Monthly Archives: September 2009

Reflections on “Four Simple Exercises”

Monday, September 14, 2009

Yesterday’s lecture at the Vedanta Center in Boston was titled “Four Simple Exercises,” and it outlined two things to remember and two things to forget.  I would like to share these four ideas.
1.  Forget the good you have done to others: At first this may seem counter-intuitive; however, too often we do good to others [...]

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The Necessity of Blind Faith…?

Saturday, September 12, 2009

It can be noted from most of the previous posts that have been published on this site that the idea of blindly following an idea isn’t necessarily the best way to practice religion.
However, if you think about it, weren’t we all blindly following the religion that our family passed onto us when we were younger? [...]

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Question of the Week: Hinduism and Relationships

Thursday, September 10, 2009

We may all need food, water, and shelter to survive, but these would be worthless if we didn’t have relationships — familial, friendly, and romantic — with other people.
Hinduism has many proscriptions for familial relations — the rakhi festival is one example, and filial piety in general is another. It is said in Hindu mythology [...]

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