Thursday, May 5, 2005 7:30:00 AM Any woman who has a career and a family automatically develops something in the way of two personalities, like two sides of a dollar bill, each different in design. . . . Her problem … Continue reading
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“In the whole world there is no study so beneficial and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. They are destined sooner or later to become the faith of the people.”* In Hinduism there a most important set of sacred … Continue reading
There is a raging controversy in this country over the life of a middle aged woman named Terri Schiavo. Mrs. Schiavo has been lying in a vegetative state for the past 15 years, but recently her husband won the legal … Continue reading
Dear Radhika, Now to answer your question: Do I believe in God? From the perspective of my beliefs the answer is simple: I have no idea if there is a God. Certainly science has not proven or disproved the existence … Continue reading
“Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.”* My youngest daughter, Radhika, recently asked me if I believed in God. As she raised this question, she was quick to assert, with a note of defiance, that … Continue reading
“The religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide.”* Dear Radhika, Here is simple example of what I mean by the separation of faith and belief. In philosophy it is not what a philosopher believes that makes … Continue reading
I often meet groups of students in our temple and I am asked how I became a priest. They want to hear if I was ordained. In Hinduism we do not use the word ordination. The dictionary defines ordination as … Continue reading
Hari is a name of Vishnu and, if you have not already guessed, nama means name. In fact the English word “name” comes from “nama.” According to Vaishnava theology the name of God is most sacred. This is also true … Continue reading
Asceticism is the most powerful force in the world. Well almost. There is one force more powerful. It is called maya. There is a famous poet in India named Kali Dasa and his most well known poem is called Shakuntala. … Continue reading
Compared to Americans, Canadians are mediocre people. America has put a man on the moon and sent satellites across the solar system to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and beyond. What greatness! What vision! Canada can not even conceive of doing … Continue reading