Today is International Yoga Day. I had written an extensive article for the very first Yoga Day in 2015 and thought, I would shorten the 2600 word-long piece and post the gist of it anew. The reason: I missed in the commentaries on the Yoga Day celebrations the most important goal of yoga, to unite [...] The post A yogi revives yoga first appeared on Maria Wirth .
I had posted my answer 7 months ago and today only I discovered by chance that Quora had removed it. The question was: How do Indian Rishis get knowledge by just meditation? Here is my reply – and I wonder why Quora didn’t like it. I keep wondering about this question since long. My feeling [...] The post Quora removed again one of my answers first appeared on Maria Wirth .
I had once a talk with a college student who sat next to me on a long bus ride. She grew up in a village near Meerut, went to the local Hindi medium school and enjoyed her time in school. But when she went for higher studies, she almost gave up, as English was a [...] The post Are Atheists right? Or did they get the meaning of “God” wrong? first appeared on Maria Wirth .
My book “Why Hindu Dharma is under attack by Muslims, Christians and the Left” has now also been published in Hindi by Suruchi Prakashan. Please share this with your friends who prefer to read Hindi. I paste here the introduction, to give you an idea about the book: The world has changed significantly within the [...] The post Why Hindu Dharma is under attack? first appeared on Maria Wirth .
This morning, unexpectedly, a Sadhu whom I had met in Gangotri in 2001 came to my mind. I had written a chapter about him in my first English book “Thank you India – a German woman’s journey to the wisdom of yoga”, published by Garuda Prakashan in 2018. In 2001, my life was in some [...] The post Insights from a VIP Sadhu in Gangotri first appeared on Maria Wirth .
The below article was published in the “Journal for Indian Thought and Policy Research” (March 2026). The Issue of Conversion: Challenges before Hindu Society Hindu s Conversion to Abrahamic Religions Abstract The article examines the aggressive proselytization targeting Hindus in India, exposing the socio-political and cultural ramifications of conversions to Abrahamic religions. It highlights…
This interview conducted by Varsha Panth from newsgram was via zoom, but my internet connectivity was bad. AI put it into writing. So it is quite long and in very colloquial language. You can scroll and see which Question interests you. Here is the interview, originally published on newsgram: Maria Wirth is a writer and [...] The post Interview by newsgram on my book first appeared on Maria Wirth…
I was born into a democracy in Germany and heard from childhood that democracy is OF COURSE the best form of government. “Of the people by the people for the people” – what more could we want! Luckily media informed us whenever “democracy is in danger” and when we need to “save democracy” [...] The post Let’s talk about democracy – and Epstein files first appeared on Maria Wirth .
Most of us are familiar with Maria Wirth, the German author who has made Bharat her home and is spiritually connected with Bharat. Her latest offering answers a fundamental question I’ve often asked myself (as would have many common Hindus) – why do Hindu Dharma Hindus receive hatred from all quarters? Once we answer [...] The post Review of my new book in Hindu Post by Maitri first appeared on…
Boarding had started but the plane was probably not yet ready, because we passengers were stuck in the narrow pathway and waiting to move on. I made a comment to a young man next to me in Hindi, something like ‘lagta hai plane tayar nahin hai’. “I don’t speak Hindi. I am from Tamil Nadu. [...] The post Boarding a plane in Delhi for Chennai first appeared on Maria Wirth .