Hindu Holidays!

It's October, and that means it's the Hindu Holiday season! Last year we had the pleasure of participating in Diwali with some Hindu friends, and it was such a treat! This morning Huff Post had an article outlining the Hindu Holiday Season that I thought I would share!


Hindu Holiday Season 2012: A Simple Guide
Posted: 10/15/2012 8:03 am by Mishri Bhatia @ Huffington Post
As Fall approaches, Hindus are gearing up for their Holiday Season, which is celebrated in October and November. Each year, India comes alive for a month filled with Hindu festivals, rituals and celebration. It's the most auspicious time of the year! Due to the various sects of Hinduism and the range of geographical and cultural traditions, Hindu Holidays are celebrated differently throughout the country.

[Repost] Submission is NOT a dirty word.

I will be posting a story of a Jehovah's witness in the next couple days, but this weather, and me being under it, has taken a toll on my energy level, so I'm reposting an article from October on submission. :) Enjoy, and sorry for the repeat!


Most names of religions are derived from the name of the founder of that religion, or something related: Christianity is obviously derived from Christ. Judaism from the tribe of Judah and the region of Judea. Buddhism from the teacher, Buddha. Hinduism from the region in which it was founded, Hind. Confucianism was named after Confucius, Zoroastrianism after Zoroaster, and the list goes on.

Islam is one of the only world religions not named for someone or somewhere. The word Islam, in fact, is an Arabic word that means simply “submission” [to God]. It comes from the root Salema, which means “peace, submission and obedience."

The main foundational action in Islam is submission to God: being in a state of purposeful surrender to God’s laws and directives. And one of the things Islam emphasizes is the choice; embracing Islam means to embrace submission. It means to make a choice to submit to God.

the secret: you are [that]. i am too.

"Tat tvam asi"

Literally translated from Sanscrit, it means interchangeably “Thou art that” and “That art thou.”   

It is generally taken to mean that your soul or consciousness is wholly or partially the Ultimate Reality [God]. That is to say, even before the creation of the universe, a unitary, divine consciousness existed, and that this consciousness is identical to your deepest self…it is the relationship between the individual and the absolute. (Encyclopedia Brittanica, Global Oneness)