Monthly Archives: November 2009

Mindfullness

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The other day, I found myself reflecting on the number of times each day I react to others without actually thinking about my reaction.  How often in the course of a day do we thank someone for holding a door without really thinking about what we are saying?  When I really reflected on it, I [...]

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Moral Interpretation in Hinduism

Monday, November 2, 2009

Recently, Santosh generated an interesting email thread by asking “What is ‘Hinduism’s official stance’ on premarital sex?” I saw this as an opportunity to explore how Hinduism approaches moral issues, what the consequences of Hinduism’s approach are, and why discussion of moral issues in Hinduism tends to be so clouded.
First, two points:
1) I think asking [...]

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