Monthly Archives: December 2009

What are we waiting for?

Thursday, December 31, 2009

We Hindus are not waiting for anything. Abrahamic traditions have their Messiahs, their Judgment Days, their Mahdis. Zoroastrianism has its final savior, the Saoshyant of the Frashokereti. But in Hinduism, there is no sense of finality — only the continuous cycle of birth, rebirth, and liberation.
That said, Hinduism is not devoid of saviors. The ten [...]

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Naadopaasana — Music and Devotion

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

In the wake of what is a truly amazing December Season in Chennai, it is only fitting that I write this post on naadopaasana: worship or bhakti through (carnatic) music.
There is much to be said; Carnatic music is as old as the vedas, and I shall not even attempt to try to summarize three thousand [...]

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Searching for a solution

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

One of my best friends was telling me a story that her dad often told her when she was young:
There once was a man that was drowning in the middle of sea. He could see no land in any direction. So as he tried his best to keep treading and holding on to life, he [...]

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