How to Improve the Quality of Life With Aparigraha?
Aparigraha is one of the 5 Yamas described in Patanjali Yoga Sutras. The other 4 Yamas are Non-violence, Truthfulness, Non-stealing, and Continence. Yama is the first limb of 8 limb Patanjali Yoga Sutra. Most of us know and try to practice the last four Yamas but Aparigrah has mostly escaped our attention. According to Patanjali Yogasutras, ” With constancy of aparigraha, a spiritual illumination of … Continue reading How to Improve the Quality of Life With Aparigraha?
When do Yoga Practices Fail and How to Avoid?
The title is an awakening call for us, isn’t it? We all believe we did our Yoga Asana and Pranayama for the day in the morning and that’s it. We did our bit of remaining fit. Now it is the body’s responsibility to remain fit irrespective of whatever I do. The following sutra from the ancient Yoga text Hathapradapika (15) says it all. It says Yoga … Continue reading When do Yoga Practices Fail and How to Avoid?
Mexican Herb Rice & Stir fry Vegetable with baked beans
Mexican cuisine is created mostly with ingredients native to Mexico, as well as those brought over by the Spanish cancerous, with some new influences since then. Vegetables play an important role in Mexican cuisine. Common vegetables include zucchini, cauliflower, corn, potatoes, spinach, Swiss chard, mushrooms, red tomato, green tomato, etc. Let’s now learn to make an Indian version of Mexican herb rice. Ingredients quantity in the recipe are for 4 servings. Mexican Herb … Continue reading Mexican Herb Rice & Stir fry Vegetable with baked beans
How to Make Tasty Snack – Chakri
This is a crispy spiral shaped fried Indian snack. It has several names in India, known as Chakari in Gujarat, Murukku in southern India and Chakali in Maharashtra. Here is a recipe of this very popular Indian snack – Chakri. Ingredients: ½ kg rice flour 1/4th cup fresh cream 1/4th teaspoon turmeric powder 1/4th teaspoon sesame (Tal) seeds ½ teaspoon green chilly powder Salt to … Continue reading How to Make Tasty Snack – Chakri
How to Make Golpapdi – Sukhadi?
Golpapadi is one of the most revered sweets made by Gujarati families. This is a basic sweet yet very popular sweet. Gujaratis make Sukhadi also known as Golpapadi on auspicious occasions. This small square size sweet will find its way in the food baggage of most Gujarat travellers. Sukhadi is offered as Prasad (Offering to the God) in one of the famous Temples in Mahudi … Continue reading How to Make Golpapdi – Sukhadi?
Stir fry Salad with Paneer & Olive
“I make a big salad bowl just for myself, double or triple the size of a normal salad.” Joel Fuhrman Yes, this is a kind of salad Joel Fuhrman is referring above, double or triple size won’t hurt. This salad is a 5 minutes diet watchers’ dinner dish. Ingredients: 2 teaspoon Olive Oil ½ cup Cabbage ½ cup Capsicum ½ cup Tomatoes ½ cup Cucumber 1/4th … Continue reading Stir fry Salad with Paneer & Olive
Recipe of the Most Famous Bengali Sweet – Rasgulla
Unbeatable, irresistible and one of the most popular Bengali sweets is Rasgulla. According to historians of Odisha, the Rasgulla originated in Puri as Khira Mohana which later evolved into the Pahala Rasgulla. It has been traditionally offered as bhog to goddess Lakshmi at Jagannath Temple, Puri The Jagannath Temple scholars such as Laxmidhar Pujapanda and researchers like Jagabandhu Padhi state that the tradition has existed … Continue reading Recipe of the Most Famous Bengali Sweet – Rasgulla
At The End of The Day..99% is for Charity
Yes, at the end of the day, the bottom line is, the crux of the matter is, in conclusion, these are very important phrases. These signify what the objective was of any action or what the action is expected to achieve or will achieve. All of us are working day and night in pursuit of something. It is a different matter that most of us … Continue reading At The End of The Day..99% is for Charity
The Last Lecture – A Book to Read Before Death
What is your goal and mission in life? We all are after MORE. More business, more customers, more money, more power, more fame assuming that this MORE will give us more happiness. We spend our lives after achieving this MORE. But we never know when the end will come. Here is one book you must read before your death. Award-winning Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Randy … Continue reading The Last Lecture – A Book to Read Before Death
If slaughterhouses had glass walls …
Meat ban and the beef ban has become an unwanted controversy in India since last one week. Be it as it may, as far as eating is concerned, no one should force anyone and no need for political interference. Moral conduct cannot be enforced. Eating good food is advisable, but cannot be enforced. The eater will be responsible for her acts & must be ready … Continue reading If slaughterhouses had glass walls …
Existential Distress – Why You Need to Wake NOW?
Existential Distress is the term I learned from the podcast titled ‘The Man Who Studied 1,000 Deaths to Learn How to Live’ by Tim Ferris with BJ Miller. The meaning of these two words is: Existential distress at the end of life has been defined as hopelessness, a burden to others, loss of a sense of dignity, desire for death or loss of the will … Continue reading Existential Distress – Why You Need to Wake NOW?
How Can You Become Swami Vivekananda?
The title of this post seems to be an attention drawing gimmick. Well, judge it at the end of the post. Here I only want to show a simple way to become the likes of Vivekananda (Or whosoever enlightened Guru /God you believe in). We all are so much obsessed with our bodily condition since birth that we forget our true self. Our external world is … Continue reading How Can You Become Swami Vivekananda?
Why Should You Know Your Body?
The common wants of most of the human beings are: We all want to eat tasty food We all want to remain fit To make tasty food, knowing the ingredients and process of making the food is not only important but is a basic necessity. To make our body Fit, isn’t it necessary to know the basic components of the body and the process of … Continue reading Why Should You Know Your Body?
Climb Your Everest. Trust Your Instinct.
We all are climbing our Everest. Yes, those of us who are pursuing our passion is not any less than Everest climbers. Our expedition is ongoing and we can’t return back, the only option is one way, move ahead and upward. The result may be away or not even on the horizon, but the journey must continue. “Trust your instinct & keep going.” Yes, this … Continue reading Climb Your Everest. Trust Your Instinct.
Yoga – Aspects You Need to Know
The world is celebrating International Yoga Day today. Yoga is popularly known by Asana i.e. physical movements and Prayanama, breathing exercise performed by practitioners. Asana and Prayanama are what the Yoga means is the belief of most practitioners when most think about the Yoga. Now, since the Yoga has gained international acceptance and popularity, it is pertinent to know what the Yoga means. Yoga is a … Continue reading Yoga – Aspects You Need to Know
Happiness Advantage – Why is Happiness First Necessary for Success?
Happiness is a pursuit. Everyone is running after Happiness. All our activities, even if we dislike is pursuing Happiness for the future. We discount present Happiness for unknown and uncertain future Happiness. Whether have we understood the Happiness? Usual belief is once we have something or some experience or some possession or some relationship or achieve some goal – we will be happy. This is … Continue reading Happiness Advantage – Why is Happiness First Necessary for Success?
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