Monthly Archives: February 2009

Why do we defend our beliefs?

Thursday, February 19, 2009

I ran into Priya today, and she relayed to me a teaser she had just received outside the Science Center for a year-to-year, aptly-named party here called “Debauchery.”
I have not attended in the past, nor do I plan to ever do so, but Priya’s reason for giving me the yellow slip of paper was clear [...]

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Detachment, attachment, and your loved ones

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

In my most recent post, I wrote about the potential for reconciling the different meanings of love, focusing on whether or not romantic love can be thought of as helpful in our spiritual quests.
Based on this idea, and based on Aneesh and Madhura’s comments, I have a somewhat related question: To what extent, if any, [...]

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Question of the Week: Causes for Debate in the Ramayana

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The Ramayana is one of Hinduism’s most holy texts, and one that all Hindus, including myself, certainly respect. But any type of idea or faith is only made stronger through constant questioning and challenging of orthodoxy, and so I’d like to discuss some aspects of the Ramayana that give me pause. To preface, I am [...]

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