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The social aspect of religion

Friday, May 1, 2009

Today at Wellesley, we had our Darshana (our Hindu student’s group) Spring Mela, which basically consisted of food, music, dances, and a lot of fun. It reminded me that although I think there’s a lot of value in the ideology of Hinduism, the thing that keeps me engaged in religion is the social/cultural aspect. [...]

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Coping with a crush

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Spirituality is strongest in addressing emotional matters. When I am feeling bad, my reason does not dominate — I am yet to have a conversation like this:
Sad: “I feel terrible.”
Happy: “Cheer up, friend, don’t worry about it. There are so many other fish in the ocean.”
Sad: “You are correct — what was I thinking! Now [...]

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How do we fight the detractors of Hinduism?

Sunday, October 5, 2008

I came upon today an article about the falsehood of idolatry (main article), written by Mike Shreve, an interesting man with an interesting history, an admirable breadth of knowledge and understanding, and a firm belief that Christianity is the correct path.
My first tendency — the desire for conflict I mentioned in my previous post — [...]

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