Adventures In Hinduism

Hinduism and the Declining Economy

12/16/2009 12:00:00 AM

Recently, you may have heard adults talking about the economy. The messages are everywhere. Your parents probably wanted to shield you from these messages, but you're bright and we know you listen. So, we want to take some time to explain to you what is going on and how you, as a Hindu, can help your family deal with it.

Listen here.

Ramayana Ch 5

12/14/2009 12:00:00 AM

Last week the four princes from Ayodya were married to Princesses from Mithila. We left the city of Ayodya in the middle of their celebrations. Now our story continues as King Dasharatha prepares to crown his son Rama and one jealous woman tries to ruin everything.

Check it out here.

Karma (Why good always triumphs over evil)

12/9/2009 12:00:00 AM

Karma is a key concept in Hinduism. Karma affects what happens to you in this life and the next. In today's lesson, we begin exploring this complex subject.

Listen to the lesson here.

Ramayana Ch 4

12/7/2009 12:00:00 AM

In this next installment of the Ramayana, Rama and Lakshmana accompany Sage Vishwamitra to visit his friend King Janaka in the Kingdom of Mithila. It is there that we meet the heroine of our story, Princess Sita.

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Do We Worship Cows in Hinduism?

12/2/2009 12:00:00 AM

As Hindus that grew up in the US, we're very familiar with the questions you'll get asked most by your friends. Here at Adventures in Hinduism, we're going to address all of these questions.

Today we tackle one of these questions in particular: Do we worship cows in Hinduism?

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Ramayana Ch 3

11/30/2009 12:00:00 AM

This week, the adventure continues as we follow Rama, Lakshmana and Vishwamitra into the Dandaka forest where they face the Rakshasi Tadaka. Check it out here.

Four Goals of Hinduism

11/25/2009 12:00:00 AM

There are four main life goals (Purusarthas) identified in Hinduism:

1. Kama
2. Artha
3. Dharma
4. Moksha

Today we explain these goals to you.

Listen here.

Ramayana Ch 2

11/23/2009 12:00:00 AM

Today we continue our story on the Princes of Ayodya. The boys have grown into young men, and a visit from Sage Vishwamitra means that Rama and Lakshmana get to begin their first big adventure.

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How Should We Treat Our Parents?

11/18/2009 12:00:00 AM

If you're a normal American kid, I'm sure at least once you've yelled at your parents. Hopefully it was an accident, and hopefully you're sorry now. Sometimes it is difficult to agree with everything our parents ask us to do, but Hinduism has pretty clear rules about how we are supposed to treat our parents, whether we agree with them or not. There is a reason that they are the parent, and we are the child. In today's lesson we learn a little about Hinduism's view on how we should treat our parents.

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Note to new visitors: this is a members only lesson. If you'd like to check out some of our sample lessons that are accessible by all visitors, click here.

Ramayana Ch 1

11/16/2009 12:00:00 AM

One of the great epics of Hinduism is the Ramayana. The Ramayana is the story of Rama, an avatar of Vishnu that lived here on earth as a man and fought the King of the Rakshashas, Ravana. The Ramayana is full of valuable lessons about the Hindu way of life.

Today, we begin our series on the Ramayana. Click here to check it out.

How Ganesha got his elephant head

4/22/2009 12:00:00 AM

In pujas we always ask for Lord Ganesha's blessing first. In fact, we pray to Lord Ganesha before all important endeavors and rituals. Believe it or not, part of the reason that we do this is because of Ganesha's elephant head!

In today's lesson we explain.

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Why do we have so many gods?

4/15/2009 12:00:00 AM

Growing up as a Hindu in America, one of the questions we were most frequently asked by our friends (and their parents too!) was why we have so many gods in Hinduism. We didn't really understand the answer to that question when we were kids, but we want to make sure YOU do. So please check out today's lesson right here and learn all about it!

Welcome New Visitors!

10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Welcome to Adventures in Hinduism!

Well, it hasn't been an easy journey, but the team at Adventures in Hinduism couldn’t be more excited about the launch of this site! Finally, we’re starting to see our dream of making Hinduism approachable for the average American child come true.

So what is Adventures in Hinduism?

Adventures in Hinduism is a website started by a team of first generation American Hindus. Because we grew up here, we understand the difficult cultural and religious barriers Hindu kids in the US face. Our goal is to simplify our complicated religion, so that Hindu kids have the spiritual tools they need to face everyday challenges. We do this by collaborating with Hinduism experts in India to create dynamic audio lessons.

We want Hinduism to be understandable. We want it to be exciting. We want it to be fun, but we need your help.

What do you have to do? Well, it’s simple:

Join us. Bring your family here and learn about Hinduism. Let us know what you like and what you dislike. Send us your questions and suggestions. Tell your friends to join us. We can’t do this without you.

As our community grows, Adventures in Hinduism will grow! We want nothing more than for this site to get bigger, better and hence, more useful for your family.

We want to thank our generous donors that helped us get on our feet, but now it’s up to us.

Let’s get started!!

Check out a sample lesson here. If you like what you hear, join us!

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The Adventures in Hinduism Team
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