Hinduism Today April/May/June, 2009

YEARS 1979–2009 HINDUISM TODAY YEARS 1 979–2009 HINDUISM T O D A Y INTERNATIONAL Feature: Hindu American Foundation: Young, Professional, Savvy Defenders of the Faith 24 Village Life: Meet Basava, a Temple Ox Who Blesses, Scolds and Resolves Village Problems 34 Culture: India Imports the “New Age” from the West, with Unexpected Results 59 Pilgrimage: The 22 Wells of Rameswaram Allay Karmas, Bestow Blessings and Cleanse the Soul 64 LIFESTYLE Energy & Nonviolence: Cows, Chickens and Pigs May Fuel Your Vehicle—Without Your Ever Knowing 40 Insight: Learn How to Remold Your Mind with Positive Statements that Will Shape Your Future 42 OPINION In My Opinion: My Housewife Role Is Sacred: a Letter from a Homemaker 9 Publisher’s Desk: Ever Needed a Definitive Introduction to Hinduism? Here it Is. 10 Letters 18 From the Agamas: The Sacred Text called Ajita Agama Dares Speak of the Nature of Lord Siva 23 Vegetarianism: R.P . Jain Articulates a Faith-Based Argument for Following a Non-Meat Diet 38 Youth: India’s Colonial Era Continues to Distort Our Identity and Our Religious Values 58 DIGESTS Global Dharma 6 Digital Dharma 86 Quotes & Quips 20 Letters to the editor, subscription and editorial inquiries may be sent to Hinduism Today, 107 Kaholalele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii 96746-9304 USA, letters@ hindu.org. HINDUISM T ODAY (ISSN# 0896-0801; USPS# 023082), April/May/June, 2009, Volume 31, No. 2. Editorial: 1-808-822-7032; subscriptions, copy or bulk orders: (from USA or Canada:) 1-800-850-1008 or (from all countries) 1-808-240-3108, [email protected]; advertising: 1-888-464-1008, ads@ hindu.org. All-department fax: 1-808-822-4351. HINDUISM T ODAY is published four times a year in January, April, July and October by Himalayan Acad- emy, a nonprofit educational institution at 107 Kaholalele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii 96746-9304 USA. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Founder; Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, Publisher; Paramacharya Palaniswami, Editor-in-Chief. USA subscriptions: us $35/1 year, $65/2 years, $95/3 years, $155/5 years, $1,001/lifetime. Contact us for international rates. In Malaysia: Sanathana Dharma Publications, 45 Jalan Ungu U 9/34C, Sunway Kayangan, 40150, Shah Alam. Tel: 016-380-239; E-mail: [email protected]. In Singapore: Sanathana Dharma Publications, Blk 210 #06-326, Pasir Ris Street 21, 510210. Tel: 9664-9001. For permission to republish a HINDUISM T ODAY article, e-mail [email protected] or fax 1-808-822-4351. Printed in USA. Periodicals postage paid at Kapaa, Hawaii, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Hinduism Today, 107 Kaholalele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii, 96746-9304. © 2009 himalayan academy, 107 kaholalele road, kapaa, hawaii 96746-9304 usa. all rights reserved. April/May/June, 2009 • Hindu Year 5111 Virodhin, the Year of Adversities COVER: (left) Affirmations improve spiritual and material life; (above) Hindu American Foundation representatives brief Florida Congresswoman Ileanna Ros-Lehtinen (center) on issues (left to right, Nikhil Joshi, Adeeti Joshi , Suhag Shukla, Pawan Deshpande) www.gurudeva.org u|xhCFCHEy12134mzVv!:% Brazil . . . . . . BRL 14 Canada . . . . . . . CAD 10 India. . . . . . . INR 115 Malaysia . . . . . . MYR 14 Mauritius . . MUR 115 Singapore . . . . . SGD 10 Trinidad . . . . TTD 48 UK . . . . . . . . . GBP 5 www.hinduismtoday.com s. rajam THE THE POWER OF POWER OF AFFIRMATION AFFIRMATION MANTRAS TO REMOLD THE MIND MANTRAS TO REMOLD THE MIND Affirming Sanatana Dharma and Recording the Modern History of a Billion-Strong Global Religion in Renaissance April/May/June, 2009 US $7.95 Cl Clic ick k to to D Dow own lo load a P PDF DF

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