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Vegetarianism: Ethics in Practice.

To the Divine and Respected,It was fourth grade and I’d just started my journey in the New World. Brought up in a traditional, orthodox Hindu family, it was not until I started attending elementary school I’ve started to question the importance of being a vegetarian. My fellow classmates used to ridicule me, “Hey Sai, look, I’m eating your cow.”I used to simply smile and eat my Paratha with potato spices. Then they would watch me in shock as I would quietly close my eyes, turning inward. I…See More
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Vegetarianism: Ethics in Practice.

To the Divine and Respected,It was fourth grade and I’d just started my journey in the New World. Brought up in a traditional, orthodox Hindu family, it was not until I started attending elementary school I’ve started to question the importance of being a vegetarian. My fellow classmates used to ridicule me, “Hey Sai, look, I’m eating your cow.”I used to simply smile and eat my Paratha with potato spices. Then they would watch me in shock as I would quietly close my eyes, turning inward. I…See More
Mar 20
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Ron Krumpos commented on Sai Santosh Kumar Kolluru's blog post Religious Conversion: A form of violence.
"I agree that proselytizing is undesirable. Conversion, however, is often an act of choice. Numerous people have chosen to convert to another religion: some because their own faith seems lacking is true spirituality, others due to marriage to a…"
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Religious Conversion: A form of violence.

To the Divine and Respected,Disclaimer: This article does not blame any religion. It simply brings up the issue of Religious conversion and encourages one to look into the issue. Also, when I say conversion I am talking about forced and involuntary conversion as well as proselytizing. A humble request: the point of this article is not  to argue or point fingers at any religion but act upon the issue peacefully through dialogue and similar means. Reminds us all why interfaith dialogue is…See More
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Religious Conversion: A form of violence.

To the Divine and Respected,Disclaimer: This article does not blame any religion. It simply brings up the issue of Religious conversion and encourages one to look into the issue. Also, when I say conversion I am talking about forced and involuntary conversion as well as proselytizing. A humble request: the point of this article is not  to argue or point fingers at any religion but act upon the issue peacefully through dialogue and similar means. Reminds us all why interfaith dialogue is…See More
Feb 15
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Meaning Making: The Religion that lets you live and let live.

[During January, State of Formation entered into a collaboration with The Interfaith Observer to address the subject of meaning making. Eight contributors from various faith and ethical traditions were asked to describe what makes meaning within their practices and/or tradition.]What makes meaning for me within my tradition is that I come from a tradition that focuses on human engineering. Sanatana Dharma, the Universal Reality, or Hinduism as…See More
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Mystic Tourist commented on Sai Santosh Kumar Kolluru's blog post Defining God: the World, the Knowledge, and the Light Part II
"Thank you Sai. The more I learn about Hinduism the more I see that its traditions are naturally the way I am, although I have made no study of it. The same is true of Taoism. A Taoist explained Taoism to me one day and I could not help…"
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Sai Santosh Kumar Kolluru replied to shree c k p swamiji's discussion how important moral teaching in school
"I would say refer to 1) Rabindranath Tagore's Santiniketan concept of school and 2) Paramahamsa Yogananda's school in Kanchi as he refers to in his book Autobiography of a Yogi. Proper education with techniques of Yoga and Meditation can…"
Dec 8, 2011
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Defining God: the World, the Knowledge, and the Light Part II

To the Divine and Respected,"Than whom there is naught else higher, than whom there is naught smaller, naught greater, the One stands like a tree established in heaven. By Him, the Person, is this whole universe filled." -Krishna Yajur Veda, Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.9, The Principal Upanishads, Radhakrishnan, p. 727"One who is established in the contemplation of nondual unity will abide in the Self of everyone and realize the immanent, all-pervading One. There is no doubt of this."…See More
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Defining God: the World, the Knowledge, and the Light Part II

To the Divine and Respected,"Than whom there is naught else higher, than whom there is naught smaller, naught greater, the One stands like a tree established in heaven. By Him, the Person, is this whole universe filled." -Krishna Yajur Veda, Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.9, The Principal Upanishads, Radhakrishnan, p. 727"One who is established in the contemplation of nondual unity will abide in the Self of everyone and realize the immanent, all-pervading One. There is no doubt of this."…See More
Dec 7, 2011
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Religion / Faith
Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism)
I have attended the Parliament of Religions:
Never
I have come to PeaceNext looking for:
networking, interreligious advocacy, intrareligious reflection
I am inspired by:
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
My favorite spiritual places:
India.
Interreligious causes I care about:
Understanding Religion from within, understanding thyself (an idea lost in current world traditions)
About Me:
Sai Kolluru is a senior at Case Western Reserve University majoring in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He co-founded an Hindu organization on campus that focuses on preserving and practicing Hindu, Sanatana Dharmic values and principles with a final goal of Seva, selfless service.

On campus, Sai and his team of second-generation Hindu Americans lead regular meditation workshops, have their annual speaker on campus event which brings in experts on Ayurveda, Vedanta, Pantajali Yoga and other aspects of Vedic traditions. In addition, the Hindu organization has started the first-ever Guru Vandhana on campus which means "Reverence to Teacher" through which they honor a professor chosen by the students of the University as their Guru. At events such as these, faith-based student organizations and communities of all faiths and traditions are present. Furthermore, Sai and his Hindu organization visit Bhutanese Refugees in Cleveland every sunday. During their weekly visits, Sai leads a team of interfaith students in projects focused on education, women empowerment, job employment, driving lessons, computer literacy, ESL classes and many others to help the Bhutanese Refugees assimilate towards the American society.

Recognized by the Office of Inclusion and Diversity of Case Western Reserve University as well as the White House, the Bhutanese Refugees project has been taken up by many faith communities and student organizations across the country. During the spring break of 2010, Sai went on a 2,000 mile trip around the Midwest visiting 10 universities, several cities, and 5 states connecting local communities with Bhutanese refugees and providing tools to implement various Bhutanese settlement projects.

Recently, Sai completed his internship at the White House and hopes to pursue a career in Law and Government in the near future. He also hopes to bring the voices of Hindu-Americans to a national and an international stage and represent the world's largest ancient tradition of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) through the vision of Swami Vivekananda in the 21st century with the Parliament of Worlds Religions.

Sai Santosh Kumar Kolluru's Blog

Vegetarianism: Ethics in Practice.

Posted on March 20, 2012 at 2:57pm 0 Comments

To the Divine and Respected,

It was fourth grade and I’d just started my journey in the New World. Brought up in a traditional, orthodox Hindu family, it was not until I started attending elementary school I’ve started to question the importance of being a vegetarian. My fellow classmates used to ridicule me, “Hey Sai, look, I’m eating your cow.”

I used to simply smile and eat my Paratha with potato spices. Then they would watch me in shock as I would quietly close my eyes,…

Continue

Religious Conversion: A form of violence.

Posted on February 15, 2012 at 11:01am 3 Comments

To the Divine and Respected,

Disclaimer: This article does not blame any religion. It simply brings up the issue of Religious conversion and encourages one to look into the issue. Also, when I say conversion I am talking about forced and involuntary conversion as well as proselytizing. A humble request: the point of this article is not  to argue or point fingers at any religion but act upon the issue peacefully through dialogue and similar means. Reminds us all why…

Continue

Meaning Making: The Religion that lets you live and let live.

Posted on January 14, 2012 at 6:19pm 0 Comments

[During January, State of Formation entered into a collaboration with The Interfaith Observer to address the subject of meaning making. Eight contributors from various faith and ethical traditions were asked to describe what makes meaning within their practices and/or tradition.]

What makes meaning for me within my tradition is that I come from a tradition that focuses on human engineering. Sanatana Dharma, the Universal…

Continue

Defining God: the World, the Knowledge, and the Light Part II

Posted on December 7, 2011 at 11:00am 1 Comment

To the Divine and Respected,

"Than whom there is naught else higher, than whom there is naught smaller, naught greater, the One stands like a tree established in heaven. By Him, the Person, is this whole universe filled." -Krishna Yajur Veda, Shvetashvatara Upanishad 3.9, The Principal Upanishads, Radhakrishnan, p. 727

"One who is established in the contemplation of nondual unity will abide in the Self of everyone and realize the immanent, all-pervading One. There is…

Continue

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