a scripture study together: reading along through some scriptures and discussing the passages. This is the second post on The Bhagavad Gita. From the Winthrop Sargeant translation of The Gita … 4) Here are heroes, mighty archers, Equal in battle to Bhima and Arjuna, Yuyudhana and Virata, And Drupada, the great warrior; 5) Dhrstaketu, Cekitana And the valorous King of the Kashis Purujit and Kuntibhoja And Shaibya, bull among men; 6) And mighty Yudhamanyu And valorous Uttamaujas;... Read more
Today on Twitter I am celebrating some of the many reasons why I love Hinduism and proud to be a Hindu! If you have a Twitter account, I hope you’ll join me and post some of your reasons with the hashtag #WhyILoveHinduism I don’t know if I’ll manage to get anyone other than me tweeting about it, but I’m going to do my best! And please do use this hashtag anywhere hashtags get used! Instagram, Pinterest, Google Plus, Facebook. Where... Read more
The second book in our book club series is Eat, Pray Love. Is it a Hindu book? Not exactly, but it is very relevant to the experiences of non-Indian Hindus. The author has a Hindu guru (whose identity has been rather easily found out by those familiar with the world of Indian gurus). Julia Roberts after playing the author in the movie, claimed to have become a Hindu. So I think it will be worthwhile to examine the experiences and... Read more
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