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‘Hinduism celebrates all forms of sexuality’

‘Hinduism celebrates all forms of sexuality’

US President Barack Obama has declared June as the LGBT pride month and in India, the community will commemorate the High Court ruling in July. However, the feeling is that religious and sociological stumbling blocks have not really disap [...]

Posted On : Jun, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Religious pluralism and Hinduism

Religious pluralism and Hinduism

Historians of religion often wonder why there have been no crusades or major religious wars in India despite the fact that Hinduism is among the oldest of religions and India has always been a multi-religious, pluralist society. The [...]

Posted On : Jun, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

VHP terms action against Ramdev ‘attack on Hinduism’

VHP terms action against Ramdev ‘attack on Hinduism’

RAJKOT: VHP terms action against Ramdev 'attack on Hinduism': The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) termed the police action against Baba Ramdev "an attack on Hinduism and inhuman".In a press conference at Siddhpur in Patan di [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Exhibit highlights hinduism's 'Blue-Skinned Savior'

Exhibit highlights hinduism's 'Blue-Skinned Savior'

In Hindu tradition, Lord Vishnu shows up in many forms. There's Prince Rama, who killed the demon Ravana; Vamana the dwarf; Parashurama the vengeful; and Matsya the great fish. Then there's Varasha, the boar who saved the world. & [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Hinduism

Hinduism

It is not easy to define Hinduism, for it is more than a religion in the Western sense, as our Ancient History Guide sees it. Also known to practitioners as Sanatana Dharma, which means everlasting or eternal religion/truth/rule, Hinduism [...]

Posted On : Jun, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

The Capitalist Structures of Hinduism

Thanks to P. Koshy pkoshyin and Saurabh Srivastava SKS_Mumbai for linking this 1996 Religion & Liberty gem on Twitter. Author Mario Gómez-Zimmerman argues that Hinduism “pre-figures capitalism much closer than socialism.&rdqu [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

The Capitalist Structures of Hinduism?

Thanks to P. Koshy pkoshyin and Saurabh Srivastava SKS_Mumbai for linking this 1996 Religion & Liberty gem on Twitter. Author Mario Gómez-Zimmerman argues that Hinduism “pre-figures capitalism much closer than socialism.&rdqu [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

HC to decide if renouncing Hinduism means losing child's cus...

Does a child's natural guardian lose the right to the custody of his or her own child on renouncing Hinduism and converting to another religious faith? The Bombay high court is likely to answer this question when it rules on a guardia [...]

Posted On : May, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Exhibit Highlights Hinduism’s ‘Blue-Skinned Savior’

NASHVILLE (RNS) In Hindu tradition, Lord Vishnu shows up in many forms. There’s Prince Rama, who killed the demon Ravana; Vamana the dwarf; Parashurama the vengeful; and Matsya the great fish. Then there’s Varasha, the boar wh [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Will Brad Pitt explore Hinduism?

Hindus have suggested Hollywood star Brad Pitt to explore Hinduism in view of his statement in People.com about his religious experience in childhood which he described: "I found it very stifling".Esteemed Hindu statesman Rajan [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Religious pluralism and Hinduism

It's not about tolerance, says Ashok Vohra Historians of religion often wonder why there have been no crusades or major religious wars in India despite the fact that Hinduism is among the oldest of religions and India has always been [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

In Hinduism, no destruction is final

No destruction is final in Hinduism, as each is followed by a new formation. Time is considered cyclical and not linear. Through the principle of rebirth and karma, Upanishads indicate unending/cyclical nature of time. There is creatio [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

In Hinduism, no destruction is final

No destruction is final in Hinduism, as each is followed by a new formation. Time is considered cyclical and not linear. Through the principle of rebirth and karma, Upanishads indicate unending/cyclical nature of time. There is creation/d [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

'Karma to Nirvana': In the Holy Kitchens of Hinduism

In Hinduism, the sharing of food is an essential part of the human experience. When there is scarcity, this sharing can mean the difference between life and death. Civilization cannot exist without it. When we share food in a spiritual se [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

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