Category Archives: U.S. Election

Leading By Following

I am hard-pressed to related this to Hinduism but here it is anyway. Since I haven’t written anything in forever, another blogger threatened to stop blogging as well. I don’t tell you this out of a sense of pride I … Continue reading

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A Botched Attempt At Pluralism During the Inaugural Luncheon.

by Aranyakananda During the televised Inaugural luncheon today, an invocation was given before the meal was served. I forget who delivered the prayer, but what is important is the words chosen. I could tell there was great effort put into … Continue reading

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Dharmocracy: An Admittedly Utopian, Kind of Passive Aggressive Manifesto At Best

by Aranyakananda The November election of Tulsi Gabbard as the first Hindu U.S. Representative got my feeling a little Utopian. I over-react. Often. But I couldn’t help thinking about a country in which our leaders were guided by true dharma. … Continue reading

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Voting Our Collective Consciousness

by Aranyakananda In the final hours before the polls close, I know I will be nervous. Many people seem to be terrified about the future of the country depending on the result of the U.S. Presidential election, one way or … Continue reading

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The Karma Yoga of Election Year

by Aranyakananda Well, here we go again, it’s smelling more and more like Election Season every day here in the U.S.A. Every day I hear (or read in the blogosphere or on Facebook) people say they are not going to … Continue reading

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