We’re Back: All About Hinduism Series 2 teaser, with a note on formatting
Want to learn all about Hinduism, the world's oldest and third-largest religion? Like actually understand what karma is? Or what dharma means? Do you want to know what the sacred texts of Hinduism are...
13 Maalis 20252min
Why the way we talk about Hinduism needs to change
One of the underlying themes in the first series of episodes of All About Hinduism is that this spiritual tradition is often misunderstood by those people outside of it. Some of this misunderstanding ...
13 Maalis 202519min
We've got to talk about caste
Caste is one of the most complicated and misunderstood concepts encountered when attempting to understand India and Hinduism. Yet caste and a so-called caste system have become the singular focus of h...
31 Touko 202327min
We’ve got to talk about the word Aryan
If you think of Nazis, white supremacists, the Holocaust, a rabble of Fred Perry-wearing white dudes marching in Charlottesville, Virginia chanting “Jews will not replace us”, we don’t blame you. If y...
24 Touko 202318min
The big popular misconceptions about Hinduism episode
Hindu teachings and traditions continue to be widely misunderstood because of inaccurate or stereotyped, caricatured “caste, cows, and karma” portrayals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
17 Touko 202322min
What are the yamas and niyamas?
Hinduism’s most basic ethical foundation — its guidelines, observances, and practices for living — are called yama and niyama. As most generally expressed, there are five of each. The yamas are often ...
10 Touko 202314min
What is reincarnation?
The cycle of reincarnation — birth, death, and rebirth — is called samsara. It is the process through which individual divine consciousness or souls, for lack of better word, repeatedly take on a ph...
3 Touko 20239min
What karma is, and isn't
Despite the fact that the word karma is arguably one of the most common Hindu concepts to have entered into casual usage in the Western world, it's a much understood topic, both overly complicated and...
26 Huhti 20239min
