First, some logistics: you may have notices that at the top of the sidebar on the right, there's a new widget that says "My RSS." If you click on the little logo, you can go to a site that lets you subscribe to my blog, so it will send you my updates. At least, that's …
Haridwar/Rishikesh: Buddy Om
Everyone remembers 'Buddy Jesus' from Kevin Smith's brilliant religious satire film, Dogma, right? Who could forget that hilarious parody of the commercialization of religion and spirituality? Ladies and gentlemen, I have found its match in Hinduism/eastern spirituality. As soon as we arrived, Buddy Jesus sprang to mind. Willa describes it as Disneyland spiritualism. Welcome to …
Kate Thorman 