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I've been told that one cannot convert to Hinduism; that they must be born into it. Is this true? There are so many different religions out there, each having their own scriptures and teachings. How do I tell which one is correct?

I practice devotional service regularly, but still from time to time, bad things happen to me. When they do, I can't help but blame God. 'Why do You put me through this? I thought You're supposed to relieve my suffering?' I know I shouldn't think this way, but I can't help it. What should I do?

The Vedas declare that man has imperfect senses and a tendency...

"Thus after carefully considering in many ways the situation with the wife of the Lord of the earth, while situated in the branches of the tree that great soul decided to speak words that were sweet and true." (Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kand, 30.44)

Chapters: Star of The Book of Beauty, The Ecstasy of Gold, Checking Your Work, Characteristics of the Enemy, God Is Good, Consoling the Moon, Using Common Sense, Yashasvini, Multitasking, Ranging In Darkness, Slow and Steady, A Talking Monkey, Skilled In Illusion, When In Rome, Cheated In All Ages, Further Deliberation, Sounds Like A Gamble,...

"Driven by a virtuous or evil purpose, each living entity performs some work, which has consequences associated with it. After death, the same person steadily reaps all those auspicious and inauspicious results." (Hanuman speaking to Tara, Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kand, 21.2)

"While karma leads to the future development of the body, associating with God enables one to transcend karma. This was the example set by Hanuman, who dedicated all his activities towards pleasing the Supreme Lord. He easily can get liberation whenever he wants, but he chooses to remain on this earth for as...

"I am faithfully engaged in the service of Rama, who is as immovable as a great mountain, as great a lord as Mahendra Indra], and who, like a great ocean, is incapable of being agitated." (Sita Devi speaking to Ravana, Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kand, 47.33)

Devoted to Rama is a collection of twenty essays discussing the verses from the Ramayana that cover Sita's initial interaction with Ravana when he approached her in the Dandaka forest in the guise of an ascetic.

This volume describes the context and methodology of Christian theology by Africans in the past two decades and provides brief descriptions of sample treatments of theological issues, such as creation, Christology, ecclesiology and eschatology. The aim of the book is to lead interested persons to the sources of African women's Christian theology. Throughout an effort has been made to illustrate how African culture and the multi-religious context has influenced Christian women's selection of theological issues. The importance of daily life to theology and the attempt to probe the...