Tag Archives: friendship

Appreciation

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Now that the school year is back to full speed, many of us find ourselves struggling to make time to get everything done. The typical day for the college student goes something like this: Get up early to go to class, get out of one class and head to a meeting, get something to eat [...]

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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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What is a good friend?

Thursday, January 29, 2009

In his post yesterday, Saketh mentioned that for him, “the most valuable friendships are between those who are alike in virtue.”
Thinking about this, I came to the question: What really defines a good friend? Is it simply that virtues are alike? While I partly agree with what Saketh said, I also very much agree with [...]

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