Pitra Pakasha is a Hindu celebration of the ancestors which is observed this year in the West September 2nd through the 16th. I will go...

Happy Radhastami! The Appearance Day of Radharani, the consort of Krishna, is celebrated in the West on August 25th this year. She first...

Janamasthmi, the Appearance Day of Krishna, is celebrated this year on August 11th in the West. He first appeared at midnight in a jail...

During these times we hear about people who have, unfortunately, died from the virus. On the other hand, you can build up your immune...

This year Guru Purnima is on American Independence Day, July 4th, the day Americans declared their independence from the Brits. Indians...

Whenever I use the blue line light rail in Minneapolis, I see tents near the Franklin station. These are homeless individuals who have...

Happy Ganga Dashami, a celebration of India's greatest river, the Ganges. It celebrates the day when Mother Ganga (Ganges) descended...

A number of years ago I heard a program on National Public Radio on T.R. Reid. the author of the "Healing of America." He had shoulder...

For over a month I lost my internet access because the public libraries closed down due to the virus threat. Finally I was able to...

Shiva Ratri is celebrated on February 21st and 22nd in the West, starting at 6 p.m. and ending at 6:00 a.m. As I mentioned in my previous...

Every day I walk down the streets of downtown Minneapolis and face the toxins of smokers at the bus stops. There are way too many people...

On February 29th Hindus will be celebrating Vasant Panchami or Saraswati Jayanti in the West. It is the Appearance Day of Mother...

Trump has been impeached by the House of Representatives and the Senate's procedures of impeachment are being formulated for the trial....

The first time I learned about the Tao was when I read the "Tao Te Ching", written by Lao Tzu, which has been translated into English,...

In the 1960's the Peace Movement was in full swing in the United States. Vietnam War was not a very popular war. Finally the young people...

Every time I have private insurance I pay a monthly premium and still have to pay the doctor because the $1,500 deductible has not been...

Just recently I visited Minnehaha Falls, which is part of the mighty Mississippi, Our Ganga. I was performing an artie to Mother Earth...

Recently I received the book, "Eco Villages Around the World," Edited by Frederica Miller, in the mail from Inner Traditions, a small...

Radhastami is the Appearance Day of Radha, the consort of Krishna. Although some say he did not marry her, she was his beloved one in...

A friend of mine gifted me a two-book collection of Krishna stories called "Krshna: the Supreme Personality of the Godhead" for a...