Book review: “From the Beginning of Time – Modern science and the Puranas” by Ganesh Swaminathan
It hardly ever happened in recent times that I read a book from cover to cover within a few days, due to the huge daily influx of information via the…
Maria Wirth
Maria Wirth is a German and came to India on a stop over (that’s at least what she thought) on her way to Australia after finishing her psychology studies at Hamburg University. She visited the Ardha Kumbha Mela in Haridwar in April 1980 where she met Sri Anandamayi Ma and Devaraha Baba, two renowned saints. With their blessing she continued to live in India and never went to Australia… She dived into India’s spiritual tradition, sharing her insights with German readers through articles and books. For long, she was convinced that every Indian knows and treasures their great heritage. However, when in recent years, she noticed that there seemed to be a concerted effort to prevent even Indians (and the world) from knowing how valuable this ancient Indian heritage is, she started to point out the unique value of Indian tradition also in English language.
Terror in the name of God and Allah
The biggest problem in today’s world is terrorism, many political leaders acknowledge. The strange thing is that they close their eyes to its root cause. This closing of eyes is…
What is the meaning of life?
What is the meaning of life? This question is natural for any human being and is asked in every generation by many of the youth. I remember it troubled me…
Why such ignorance about Hindu fundamentalists and RSS?
Last August I got a mail from a researcher from Italy. She wrote: “I hope you are in the best of health and spirit. I am working on my dissertation…
Why President Trump and PM Modi are so fiercely opposed by the Left and Islamists
“Í prefer Trump to Hillary”, I told a German friend in the run up to the US elections in 2016. There was a little pause and then she said, “You…
Are Hindu Dharma Gurus too naive about Christianity and Islam?
There are several major differences between Christianity and Islam on one side and Hindu Dharma on the other, and all of them are in Hindu Dharma’s favor. Yet, one difference…
Faiz Khan should not be part of Ayodhya Bhoomi Pujan unless he rejects certain claims of Islamic doctrine
In recent years the number of ex-Muslims has been rising all over the world. On Twitter, hashtags like “Awesome without Allah” or “Ex-Muslim because…” were trending. In USA, according to…
“You are lucky to be born in Bharat…do not copy the West”: a German Hindu’s message to youth
Smt. Maria Wirth is a renowned name for followers of the budding Hindu renaissance. A German who came to Bharat on a stop over on her way to Australia after…
Why only Hindu Dharma mentions the universe but no other religion?
Did we ever notice that only Hindu Dharma mentions the universe? The reason is that only Hindu Dharma knows about the vast dimensions and the huge time frames of the…
Wanting to be truly happy? Then you need to know about Vedanta
This is a translation of my very first article which I wrote in 1981. I had sent it to a German magazine which I used to read during my psychology…