Spirituality

There is a cult of the physical, the gross.  Of a world that is on the surface.  And, not existential....

Indian PM Narendra Modi is holding his #MainbhiChowkidar meetings around the country.  The opposition - in a bid to belittle...

The Udupi Sri Krishna Matha temple is in Udupi, Karnataka.  There is a 1000 year old Udupi Anantheshwara Temple in...

In the year AD 532, Damascius left Athens along with seven other philosophers from the most celebrated of the Greek...

Spirituality is not about pasting a benign smile on your face and sitting under a tree without any action.  It...

The other case today - February 26, 2019 - is that of Ram Janmabhoomi.  Until now, it has been a...

A day before the Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to the himself, he welcomed representatives of 181 countries (9 countries...

When the drum beat hits a peak and one is in a place with strong energy vibrations, usually one just...

In the midst of courage of some and perversity of others, we have seen a miracle unfold.  A wife's farewell...

Mauni Amavasya is a very special day at Kumbh.  It is the day when people remain silent and experience silence...

How a person is with him or herself is the biggest indicator of how he or she is.  Everyone tries...

In Houston, during a local event at the home of an influential Indian in 2010 I met a young politician...

Rules and rituals in any ancient temple are governed by Agama shastras (read about them here).  Treatises which go into...

Except for the megalomaniacal jokers on this planet, no one has shown up saying he is god.  And no space...

When Shiva was away into his own space for years on end once, his wife Parvati decided to create a...

Section 377 criminalizing homosexuality was introduced in India in 1861. Today the Indian Supreme court called it "irrational", "arbitrary" and...