Spirituality/Culture

In today’s enlightened world—where logic gets a daily beatdown and outrage is currency—we’ve discovered the ultimate progressive hobby: punching down while pretending to punch up. You see, nothing screams “revolutionary” like mocking spiritual traditions you don’t understand, stereotyping entire communities, and calling centuries-old eco-wisdom “casteist propaganda.” [...]

For the left-wing secular church, associating yoga with Hinduism means it’s Hindu nationalism, Hindu far right supremacy, a brahmincal high caste aryan race oppression agenda, while for the right wing church it’s associated with with satan and demons, human sacrifices and abduction of white women. This proves overall how deep Hinduphobia is rooted in the [...]

“I really appreciate my Indian heritage. I took Ganesha, Bhagwad Gita & interpretation of Upanishad with me in the space.” -says Sunita Williams In December 2006, she took a copy of the Bhagavad Gita to the International Space Station. In July 2012, she took a symbol Om and a copy of the Upanishads. In September [...]

East London’ Final Holi Celebration Sunday 23rd March and the weather is looking good to!  We are delighted to announce that Newham Council in collaboration with London Fire Brigade, will be hosting a Holi Festival Party event.    Event Details: Date: Sunday, 23rd March 2025 Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Venue: LFB, STRATFORD Fire [...]

Vin Diesel’s father, a theatre director, practised meditation daily, and the family often visited a guru who had travelled from India to bless a group of meditators. When Vin was a young boy, the guru approached his parents and pointed to him, saying, “That child will surprise you one day.” Already proud of their son, [...]

After 1,700 years the first ancient Greek temple opened in Arcadia, Peloponnese over the weekend. Hundreds of people attended the inauguration ceremony of the temple which was built for liturgical purposes and not as a museum. [...]

Belo Horizonte’s vibrant Carnival took a spiritual turn as revelers honored Lord Krishna through the Afro-Brazilian-inspired ‘Pena de Pavao de Krishna’ procession. The streets came alive with color, music, and devotion as Indian and Brazilian traditions beautifully merged, celebrating unity through dance and spirituality. [...]

We saw some cringey Indians complaining about how 'Hindutvadis' hate Valentine's Day. Well, maybe this story from history could be the reason... Most people have no clue that the super loverboy Shah Jahan who built the tomb of love known across the world as the Taj Mahal, once sent his Romeo army most probably on St [...]

As the Los Angeles fires went on a rampage recently, Swami Yogananda’s The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine survived thanks to a family who came to the rescue just miraculously in time. This is the same Los Angeles that Swami Yogananda called Varanasi/Benares of the West, so maybe as one cycle ends with the fires a [...]

US-based spiritual leader, Moksha Puri Baba narrates his journey from the US Military to adopting Sanatan Dharma and eventually taking Sanyaas. He felt a past life connection to Sanatan Dharma, and said that he felt like a reunion with other ‘mahatmas’ here in India. At the Kumbh Mela, Moksha Puri Baba is actively promoting the [...]