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Where are the heroes of Hinduism?

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

I debated for a long time about whether or not to write a post about this, especially given my intentional hiatus from Swadharma, but I decided that it might help some of you future readers to read my thoughts.
Yesterday, I found myself lamenting the disappearance of Hinduism’s heroes, such as the venerable Bhishma, the motherly [...]

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Misinterpreting Freedom

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Recently, I was discussing Hinduism and the ideas of freedom and maya with one of my close friends. When I explained to her that for me, the goal of Hinduism — and of my life — is to become free and to understand that there is more to reality than just this physical world, she [...]

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A beautiful verse on Kṛṣṇa

Friday, October 15, 2010

This is a gorgeous verse on Kṛṣṇa, in a style that I’ve never seen before. I found it in Michael Coulson’s Teach Yourself Sanskrit (which is a good heavy introduction to the language, but no substitute for personal instruction ), and I was immediately struck by its unusualness of description.
mand(r)a-kvāṇita-veṇur ahni śithile vyāvartayan [...]

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