As I watched the vice presidential debate last week I
saw how comfortable we, as a nation, are about religion as part of the
political and personal life. Both candidates discussed the impact of
their faith in their life. How it shapes their policies. It was clear
their faith identities....... My heritage is of modern, post-independent
India, which has taught
its people, particularly the Hindus, to be secular, especially in the
public and political arena. "Keep religion out of politics" is the
common mantra.
Press Release: ShaktiSeva -October is Service to Women:
Hindu tradition and American expression lead to innovative community service
Am I my brother and sister's keeper? - a dharmic perspective
- Buddhist Prayer
- Hindu participation in panel
White House Dharmic Seva Conference - video
Why White House is reaching out to the Dharmic community?
- Joshua DuBois, White House Office of Faith Based & Neighborhood Partnerships
- Senator Harris Wofford
- Anju Bhargava
- Asim Mishra, Chief of Staff, Corporation for National and Community Service
- Paul Monteiro, Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement
HASC's NewsLetter: April 2012
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What if we all, those of eastern tradition and those inspired by it --
like the YogaVotes and SevaVotes community -- infused politics with the
values, the dharma values that matter to all of us, help bring the
practices of inclusivity, pluralism, valuing the divinity within all
beings, compassionate action, non-violence, collaboration and unity to
our country's highly partisan politics?
Washingtonpost: Bringing Dharma, Seva, Shakti and Yoga at the Political forefront
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