SEATTLE CASTE ORDINANCE Divisive, Discriminatory, and Violation of First Amendment

Recent ordinance on Caste discrimination in Seattle has caused widespread concern among the Hindu American diaspora community throughout the United States. The legislation is viewed by many as anti-Indian American, divisive, and a violation of First Amendment rights. More than a thousand emails have gone to the councilors, and city council meetings have been flooded…

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Vedic Literature Says Caste by Birth is Unjust

HOW EVERYONE CAN ADVANCE The proper observance of the Vedic system of Varnashrama-dharma is to help one’s growth and self-development. The great sages have explained that this system of division into varnas is the stepping-stone to civilization, providing a means so one can rise higher and higher in proportion to one’s learning and culture. Such…

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Hindu Dharma Advocacy Through Hindu Temples

What is Hindu advocacy? Hindu advocacy is an important tool for justice that seeks to ensure that our voices are heard on issues that are important to us, to protect and promote our rights, and to have our views and wishes genuinely considered when decisions are being made which affect our lives. Advocacy involves interaction…

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Principles vs. Commandments

Unlike every other religion, which is built on some historical character like Buddha, Christ, Mohammad, and so forth, Hinduism is based on principles. As Swami Vivekananda (or Swamiji) put it (Complete Works, v.3, 183-84), no person, man or woman, can claim to have created the Vedas. These Vedas are the embodiment of eternal principles; sages…

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A tribute to My Dear Friend and Philanthropist

A sadness comes over me as I remember and pay my tributes to Dr. Maheshbhai Mehta, a wonderful person, friend, and committed philanthropist. Heavy is my heart today as the memories of Maheshbhai bring back the time when our association began 46 years ago in 1975 as the Emergency was imposed in India by Prime…

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