What is dharma?
One-word English translations of dharma provided by scholars are numerous. Law, duty, custom, religion, path are all regularly used. But none of those singularly hold together the multifaceted nature ...
19 Apr 202315min
What are the main Hindu rites of passage and sacraments?
Every culture marks moments in human life in some way. We honor and recognize those points where our experience of and place in society moves, through a doorway, passing from one room, as it were, to ...
12 Apr 202312min
Are all Hindus vegetarian?
Hindu scripture is replete with passages supporting vegetarian diet. In practice less than half of all Hindus are fully vegetarian. In this episode we explore why that is, the Hindu environmental case...
5 Apr 202315min
What are the main spiritual texts of Hinduism?
Hinduism does not one single book that all Hindu lineages turn to. Rather, Hinduism has a truly vast collection of ancient religious writings. Let’s sort it all out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
29 Mar 202310min
Who is a Hindu?
In this episode we go over the multiple definitions of Hindu identity, from religious leaders, the Indian Supreme Court, and more. We end with the stories of Fred Stella and Drishti Mae, who were rais...
22 Mar 202321min
What does the word Hindu mean, anyway?
You’d think that the origin of the word we use in English for the world’s third-largest religion would be pretty easy to sort out. And certainly we’d be using the word for the world’s oldest religion...
9 Mar 202310min
If you know nothing else about Hinduism, know this.
Hinduism is not just one thing. What should one know about Hinduism to be on solid ground when talking about it? How does Hinduism view itself? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
9 Mar 202315min
All about All About Hinduism
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...
15 Feb 20231min
