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Dr. David Frawley
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Dr. David Frawley, D.Litt (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) is the Director of American Institute of Vedic Studies (www.vedanet.com). He is a renowned Yoga, Ayurveda and Jyotish Teacher. He is also a Padma Bhushan awardee and author of 'Shiva, the Lord of Yoga' and over thirty other books.
Hindu Self-Realization versus Christian and Islamic Dogma
Hindu Dharma finds its summary in the great statements (Mahavakyas) of Vedanta, as taught in the Upanishads over three thousand years ago. These statements...
The Missionary Assault on Hindu Dharma
Christianity today accepts freedom of religion only at a political level, rejecting the state suppression of other religions that it promoted through most of...
Exclusive Monotheism and Perpetual War
Monotheism may have only one God but it has two humanities, the believers and the non-believers, the saved and the damned – who are...
The Dark Duality Behind Exclusive Monotheism
A History of Conflict in the Name of the One God
Monotheism - in spite of its name – is a highly dualistic system, not...
Why Religions Willfully Commit Crimes in the Name of God: Religious Law versus Universal Ethics
Do All Religions Share Common Ethical Principles?
It has been argued that all the major religions of the world share a common sense of ethics....
Excusing Terrorists and Blaming Hindus
Muslim preachers like Zakir Naik are afforded respect even when teaching intolerance and excusing terrorism. Hindu gurus like Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, on the...
The Need to Promote Hindu Identity
If you do not value your own tradition, other people will not value it either, however important it may be. If you do not...
आत्मबोध और एकेश्वरवाद – सारे रास्ते सामान नहीं हैं
अनन्य (exclusive) एकेश्वरवाद की सीमाएं
अब्राहमिक परम्पराएं( इस्लाम, ईसाइयत आदि) एकेश्वरवादी होती हैं और केवल एक ईश्वर को मानती हैं। फिर भी उनका एकेश्वरवाद बहुत...
ईसाई उद्धार (Salvation) की धारणा के बारे में हिन्दू राय
ईसाई धर्मांतरण इस बात पर आधारित है कि यीशु में विश्वास के द्वारा सभी पापों की माफ़ी मिल सकती है और हमेशा के लिए...
क्यों आस्था आधारित पंथ धार्मिक नहीं हैं
अब्राहमिक पंथ (रिलिजन), विशेष रूप से ईसाईयत और इस्लाम ऐसे पंथ हैं जिनमें आस्था पर प्रश्न नहीं किया जा सकता। उनका विश्वास है कि...