Guru’s Wisdom

CONTENTS

Introduction§

CHAPTER ONE: WHAT IS HINDUISM?§

1. Hinduism in a Nutshell§

2. Defining Our Faith§

3. Hinduism: Religion or Way of Lifee?§

CHAPTER TWO: THE NATURE OF GOD§

4. “I Want to See God!”§

5. One God, Many Divinities§

6. The Hindu Trinity Myth§

7. God of Fear or God of Love?§

8. Who Is the Greatest God?§

CHAPTER THREE: RAISING CHILDREN§

9. Nine Qualities to Cultivate in Children§

10. Teaching Peacefulness to Children§

11. When Kids Embrace Hinduism§

12. How to Improve the World§

13. Growing Up without Prejudice§

CHAPTER FOUR: FAMILY§

14. The Art of Listening§

15. Using TV as a Spiritual Tool§

16. Planning: the Key to Success§

CHAPTER FIVE: OUR SOUL’S GRAND JOURNEY§

17. The Journey to Liberation§

18. How Our Soul Matures§

19. Advancing through Life’s Four Stages§

20. Sinner or Divinity?§

21. Behold the Sacred Lotus Flower§

CHAPTER SIX: Harmony With Others§

22. We Are Whom We Meet§

23. The Power of Kindly Speech§

24. Achieving Affectionate Detachment§

25. Giving’s Secret Gifts§

CHAPTER SEVEN: Yoga§

26. Which Yoga Should I Follow?§

27. Surrender Is Central to All Yogas§

28. Can Everyone Benefit from Yoga?§

29. The World Is an Ashram§

30. Four Ways We View the World§

CHAPTER EIGHT: WORSHIP§

31. Our Three Kinds of Temples§

32. Drawing Close to Ganesha§

33. Making Your Home God’s Home§

34. Work Is Worship§

CHAPTER NINE: DHARMA§

35. Making Dharma Your Own§

36. Temple as the Source of Culture§

37. What Is True Success?§

38. Be a Spiritual Leader!§

39. Noninjury: the Foremost Virtue§

CHAPTER TEN: PRACTICE§

40. The Aim of Hindu Practices§

41. A Ten-Minute Spiritual Workout§

42. Path to Higher Consciousness§

43. Hinduism and Modern Life§

CHAPTER ELEVEN: SELF-AWARENESS§

44. Improving Our Character§

45. Letting Go of Past and Future§

46. An Alternative to “Happiness”§

47. Managing Chronic Stress§

48. Using the Power of Affirmation§

CHAPTER TWELVE: SPIRITUAL PROGRESS§

49. The Three Stages of Faith§

50. Practice Makes Perfect§

51. Mistakes Are Part of the Spiritual Path§

52. Lessons from a Simple Sage§

Glossary§