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The Mehta family

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One day, when she was four years old, Anya brought her Ganesha to pre-school and her little friend exclaimed, “God doesn‘t look like that!” She answered, “Yes, He does. God has many faces.” Four years old!

More recently, little Ravi, also four years old at the time, was told by a pre-school mate that if he held “wrong beliefs,” he would go to Hell. Ravi responded, “Oh no, God lives in our hearts.”

Mrs. Lila Mehta tells these stories not only because she is Anya‘s and Ravi‘s naturally proud grandmother and Hinduism teacher, but also because the stories show how much self-assurance Hindu teachings can confer to even a small child. “Oh,” she adds, “and little children are the best of students; they absorb so well.”


“Hinduism Today keeps the teachings pure
  against so many forces today that seek to dilute it.”

Lila and her husband, Dr. Arun J. Mehta, live in Vancouver, Canada, and are retired; she was a school teacher and he a physician. They came from India in 1966 and have, ever since, worked as a team to teach Hinduism to the children of the community, their own children and now their grandchildren. And yes, Hinduism Today has been a part of the team—from the first issues back in 1980. All along, the Mehtas gleaned from it materials for their classes, especially from the wisdom-rich center sections. “It‘s given us so much clarity,” says Mrs. Mehta, “answers to our questions and formulas to explain the teachings.”


“I am convinced it is our philosophy alone
  that can save this world.”

The Mehtas have donated generously to the Hinduism Today Production Fund. “The magazine is rare among the media today,” explains Dr. Mehta, “it presents Hinduism in a positive light. And it keeps the teachings pure against so many forces today that seek to dilute it. This is the highest dharma. I am convinced it is our philosophy alone that can save this world.” Please consider donating to the Hinduism Today Production Fund, that we may continue to provide teaching-and-learning tools to the grandparents and grandchildren of the world.

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