This week we received a brand new murti of Shiva Nataraja, just in time for me to take my Year 11 students through a lesson about coping with change. This incredibly ancient image is rich with Hindu symbolism and carries, for many, a clear encouragement to tackle change in a very un-Western manner. Change … Read More →
“Give me that glass of water,” said the father to his son. “Sure,” replied the boy. “Add a large spoonful of salt to the water, and stir it around.” The boy did as instructed. The father thanked him and placed the glass of water on the window sill. The next day the father called his … Read More →
Visiting Twycross Zoo, in Warwickshire (England), yesterday we enjoyed walking around the relatively new Uda Walawe Elephant Walkway which, perhaps unsurprisingly, surrounds the Elephant enclosure. From this new themed area of the zoo you get some beautiful views over the enclosure and can see all four of the majestic animals without the fence lines obstructing … Read More →
It’s arguable that Hinduism isn’t really a religion at all. But then, for our purposes, I’m going to make the assumption that it is – not least because that’s the way most of us Westerners tend to think of it. Hinduism is as much the religion of India as it is the religion of the … Read More →
