Here you will find all of Balendu’s blog entries on superstition. There are common superstitions in India described in detail with all their consequences as well as superstitions of the west that he experienced on his travels.
You can make our mind yoruself: do you wish to believe in someinthing traditional but unscientific? Read an interesting take on superstition by a man in between cultures and generations.
Category: Superstition
Belief can make you drink and eat Animals’ Excrements – 8 Oct 15
Swami Balendu tells of the boom that cow urine and cow dung products are currently ... Read More
Narendra Nayak’s Presentation at our School exposing popular Magic Tricks of Gurus – 13 Aug 15
Swami Balendu tells of the popular Indian rationalist Narendra Nayak exposing popular gurus' tricks to ... Read More
A Sadhu says there is Gold – the Indian Government starts digging – 4 Nov 13
Swami Balendu tells the incredible story how the Indian government spent a lot of money ... Read More
Tolerance for Faith vs. Responsibility to save Children from Superstition – 9 Oct 13
Swami Balendu explains why the Ashram doesn't want to take back employees who left because ... Read More
Is Superstition the only Cure for Chicken Pox? – 8 Oct 13
Swami Balendu describes the responses he received when he told on social networks about the ... Read More
Superstitious People rather give up their Job than their Superstition – 7 Oct 13
Swami Balendu tells how two of the Ashram staff members left their job because they ... Read More
No Difference in Faith and Superstition – Lose the Faith in your Faith! – 5 Jul 13
Swami Balendu shows why he would say superstition for a lot of things that believers ... Read More
Complete Trust is too dangerous – just pretend believing in God – 4 Jul 13
Swami Balendu describes why he believes that most people who say they believe in God ... Read More
An Example of how much you can really trust God and religious Scriptures – 3 Jul 13
Swami Balendu describes a case in which a whole family committed suicide, thinking they would ... Read More
From Harmless Charlatanry to dangerous Superstition – 2 Jul 13
Swami Balendu describes how he witnessed an alternative treatment of jaundice when he was a ... Read More
The inner Conflict of a modern superstitious Person – no full Trust in anything – 1 Jul 13
Swami Balendu describes a very common problem of modern people who are also superstitious: they ... Read More
Stupid Arguments for the Impurity of Women during Menstruation – 22 Apr 13
Swami Balendu explains how people actually try to justify the tradition of keeping women separated ... Read More
Astrology – worldwide seen as Superstition, in India taught in University – 18 Mar 13
Swami Balendu describes how people in India see astrology and why they are often confused, ... Read More
Superstitious People – Type 5: The Scientist, Doctor or similarly academic Person – 15 Mar 13
Swami Balendu describes those superstitious people who really should not be: those who have studied ... Read More
Superstitious People – Type 4: The popular Cricketer and Sportsperson – 14 Mar 13
Swami Balendu describes another type of superstitious person: those sportsmen who believe that their lucky ... Read More
Superstitious People – Type 3: The successful, rich Businessman – 13 Mar 13
Swami Balendu describes another type of superstitious person, the successful businessman with lots of money ... Read More
Superstitious People – Type 2: The average middle-class Person – 12 Mar 13
Swami Balendu describes the second type of superstitious person: the average middle-class person. Read why ... Read More
Superstitious People – Type 1: The innocent, illiterate rural Villager – 11 Mar 13
Swami Balendu describes the first of five types of superstitious people: the rural villager. Read ... Read More
Do superstitious People really believe the Nonsense they are talking about? – 8 Mar 13
Swami Balendu answers the question in his diary whether superstitious seriously believe that black cats ... Read More
Superstition tells you not to visit ill or injured Friends on Thursdays – 7 Mar 13
Swami Balendu explains why some of his friend's friends didn't come to visit him on ... Read More
God likes saving you on Tuesdays – Superstitious Nonsense – 5 Mar 13
Swami Balendu tells why some people wondered very much why his friend had an accident ... Read More
‘Religious but not superstitious’ – why that is not possible but at least a good Sign – 11 Feb 13
Swami Balendu writes about the relation of religion and superstition, explains why you cannot separate ... Read More
Educated Fools – when Doctors, Lawyers and Professors believe in Superstition – 19 Oct 12
Swami Balendu writes about highly educated people with superstition whose belief brings harm to others ... Read More
Superstition in Decline and Women’s Empowerment a Reason for it – 18 Oct 12
Swami Balendu describes the differences in superstition from earlier times to now, how people believe ... Read More
Senseless and dangerous Superstitions after Childbirth in India – 17 Oct 12
Swami Balendu describes superstitions that people have after children are born in India. What should ... Read More
Superstitions creating Conflicts in between Generations – 16 Oct 12
Swami Balendu describes how young people are torn in between the superstitions of their elders ... Read More
No Shaving on Thursdays and other superstitious Nonsense – 12 Oct 12
Swami Balendu writes about ridiculous superstitious rules that are still commonly believed in in India ... Read More
Wedding Invitations on Friday the Thirteenth – 13 Apr 12
Swami Balendu writes about the superstition that Friday the 13th could be an unlucky day, ... Read More
Muhurat – widespread Superstition of the right Timing – 9 Dec 11
Swami Balendu writes about the popular Indian idea that there is a right and a ... Read More
Possession by Ghost or Spirit – Reason and Cure – 15 Sep 11
Swami Balendu describes how people, often women, in India get 'possessed by ghosts'. Read the ... Read More
Sun Eclipse a Sign of Evil Powers – 20 Feb 10
Swami Ji writes about religious explanations for natural phenomena for which science already proved the ... Read More
Calculated Caesarian Birth for a Good Horoscope – 31 Oct 09
Swami Ji writes about families who decide to have a caesarian birth at a certain ... Read More
