Tag Archives: romance

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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Homosexuality and Hinduism

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Many of you have probably heard about the recent news of homosexuality being decriminalized in New Delhi.  From the New York Times coverage:

“Homosexuality has been illegal in India since 1861, when British rulers codified a law prohibiting ‘carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal.’ The law, known as Section [...]

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Detachment, attachment, and your loved ones

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

In my most recent post, I wrote about the potential for reconciling the different meanings of love, focusing on whether or not romantic love can be thought of as helpful in our spiritual quests.
Based on this idea, and based on Aneesh and Madhura’s comments, I have a somewhat related question: To what extent, if any, [...]

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