Fifty-Two Essays From Hinduism Today Magazine
Addressing the challenges facing modern Hindus, including raising children, finding time for spiritual practice, the various yogas, living dharmically, managing stress, treating work as worship, using the power of affirmation and more. Since 2002 when Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami assumed the role of publisher of the international magazine Hinduism Today, he has produced a treasury of editorials on all aspects of Sanatana Dharma. This anthology is the best of those works.
Author by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
CHAPTERS
CHAPTER ONE: WHAT IS HINDUISM?
Hinduism in a Nutshell
Defining Our Faith
Hinduism: Religion or Way of Lifee?
CHAPTER TWO: THE NATURE OF GOD
“I Want to See God!”
One God, Many Divinities
The Hindu Trinity Myth
God of Fear or God of Love?
Who Is the Greatest God?
CHAPTER THREE: RAISING CHILDREN
Nine Qualities to Cultivate in Children
When Kids Embrace Hinduism
How to Improve the World
Growing Up without Prejudice
CHAPTER FOUR: FAMILY
The Art of Listening
Using TV as a Spiritual Tool
Planning: the Key to Success
CHAPTER FIVE: OUR SOUL’S GRAND JOURNEY
The Journey to Liberation
How Our Soul Matures
Advancing through Life’s Four Stages
Sinner or Divinity?
Behold the Sacred Lotus Flower
CHAPTER SIX: HARMONY WITH OTHER’S
We Are Whom We Meet
Achieving Affectionate Detachment
Giving’s Secret Gifts
CHAPTER SEVEN: YOGA
Which Yoga Should I Follow?
Surrender Is Central to All Yogas
Can Everyone Benefit from Yoga?
The World Is an Ashram
Four Ways We View the World
CHAPTER EIGHT: WORSHIP
Our Three Kinds of Temples
Drawing Close to Ganesha
Making Your Home God’s Home
Work Is Worship
CHAPTER NINE: DHARMA
Making Dharma Your Own
Temple as the Source of Culture
Be a Spiritual Leader!
Noninjury: the Foremost Virtue
CHAPTER TEN: PRACTICE
The Aim of Hindu Practices
A Ten-Minute Spiritual Workout
Path to Higher Consciousness
Hinduism and Modern Life
CHAPTER ELEVEN: SELF-AWARENESS
Improving Our Character
Letting Go of Past and Future
An Alternative to “Happiness”
Managing Chronic Stress
Using the Power of Affirmation
CHAPTER TWELVE: SPIRITUAL PROGRESS
The Three Stages of Faith
Practice Makes Perfect
Mistakes Are Part of the Spiritual Path