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Category Archives: Shaktism
In Proximity of the Gods
by Aranyakananda I will never forget that the moment I began to see Hinduism as the path I wanted to pursue, I was reading a book by Neil Gaiman called “American Gods.” That being the case, it astounds me that … Continue reading
Posted in Abrahamic faiths, American Hindus, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Bible, Christian, Christianity, Comparitive Religion, Dharma religions, Divine Mother, Eastern Philosophy, God, Hindu Scriptures, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, History, holidays, India, Indian culture, inspiration, Israel, Jesus, Krishna, Lord Rama, Muslim, philosophy, religion, Sanatana Dharma, Shaivism, Shakti, Shaktism, Shiva, spirituality, Western Hinduism
Tagged American Gods, Avatara, Babe Ruth, Book of Mormon, Christian Fundamentalism in the United States, devas, devis, Elvis, Graceland, Hill Cumorah, Hindu gods walked the earth, Hollywood, India, John Wayne, Mormonism, Neil Gaiman, pilgrimage sites in India, pop culture gods, sacred places in the U.S., Sati, secular life, shakta-pithas, Shiva, spiritual life, Yankee Stadium
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What Makes a Hindu?
by Aranyakananda If you follow the Western-Hindu.org blog you will know that its author, Tandava, while very well-versed in Hinduism, often posts on the exploits of other bloggers. By that I mean the blog often simply introduces new and interesting … Continue reading
Posted in American Hindus, Avatars of Shiva, blogging, Comparitive Religion, current events, Dharma religions, Dharmic Faiths, Durga, Eastern Philosophy, editorial, faith, God, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, inspiration, Jesus, New Age, News, opinion, philosophy, pluralism, polytheism, religion, religious conversion, Sanatana Dharma, Shakti, Shaktism, Shiva, social commentary, spirituality, Uncategorized, Web site review, Western Hinduism, White Hindus
Tagged Bast, blogs on spirituality, definition of Sanatana-Dharma, Egyptian deities, Egyptian goddess, Heru, hindu blogs, Jesus and Mary, Laketi, Sanatana Dharma, Tandava, Virgin Mary, Western Hindu blog, what is a Hindu? Bast
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The Home Mandir Complexification
by Aranyakananda Over the years, we’ve collected a small bucketful of pennies that we never are in the mood to take to the bank and cash in. You either have to roll them up and take them in, or take … Continue reading
Posted in American Hindus, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, current events, dharma, Dharma religions, Dharmic Faiths, Eastern Philosophy, God, gratitude, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, inspiration, Ishvara, Lakshmi, philosophy, religion, Sanatana Dharma, Shakti, Shaktism, Smartism, Vaishnavism, Vishnu, Western Hinduism, White Hindus, yajna
Tagged 108 in Hinduism, arthi, devas, devis, Divine Mother, goddess of wealth and prosperity, Goddess Shri, Hindu symbolism, Hindu temple, home mandir, Lakshmi, Lakshmi's four hands, Maa, penny collection, the number 108
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Spiritually Flighty
by Aranyakananda This post is titled thusly because given the subject-matter, one may label me as such. For you see, even though I have recently begun identifying as “Smarta with Vaisnav leanings” or some such madness, as opposed to strictly … Continue reading
Posted in avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Bhagavad-Gita, bhakti, Bharat War, blogging, Brahman, Comparitive Religion, current events, Dharma religions, Dharmic Faiths, Divine Mother, Durga, Eastern Philosophy, Ganesh, Ganesha, Gita, God, Hare Krishna, Hindu Festivals, Hindu Scriptures, Hindu Sects, Hinduism, ISKCON, Krishna, Krishna Consciousness, minorities, monotheism, Narayana, panentheism, pantheism, philosophy, pluralism, polytheism, religion, religious conversion, Saivism, Sanatana Dharma, Saraswati, Shaivism, Shakti, Shaktism, Shiva, Smartism, spirituality, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Uncategorized, Vaishnavism, Vishnu, Western Hinduism, White Hindus
Tagged "The Life of Krishna", bhakti, Ganesha, Hanuman, home mandir, ishtadevatas, Krishna, Krishna Janmashtami, murtis, Shakti, Skanda, Smarta Hinduism, Smartism, Suryadev, Vaisnavism, Vanamali, vishnu
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Multi-Tasking Media Murtis
by Aranyakananda You know what really grinds my gears? Has anyone noticed the sharp increase in advertisements in magazines and online wherein multi-tasking is illustrated by a human form with multiple arms each holding a different object? Does it look … Continue reading
Posted in American Hindus, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Brahma, Comparitive Religion, creativity, current events, dharma, Dharmic Faiths, dualism, duality, Eastern Philosophy, editorial, faith, Ganesh, Ganesha, God, Hanuman, Hinduism, India, Indian culture, inspiration, Ishvara, Islam, Kali, Krishna, Lakshmi, Lord Hanuman, Lord Rama, Muslim, Narayana, opinion, Rama, religion, Sanatana Dharma, Saraswati, Shaivism, Shakti, Shaktism, Shiva, social commentary, spirituality, Trimurti, Vaishnavism, Vishnu, Western Hinduism, White Hindus
Tagged eight-armed gods, ethnic Indians, Hindu deities, Hindu deities in media, hindu gods with multiple limbs, hindu murtis, Islamic prophet, Muhammad, religious mockery
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Mamaste!
by Aranyakananda There is one Mother She comes in many forms We call her by many names. She has fed us, bathed us Carried us over troubled waters Quite likely saved our life. She brought us here, She protected us … Continue reading
Posted in American Hindus, avatars, Avatars of Vishnu, Creation, creativity, current events, Dharmic Faiths, Divine Mother, duality, Durga, Eastern Philosophy, family, God, gratitude, guru, Hindu Festivals, Hinduism, holidays, inspiration, Kali, Lakshmi, life, love, Mother's Day, poetry, Radha, Shakti, Shaktism, Sita, Trimurti, Vaishnavism, Vishnu, Western Hinduism, White Hindus
Tagged Adi Parashakti, Divine Mother, Maa, Mama, Mata, Mom, Mother's Day, Motherhood
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Mother Nature’s Son – One For Prithvi Devi
by Aranyakananda Have you noticed that even those who are decidedly Monotheistic in a Abrahamic sort of way, in times of meteorological uproar will turn their displeasure on “Mother Nature”? It is at this time that they are forced to … Continue reading →