Category: Spirituality

Earlier this month, San Jose became a stop in a Peace and Dignity run that travels from Alaska to Ecuador.

Sikh youth say the tragic events at Oak Creek earlier this month have only strengthened their sense of community and identity.

While seeking out her own personal destiny, Dian Alyan helped form a bridge from Silicon Valley communities to youth and families in countries such as Indonesia who are rebuilding their lives after natural disasters.

On the eve of the Trans March in San Francisco, the Two Spirit Movement hope to bring their native beliefs around sexuality to the forefront.

Muslim women like Abdo and Jones are challenging the misconception that Muslim women are passive.

Author Sandip Roy reflects on Iyer's recent New York Times essay from the back of a shuttle in Kolkata.

About 8 million prayers have been recited by Sikhs in more than 50 countries worldwide this year. Congregations have hosted interfaith events, involved their local neighbors and formed unique ways of sharing the experience of Sikh prayer with their wider communities.

The Gandhi legacy has returned to popular and scholarly venues as of late. Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan explores why and what Gandhian thinking means to today’s contemporary world.

Serenely perched on 40 landscaped acres, the gurdwara is considered to be not just the largest in the United States, but the biggest outside India.

A rare collection of Indian art from various collectors showcased in San Jose

In Progress, an open mic in San Francisco at Mama's Cafe celebrated International Women's Month by bringing together Bay Area women artists from different cultural backgrounds for an evening of music and poetry.

The Vietnamese Bhikkhuni Buddhist Congregation brings the Jade Buddha to San Jose, drawing people from all backgrounds to check out the precious artifact.

The local Sikh community is concerned that a graphic that appeared in a Bay Area English-language newspaper may have sent the wrong message about the origins of the faith, reports Punjabi newspaper Sade Lok.

When Juan Gonzalez went looking for his friend online, he learned some tragic news. Gonzalez's friend had died, and the social network site which once had been a platform to communicate to him, had now become a place to honor his memory.

San Jose's well-attended gurdwara goes through a decision-making process to determine who should be have a say in the temple's affairs.

The gathering of poets and musicians under the full moon is an ancient tradition in Mexico. Event organizer Ruben Barron brought the tradition to San Jose, and the community responded.

At many hotels and motels in San Jose and other locations across the country, travelers can now find in their nightstands copies of the Bhagavad Gita, an ancient Hindu text of wisdom originated from India.