Hinduism

Hinduism encompasses a broad range of Indic religious traditions that have evolved over the past several thousand years. While its roots are deep in the Vedic age, subsequent philosophical development and amalgamation with yogic and tantric traditions has brought it to be much more than an ancient sacrificial religion.

Some aspects of Hindu thought, such as karma and reincarnation, have practically become household concepts. Contemporary discussion on Hinduism features a wide range of topics both positive and negative, ranging from nationalistic fundamentalism to spiritual masters, friction with competing religions to sexual yoga, devotion to diverse gods and beyond.

The bulk of Hinduism's broader modern public appeal spans from ancient methods for self-improvement, such as the ever-popular hatha-yoga, Ayurvedic medicine, and various methods of meditation and introspection promoted by modern Hindu movements. Its accommodating nature has also given rise to a great deal of interfaith dialogue.

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• Sathya Sai Baba’s Ignorance of Basic Scientific Fact, and Devotee Silence on This Fact

  
  Call For Media and Government Investigation — Authority: 124
  Dr Kanwaljeet ‘Sunny’ Anand  of Arkansas, USA, was a George W. Bush Administration medical advisor. One might think that a physician of distinction would be on-guard about crowd estimates. Or, again, in treating highly questionable interpretations of sections of various scriptures as though they are ...
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• Article on Nappinnai

  
  Non-random-Thoughts — Authority: 123
  Nappinnai is a well-known name in Tamil bhakthi literature and in Vaishnavite tradition. Her true identity and origin have always been a matter of debate. Regular readers would have noticed that I have been writing about Nappinnai from time to time. My latest article on who she could be, written in Tamil is published ...
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• Dying Man’s Daily Journal – No quit

  
  Dying mans daily journal — Authority: 129
  My Aunt said something to me while she was here visiting. She doesn’t and likely will never really know how those few words impacted on me, in such a powerful and wonderful way. Her words: “you are just like your mother, there is no “quit” in you.” My mother passed over in 1992. I loved (love) her very ...
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• Dying Man’s Daily Journal – Kindness is everywhere

  
  Dying mans daily journal — Authority: 129
  I received in this wonderful news story from our dear blogging friend Cat. It is just too good not to share. Virginia Saenz could hear the desperation in the voice of the telephone message. It was 5 a.m. on the day before Thanksgiving, and the caller, Lucy Crutchfield, was trying to tell her daughter that she’d ...
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• The Resourceful Ganges River

  
  Fire Earth — Authority: 431
  Image of the Day: Day of the Dead on Holy Ganges River“THE UNCARED FOR.”  A dead body floats on the banks of the Ganges as a devotee Hindu performs rituals in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, considered to be one of Hinduism’s holiest cities. Photo: K.R. Deepak. The Hindu. Image may be subject to copyright.Will ...
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• Dying Man’s Daily Journal – Finding Happiness

  
  Dying mans daily journal — Authority: 129
  Sadly, as all things do, this weekend has come to an end. Only moments ago Aunt Isabel, cousin Carol with hubby Garry left to begin the drive home to Swan River. It really was a wonderful weekend and I do thank them so much for making the trip. Carol and Garry spent the weekend with his family here in the city as it ...
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• How to respond to postmodernism, relativism, subjectivism, pluralism and skepticism

  
  Wintery Knight — Authority: 424
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• Republican Fundamentalism Mirrors Hindu Fundamentalism?

  
  Prometheus Unbound — Authority: 143
  A reader today at Andrew Sullivan’s blog sees analogous fundamentalist political dynamics at work in the United States and India: Perhaps the Democrats can look to India for reasons to be optimistic.  At this time, the BJP is in electoral ruins , aided by their rank and honest fundamentalism. They’ve been ...
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• Australian missionary arrested in Andhra Pradesh State, India

  
  Particular Baptist Kev's Random Thoughts — Authority: 141
  An Australian missionary was arrested on false charges of “forceful conversion” by the Andhra Pradesh State Police on November 24, 2009 at Utnur in Andhra Pradesh state, India, reports James Varghese, special correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service.According to the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) ...
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• India Briefs: Recent Incidents of Persecution

  
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  Karnataka, India, November 30 (CDN) — Police on Nov. 24 detained three Christians after Hindu extremists falsely accused them of forced conversion in Raghavendra Colony, Madugere, Tumkur district. The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) reported that 35 to 40 extremists barged into the rented apartment of ...
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• Hindus ask world-class arrangements for India’s Kumbh Mela

  
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• When 60, Sathya Sai Baba Said He Would Not Age Thereafter (See photo refutation)

  
  Call For Media and Government Investigation — Authority: 124
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• HINDUISM — SCIENTIFICALLY proven RELIGION (part 3 of 3)

  
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• Dying Man’s Daily Journal – Spending Life

  
  Dying mans daily journal — Authority: 129
  I received a beautiful email from a dear blogging friend. One line of the message just jumped out at me. It is just too good not to share. Life is a coin, you can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once. Think about that. Are we spending it wisely
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• Tantra now used in dating

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
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• Ministry team detained, house ransacked in India

  
  Particular Baptist Kev's Random Thoughts — Authority: 141
  A group of Hindu radicals barged into the house where an Operation Mobilization (OM) team was residing, ransacked the house and were taken to the Police station alleging of forceful charges of conversion at Tumkur district in Karnataka state, India on November 24, reports James Varghese, special correspondent in India ...
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• The Decay of Dharma and the Rise of Adharma

  
  Nirmukta — Authority: 415
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• Dying Man’s Daily Journal – Vi’s Mum

  
  Dying mans daily journal — Authority: 129
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• World entertainment celebrities flocking to yoga

  
  Bangladeshi Hindu - Portal to Hindu World! — Authority: 114
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• To Err Is Human – A Skeptical Reading Of The Ramayana

  
  Nirmukta — Authority: 415
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