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Hinduism Under Assault: Appropriation and a New Model for Religious Conversion

December 17, 2016 by Editor

Hinduism Under Assault: Appropriation and a New Model for Religious Conversion

By Yogi Baba Prem (@YogiBabaPrem) The growing phenomena of Christian yoga is not only cultural appropriation, it reveals more serious considerations for Hinduism and Sanatana Dharma.  While it is certainly true that Christians can practice yoga, I am not aware of any Christian theology regarding yoga.  Yoga, as a word or practice, has no etymology […]

How the Growth of Hindu Dharma Can Help Defeat Unverified Dogma

September 5, 2016 by Editor

How the Growth of Hindu Dharma Can Help Defeat Unverified Dogma

By Maria Wirth Intellectual integrity and truth are obviously unwanted in our times. These have been displaced by political correctness. Why this happened is a mystery, but mainstream media and other agencies vehemently enforce the politically correct opinion. They drum into us powerfully what we should think even if it goes against common sense. Let […]

European Woman Writes an Open Letter to Islamist Cleric Dr. Zakir Naik About Spirituality

July 24, 2016 by Editor

European Woman Writes an Open Letter to Islamist Cleric Dr. Zakir Naik About Spirituality

Hindus generally don’t criticise other religions in spite of the fact that Christianity and Islam not only criticise, but demean Hinduism badly. Zakir Naik is only one example. Do Hindus know what is preached in the innumerable churches and mosques across India? I know for sure that Hindu gods are called devils by Christian missionaries. […]

Churches in India Are Telling Christians Not to Do Yoga Because it Contains Elements of Hindu Spirituality

June 11, 2016 by Editor

Churches in India Are Telling Christians Not to Do Yoga Because it Contains Elements of Hindu Spirituality

A network of 13 major Christian churches in the Indian state of Mizoram are telling their church congregations to stay away from the spiritual or physical practice of yoga. The Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC) leader and senior executive secretary of Mizoram Synod of Presbyterian Church Reverend Lalramliana Pachuau said that the churches regarded yoga […]

How does the Jesus Proto-Image for Pseudo-Theology Impact Hinduism?

June 21, 2015 by Editor

How does the Jesus Proto-Image for Pseudo-Theology Impact Hinduism?

By Shiva Das With the globalization of an obscure sect that existed within Judaism, the Christian Bible has become one of the most studied and research texts in modern history.  Yet, despite numerous generations of scholars pouring over the compendium of Biblical writings, there remains numerous questions about the life of Jesus.  Most notable his […]

A Christian European Women’s Journey to Hinduism: How it Began

April 6, 2014 by Editor

A Christian European Women’s Journey to Hinduism: How it Began

“Can you imagine – in Europe there are people who believe there is no Bhagawan (God)!” Baba Ramdev, a highly popular yogi, said this to a sea of thousands of Indian schoolchildren with an expression of genuine wonderment on his face. I saw it on TV and it made me smile. He is right. In […]

Hinduism and Christianity

June 10, 2013 by Editor

Hinduism and Christianity

By Yogi Baba Prem Yogacharya, Veda Visharada There has been a growing tendency amongst practitioners of Hinduism and globally amongst people to say that in essence all the religions are the same.  But is this the reality? To answer this question, one must examine key teachings within each of the systems and see exactly how […]

Rajiv Malhotra’s Unpublished Interview

December 15, 2012 by Editor

Rajiv Malhotra’s Unpublished Interview

(CHAKRA Blogs) Rajiv Malhotra informed us that many months ago he was approached by a journalist named Myles Collier from *Christian Post*, who told him that their media wanted to interview him on his book Being Different. He asked that it be done by email, so that there is an accurate record and no misunderstanding […]

The Max Muller Syndrome: Deceiving Hindus (Part 2)

July 11, 2011 by Editor

The Max Muller Syndrome: Deceiving Hindus (Part 2)

By Sameer Thakkar (Guest Contributor) (Click here to read Part 1) Max Muller, one of the earliest Indologists, had happily concurred in a letter to his wife: “It (The Rigveda) is the root of their religion and to show them what the root is, I feel sure, is the only way of uprooting all that […]

Music is an Expression of Faith and Culture for Young Caribbean Hindus

Music is an Expression of Faith and Culture for Young Caribbean Hindus

Hinduism Under Assault: Appropriation and a New Model for Religious Conversion

Hinduism Under Assault: Appropriation and a New Model for Religious Conversion

Bhagwan Shiva’s 7 Indicators of Yoga Siddhi

Bhagwan Shiva’s 7 Indicators of Yoga Siddhi

A few things made Diwali celebrations in 2017 a bit more special. Happy Diwali

A few things made Diwali celebrations in 2017 a bit more special. Happy Diwali

American Hindus Condemn Large Mass Graves of Hindu Bodies in Myanmar

American Hindus Condemn Large Mass Graves of Hindu Bodies in Myanmar

University of Toronto to Host Controversial Speaker Accused of Bigotry Against Hindus and Sikhs

University of Toronto to Host Controversial Speaker Accused of Bigotry Against Hindus and Sikhs

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