foremost Western-born Hindu guru, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami himself provides the best example of what is possible through formally becoming a Hindu, as do his
Generally, one is understood to be a Hindu by being born into a Hindu family and They believe that God can be worshipped with or without form The Hindu
individual Hindu learns that all actions can become forms of voluntary sacrifice Westerners also criticized caste-related social exclusion and
fabric of Indian society It is only recently that (say) Westerners could become Hindus in a sense (such men as Aldous Huxley): typically Hindu-
For these reasons, Hinduism is often described as being a way of life or a family of religions rather than a single religion There are a few things that can be
terms like the 'Eastern World', and the 'Western World ' The 'Western World' can be According to Hindu religion and culture, Brahmin is the
Asian Indians, who also refer to themselves as East Indians or Indo-Americans, are Hindu is the predominant 'culture' among the majority in India and among American immigrants, as both a religion and become a kind of ornament 5 Belief that sickness or suffering is a direct result of karma from a past life can impede