Evolution and Science Modern science recognizes an evolution of form in the world of nature as the dominant movement of life. It notes how the bodies of different creatures adapt over time, becoming more complex and sophisticated through succeeding generations, with new species arising that demonstrate important advances in structure and function over what went [...]
May 10, 2012
Vamadev Shastri
Spirituality/Culture
If in town then do visit the Museum of Glass in Tacoma (Washington, USA) A $48 million and 75,000-square-foot Museum of Glass whose tagline is ALL GLASS. ALL THE TIME which is running a nine-month long world-class exhibition based on various aspects of Hindu beliefs and cosmology. Titled “Scapes” which is created by respected international [...]
Standing on a packed train on the way home from university, I was feeling terrible. It had been a hard week, I was annoyed with several colleagues, the train had been delayed and everybody nearby seemed to be coughing and sneezing on me! In the rush to get onto the train people were barging each [...]
May 2, 2012
Rajesh Patel
Spirituality/Culture
When one looks at the immense sea of knowledge that has come down to us from the Vedic civilization one cannot help but feel overwhelmed at the timeless grandeur and depth of such wisdom. Wisdom that has not only cast its eternal light upon the earth but wisdom that has laid the primal foundations for [...]
April 28, 2012
Tina Sadhwani
Spirituality/Culture
My father worked in the Ministry of External Affairs and as such he was transferred out of India to Indonesia, the world's largest Islamic country. I went to an international school, where there was a very limited curriculum about India or Hinduism. [...]