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Ask The Swami: Christianity and Hinduism

'The love of God can be enriched by meaningful interface' between people of faith.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Culture, Spiritual, spiritual personality, Practice, Spiritual Practice, Tolerance, meaningful interface, sacred literature, advanced devotee, Life

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Ask the Swami: Finding God Through the Heart, Not the Head

Plus: The unity of religions, grieving for the dead, Krishna vs. karma, and Brahmas with a million heads

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, devotee, aspiring devotees, material manifestation, Mind, highest knowledge, Knowledge, temporary material manifestation, Universe, expanding material universes, head

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Ask the Swami: Detachment for Overachievers

Should we really not care about the results of our efforts? Plus: A Vedantic critique of Buddhism

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Buddhism, Philosophy, nondual consciousness, outdated religious law, Theology, philosophy recedes, neverending love, Sentient Beings, Suffering, chapter advocates

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Ask the Swami: Dharma vs. Darwin?

If you're bad enough, will you be reincarnated as an amoeba? Vedic perspectives on evolution, dinosaurs, Mars, and the Big Bang.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, theory, Mind, sense, physical plane, aquatic life, Evolution, bang theory, cyclical universe theory, Life, material nature

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Swami B.V. Tripurari

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Ask the Swami: The Iraq War, Part II

A response to reader mail about the Iraq war. Plus: The bank account of karma

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, War, Nature, material nature, relative issues, Karma, Human Rights Violations, dharman parityajya mam, Gita, Law, karmic bank account

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Ask the Swami: Forgiving a Parent's Betrayal

Plus: Questions about homosexuality, cloning, scripture translations, and whether the Buddha is an avatar of Vishnu.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Homosexuality, Language, spiritual progress, Sexuality, spiritual traditions, Sexual Orientation, Prayer, scripture translations, Incarnation, Hindu religious scripture

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Vedic Study: Can I Skip the Critical Thinking?

The swami responds to a devotee seeking scriptural absolutes. Plus: Domestic violence, Kali, and martial arts.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Scripture, Spiritual, spiritual thinking, Martial Arts, God, Spiritual Practice, critical, personal realizations, scriptural commentaries, Arts

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Sex, Drugs, and the Veil of Illusion

Whether our stimulants are artificial or not, we're all under the influence. Plus: Karmic views of homosexuality.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Nature, material nature, material, spiritual aspirant, karmic relationship, Relationship, sanctions material, Love, person writing, heshe drinks coffee

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Ask the Swami: Matters of Life and Death

Funeral customs, illness rituals, the history of the sati (self-immolation) rite, and more.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Body, Husband, funeral pyre, principle organic ingredient, irreligion increases women, Practice, natural ingredients, pyre, Consciousness, relatives let