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Women in Hinduism

Hinduism, from its Vedic beginnings (about 1500-500 B.C.E.), according to Katherine Young, “may be characterized as patriarchal, ethnic, family-oriented, and life-affirming (60).” Young’s work on Hinduism chronicles the role of …

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Hindu Deities Brahma

Hinduism is among the world’s oldest religions and boasts over 900 million followers around the globe. The Hindu religion teaches that there is one supreme God, Brahman, who is present …

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Reflections on Psychic Gifts

Exercising psychic powers is not about walking up to someone in the street and giving them a message. That is intrusive and the psychic is intruding on private thoughts and …

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Buddha

When the people were reeling under unanswerable questions of sufferings and fate, under the oppression of caste and superstitions, and under the unbearable yoke of Vedas, there set out a …

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Do we have too many Indian Gods

The phrase ‘INDIAN GODS‘ just indicates the fallacies that surround the concept of the almighty power of the universe, confusing the many forms in which humans attempt to perceive god, …

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Hindu Funeral and Burial Rituals

Strictly speaking, most Hindus don’t believe in burying the body after death because of their beliefs about life after death and reincarnation but their funeral rites still take the release …

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Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

Siddhartha Gautama, known Sakyamuni Buddha (“Sakyamuni” translates to “sage of the Sakyas”), is arguably the most important historical figure in the Buddhist tradition and is the one most often referred …

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Spiritual world is real

Everyone knows what natural sight is. Spiritual sight is less obvious but just as real. Angels revealed themselves many times throughout the Bible. Why not today? When a Christian experiences …

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Zen Koans Joshus Dog

A monk decided to test the wily old teacher, Roshi Joshu, by tugging sharply at his beard with the question, “Does a dog have Buddha-nature, yes or no?” Giving this …

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Ban the Burka – No

Britain banning the burka is a very unBritish idea. Britain is a free society; we have freedom of speech, freedom to worship who, where and when we want, and freedom …

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Krishna and Hinduism

It has been estimated that more than 700 million Hindus identify themselves as Vaishnava, Hindus primarily devoted to the God, Vishnu (literally, the “All-pervading One”). And among those who grew …

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The Meaning of Yarmulkes in Judaism

There are two basic approaches to dealing with the issue of the head-covering worn by Orthodox Jews, the Kipa (Hebrew) or the Yarmulke (Yiddish, often pronounced “Yamaka” in New Yorkish). …

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Shabbat Sacred Time

Within a minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years there are cycles. It is the rhythm of life that often goes unnoticed. Each of my children became part of the …

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Hanukkah Family Games

One Hanukkah tradition includes playing games with chocolate coins called gelt. There are a couple of games you can play with the kids using these chocolate coins. The first game …

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A Celebration of Freedom

Few can imagine the persecution that has been a constant enemy of the Jewish people. Surely God in all of His creation never intended for there to be such a …

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Evidence of low self-esteem

Individuals with low self-esteem are everywhere. You interact with them every day, and their behavior and attitudes might impact you in a negative way. One of the reasons this happens …

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