Peace by Peace
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May 25, 2012
Published in The Speaking Tree (Times of India) 25 May, 2012 ...
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Writings
Development – In what direction?
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May 7, 2012
This article was also published on The Speaking Tree, here. As his belly rises with each deep, slow breath, his frayed undershirt exposes the bare skin underneath – brown, of course, due to genetics, but browned even more deeply from a life in the sun. The...
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New Vocabulary, Not New Values
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February 1, 2012
This article was also published on The Speaking Tree, here, and in The Pioneer, here. “What this country really needs,” the middle aged father from Delhi was saying in the evening satsang, “is leaders like Pujya Swamiji and yourself to give new values to our youth....
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Light the Lamp in Your Heart
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January 2, 2012
Published in Tathaasthu Magazine January-February 2012 Click the images below to enlarge. [gallery link="file" size="medium" columns="4" ids="21794,21795,21796,21797"]...
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Thanksgiving – An Opportunity to Give Life, Not Only Thanks
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November 22, 2011
In America, one of the biggest holidays of the year is Thanksgiving. The feast is in honor of the first good harvest after the pilgrims came to the new land. In theory, this holiday is a beautiful one. The idea of gathering to give thanks,...
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Success is the Realization of One’s True Identity
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October 30, 2011
Published in Organiser Magazine, Deepavali Special 30 October, 2011 Click on the images to enlarge, or read the article online here. [gallery link="file" size="medium" ids="21890,21891,21892"] ...
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Rosh Hashanah
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October 7, 2011
Green, crisp, tart granny-smith apples smothered in dripping, sticky honey. These are my memories of Rosh Hashanah as a child. I remember the anticipation with which I awaited the round plate that our counselor at the Jewish day-care center would place in front of us,...
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Reflections on 9/11 and our response to tragedy
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September 11, 2011
A few years ago I was traveling from Lisbon, Portugal to Tenerife (in the Canary Islands) via Madrid. Tragically on that day a Span Air plane had crashed in the Madrid airport, killing nearly all on board. Approximately 150 people had died and the Madrid...
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India – Let it Inside You
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September 1, 2011
This article was also published on Huffington Post as "India: Let It Consume You", here, and in The Pioneer as "An Idea Called India", here. "If one more person pushes and squeezes me in the aarti again I'm going to scream!" The tears in her eyes...
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From West to East to West again – Seekers and Pilgrims in Haridwar and Rishikesh
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September 1, 2011
“So Parmarth seems to be more of a ‘city’ ashram, then, rather than a traditional ‘forest’ ashram, wouldn’t you agree?” the interviewer queries. He is a young man from Bombay doing a story on Rishikesh, gurus and the spiritual path in general. He’s come to...
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