Tag: Culture

Don't let your Mind get stuck with old-fashioned Traditions or religious Dogmas - 9 Oct 14
Don’t let your Mind get stuck with old-fashioned Traditions or religious Dogmas – 9 Oct 14
Swami Balendu explains why even religious belief, traditional behavior and cultural values need to be ... Read More
Use of ancient Rituals like Sweat Lodges in modern Times - 5 Aug 11
Use of ancient Rituals like Sweat Lodges in modern Times – 5 Aug 11
Starting with the sweat lodge deaths of James Ray's retreat, Swami Ji explains his opinion ... Read More
Joy of having a Friend from Germany at the Ashram - 3 Jul 11
Joy of having a Friend from Germany at the Ashram – 3 Jul 11
Swami Ji describes the visit of his first German friend to the Ashram. He tells ... Read More
Feeling at Home among Foreigners in a foreign Country - 12 Jun 11
Feeling at Home among Foreigners in a foreign Country – 12 Jun 11
Swami Ji describes his first stay in Lüneburg, in the house of a non-Indian stranger ... Read More
My Idea of Holidays - Not Learning but Relaxing - 25 Jan 11
My Idea of Holidays – Not Learning but Relaxing – 25 Jan 11
Swami Ji describes how he likes to pass his holidays. Shopping, eating, looking at architecture ... Read More
Natural Physical Closeness in India Make Families Strong - 18 Jan 11
Natural Physical Closeness in India Make Families Strong – 18 Jan 11
Swami Ji writes about closeness among families and friends in India. To westerners, not used ... Read More
Panic does not Help you - 7 Sep 10
Panic does not Help you – 7 Sep 10
Swami ji writes about the reactions of people in India compared to reactions of people ... Read More
Traditional Dress of Indian Women - 12 Aug 10
Traditional Dress of Indian Women – 12 Aug 10
Swami ji describes the common dresses of Indian women: the Sari and the Salwaar Kameez ... Read More
Food for a day and Dance
Cultural Exchange between India and USA – 21 Jul 10
Swami Ji writes about a cultural exchange week that his school in India does with ... Read More
Dealing with Misunderstood Messages as a Guru and after - 12 June 10
Dealing with Misunderstood Messages as a Guru and after – 12 June 10
Swami Ji writes how in the time when he was a guru, people did not ... Read More
Extremes in America - 10 June 10
Extremes in America – 10 June 10
Swami Ji writes about extremes: everything is always either the best or the worst, the ... Read More
Cultural Differences USA-Germany-India - 31 May 10
Cultural Differences USA-Germany-India – 31 May 10
Swami Ji writes about the cultural differences in manners from the US, India and Germany ... Read More
Mix German Punctuality and Indian Stress-lessness - 22 May 10
Mix German Punctuality and Indian Stress-lessness – 22 May 10
Swami Ji writes about experiences in different cultures on how they treat punctuality and stress ... Read More
Not Accepting the Truth is Reason for Dishonesty - 13 May 10
Not Accepting the Truth is Reason for Dishonesty – 13 May 10
Swami Ji writes about dishonesty in many different areas ? law, medicine, business and feelings ... Read More
Physical Closeness is Key for Successful Relationships - 11 May 10
Physical Closeness is Key for Successful Relationships – 11 May 10
Swami Ji writes about his time in Copenhagen and how people need physical closeness for ... Read More
Changing Food Habits in India - 10 Apr 10
Changing Food Habits in India – 10 Apr 10
Swami Ji writes about a documentary that a friend produced in which the changing food ... Read More