Links and Resources
Chants of India
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/approachingprayer/prayer.shtml]
Listen to a number of musical renditions of Sanskrit chants and read the accompanying English transliterations and translations of the prayers.
The Tragedy of the Believer
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/wiesel/index.shtml]
A Speaking of Faith program with Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the Holocaust, who shares his thoughts on modern-day Israel and Germany, his understanding of God, and his practice of prayer after the Holocaust.
India's Classical Music Traditions
[http://www.ravishankar.org/indian_music.html]
An essay by Ravi Shankar explaining the history, mechanics, and power of this long-standing style of music.
The Hindu Trinity
[http://www.webindia123.com/religion/hinduism/gods/trinity.htm]
A concise primer on the three major deities of the Hindu religion that explains the belief systems and symbolism surrounding Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
Ganesha: The Elephant God
[http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa083000a.htm]
An tutorial about one of the most popular and commonly invoked Hindu deities.
Tao Te Ching
[http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/taote-v3.html]
An online edition of Stephen Mitchell's translation of Lao-tzu's classic text on the art of living.
Learning to Pray
[http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=302]
An article by Roberta Bondi that was originally published in The Christian Century (March 20-27, l996) that discusses her ideas about prayer and the development of her thinking through everyday encounters.