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Polygamy, continued

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Last year I wrote a post that referenced the question of polygamy.  I’d like to continue that discussion by citing this recent New York Times article, which features the stories of those in India who are part of some of the few remaining polyandrous marriages (one woman, multiple husbands).  The article goes on to explain [...]

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Go Not To the Temple….

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

A friend recently sent me this poem; I hadn’t read it before, but I really liked it — so I thought to share it! It definitely captures the way I think about religion, as something that should be applied to our lives, not as something restricted to what we do in a temple.

Go Not To [...]

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Who/What is God?

Saturday, July 17, 2010

In a post Saketh wrote a while ago, he asked us all what one of our objects of devotion was; he divided objects of devotion into 3 categories:
1. A deity
2. A person
3. A goal or inanimate object
Today, I want to bring up a similar question:
Hinduism is a religion with many different viewpoints — and consequently, [...]

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