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