Ex-president’s stance on immigration is very troubling, but is the vice president embracing or ignoring her Hindu roots?
Reflections From A Hindu Perspective
Yamas & Niyamas: The Hindu Ten Commandments?
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Reflections from a Hindu Perspective: Re-election of Indian P.M. Modi important for USA
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Mandar Pattekar: Truth behind the attacks on India’s citizenship act
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Reflections from a Hindu Perspective: Resilience lies in future of ancient traditions
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Reflections From A Hindu Perspective | A lesson from the Tribals in western India
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Last month, I had the good fortune of surviving a stroke. Although it is devastating at any age, it was especially hard at the age of 50. After spending the first week in the hospital pondering “why me?” I came…
Reflections From A Hindu Perspective | Happy Diwali everyone!
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As you may know, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Peoria chapter organizes an annual Diwali food drive for our local communities in need. This year, because of restrictions and safety concerns due to COVID, we can’t personally shop and deliver items. We…
Reflections From A Hindu Perspective | Restoration of one of the holiest sites of Hindus: A story of loss and recovery
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Seldom does an event occur in the history of civilization that is the culmination of centuries of struggle and sacrifice by hundreds of thousands of people and perseverance in the belief in a system of law and order. Such an…
Reflections From A Hindu Perspective | Freedom
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There is an ancient fable. One day a caravan of 100 camels and drivers is traveling in the desert. The caravan loses its way and ends up outside a village at dusk. The travelers put up their tents and start…
Reflections From A Hindu Perspective | True nature of things (Swabhava)
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During adversity, a person’s true nature (Swa- self, bhaava- essence) gets exposed. In normalcy, many of us take on covering to fool others and sometimes ourselves. We take on roles to fit into what we believe is expected from us…