Reporting from Encinitas, Calif. — A somber mood settled over many of the early-morning arrivals Tuesday at the famed surfing spot here known as Swami’s. At the top of the winding stairs leading to ...

We’ve spent more than two months featuring distinctive sites along our county’s coastline. Now, it’s your turn to be in the spotlight. Tell us about your favorite beach — the spot where you fell in ...

John Griesser's documentary, 'Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All,' recounts the story of the popular spiritual movement and its charismatic founder. By Frank ...

In his review of Joseph Lelyveld’s book Great Soul (Human, all too human, Read, April 2), Indrajit Hazra mentions Swami Shraddhanand’s (photo above) differences with MK Gandhi over the issue of ...

Cincinnati wasn’t the his first American stop. Yogananda arrived in Boston in 1920 and quickly attracted attention and adherents. He established his headquarters in Los Angeles, where he became the ...

Cambridge, MA. On May 3, Swami Sarvagatananda, a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society and long-time head of the Vedanta Society in Boston, died at the age of 96. While his death did not make ...