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The life of Guru Nanak was one continuous yagna, sacrifice to God. Some of the Gurus died martyrs: Guru Nanak was born a martyr to the One Eternal Mystery, God! Nanak travelled to many parts of India and Asia: he went, I am told, as far as the Russian borderland. Every travel of Nanak was a yagna, an offering — to the One God of all nations, all races, all religions. His life, from the beginning to the end, taught this one truth that every man, no matter what his creed or country,was, in essence Nanak. Is not every
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man illuminated with the one Light Divine, and meant to be an offering to the Akal Purukha (the Eternal One) in the service of love? So let the bhaktas see Nanak not once but again and again, in all men, in all creation. Nanak’s life opened an era in the history of India and Asia — in the history of humanity. He was a Prophet, a Seer and a Saint. India’s history is, to me, incomprehensible without Nanak. He was centuries ahead of his age. He realised what the world’s statesmen have not yet realised
*November 14 is sacred as Guru Nanak Jayanti
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that all men are one, that, therefore, Hindu-Muslim conflicts and all conflicts of creeds and classes and nations are born of illusion. So Guru Nanak stood for the weak and the poor, for the men who toiled and strove for truth. He realised that, more than food and fire, men’s need was sympathy and brotherhood. He blessed the Hindu and the Muslim. One of his dearest disciples was the Muslim Singer, Mardana, he who accompanied the Guru as, in the blue garb of a Muslim pilgrim, and carrying a staff, a cup and a praying carpet, the Guru moved out on his travels to the North and the South, to East and West. Guru Nanak, called Mardana. “bhai”. Indeed, this Muslim singer was the Guru’s first bhai (brother). The Guru gave his love to the maimed and the halt, to the hungry and the blind. “Be my brother,” says a Nazi proverb, “or I will bash your head in.”
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anak realised that more than food and fire man needs sympathy and brotherhood. How superior to the Nazi and Communist conception of brotherhood was the vision of the Guru who said: “My Brother art thou and I shall be thy servant in the dust and the dirt of the earth, for we all belong to the Family of Him who is the One Father of all!” And he was so humble. His face radiated humility and love. In the centuries that have followed his advent and seen the rise and fall of kingdoms in this ancient land, I have known none greater than this humble prophet and saint. This radiant and transfigured son of God has been, for fifty years and more, leader of my thought and life.
Thus Spake Guru Nanak • Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God. • Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die. • I am not the born; how can there be either birth or death for me?
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Let me, sisters and brothers, endeavour in a few weak broken words to indicate to you some of the marks of the seeker when he has begun to listen to the Shabda Brahman. I would specially invite your attention to five marks of the seeker, who begins to listen to the Voice within him. 1. The first mark of the seeker who reaches the stage is recollection. What is it? The seeker recalls what? The seeker recolleth a little of the holy things he once saw. Where? In his Homeland. In this particular experience, the seeker begins to remember that he hath come from his Homeland which is not here. He recalls some of the things which he saw there before he passed on into the form of man. Recollection wakes up within him and he feels very happy in the Recollection of what he experienced then. How different from what he experiences
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now in this world of agony and suffering! The seeker begins to understand a little of the language of the mystics and the saints and a little of the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita. In Sufi literature there are two words which occur, again and again. one word is wahdat: the other is kasrat. What is Wahdat? Wahdat is unity. The seeker in this experience of recollection begins to realise that he hath come from wahdat; he hath come from Primal Unity. And what is kasrat? Kasrat is the play of manifestation; kasrat is the world of multiplicity. The seeker says to himself:- “I have come from wahdat to kasrat. And having come from the Primal Unity to this plane of multiplicity, to this plane of manifestation, he recalls; and this recollection is what the Gita calls gnana, which is so different from what we call knowledge. Our knowledge is
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built in memory: but memory is different from recollection. Memory is of books. Recollection is in the heart within of the true Homeland whence I have come. Not books but realisation: not books but recollection is the secret of true jnana or wisdom. This, then, is the first mark of the man whose shabda within him is longing to unfold itself. The first mark is recollection. He recollects more and more; and as he enters deeper and deeper into the life of the Spirit within him, he begins to know, more and more, of his homeland. 2. The second mark is illumination. The veil falls: he finds that his consciousness is stripped of veils. There is light within him. The light begins with a little point: and the little point goes on growing and growing. And one mark of this illumination is this: The seeker believes that the universe is not composed of dead matter, but is a living presence. This chair is not dead matter for the seeker, this wall is not dead matter. To the seeker, then, the chair is a living presence, the wall is a living presence. Every particle of matter, every atom, every electron, every proton, everything surrounding him in this material world – is aflame with light. It is a living presence. “Noor ka putla,” says one great mystic. “Noor ka putla”: everything surrounding the seeker appears to him to be a particle of the noor, the
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Light Eternal, an image of the Eternal Light. There is nothing dead. Matter for him ceases to be matter, matter shines with the light of God. Matter shines with Noor Illahi: matter shines and shines with the Light of the spirit. This is a mark of illumined consciousness. 3. Then there is a third mark of the seeker. At this stage, the seeker says to himself: “The Light is near me! Krishna is close to me.” In difficulties of life perhaps the seeker actually listens to the Flute of the Lord! “My Master! thou art near me! Thou art close to me! Closer than my breathing is the breath of thy flute, O Lord!” – says the seeker to himself. 4. Then there is the fourth mark of the seeker. The fourth mark — how may I interpret to you? The seeker is filled with humility, deep humility! Utter humility is in the heart of the seeker now: and he says: “O Lord! I seek nothing but Thy Grace.” The seeker asks for the grace of Krishna. Krishna’s grace! “Krishna kripahi kevalam!” – saith the seeker at this stage. His friends may laugh at him: his neighbours may feel confounded at his utterances. But he, the seeker, at this stage cries out, again and again: “Krishna kripahi kevalam!” This is the blessed stage. I was thinking of it this evening and I said to myself, ‘‘What a tragedy entered into the hearts of some of you! What a sorrow that I still
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attach importance to myself. I think myself great in my own eyes, Alas! what a pity, I don’t realise!” I said to myself, “What a pity that I don’t realise that power is weakness, that knowledge is darkness, that desire is distraction! What a pity that I do not realise the spiritual value of pure love in spiritual life! The fourth mark, then, is the cry - “O Krishna! O Master! O Lord! give me Thy grace!” 5. And the fifth mark, is Peace, peace that passeth understanding. A hush of peace enters into the life of such a blessed one. A hush of peace, peace in the midst of pain. Such a man realises that the tension of desires is towards created things. But the aspiration of his heart is to Krishna, is to the Master, is to the Lord. Peace enters into the heart of such a man. And peace is in the Will of God. And so such a blessed one is perturbed by nothing, disturbed by no storm of appetites, by no agitations. Such a man realises that every disappointment is
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His appointment. And such a man feels happy to remain in silence. He abides in the silence of God. Unknown he may be to the world; but he is happy, happy by no words, happy by no expression, for he lives in the silence of God. And he would not see that this silence is disturbed by noise of our agitations and our activities. Such a man is the model man of the Gita. And so you find after the Lord has spoken unto Arjuna of a number of things in the closing chapter, the 18th chapter, Sri Krishna says unto his beloved disciple: “Sarva dharman partyajya, maamekam sharnam vraja”. This is the stage of saranam. Krishna saranam gacchami. Shyamam saranam gacchami! This is the stage of saranam, of taking refuge at the Lotus Feet of the Lord. “O! Arjuna! renounce all dharmas and come and take refuge in me! In me alone! In me alone take thy refuge, Arjuna! And renounce all dharmas!”
Karma Yoga Karma yoga is “union” through karma or action. Union with what? The Gita’s word is significant: Paramam, the Supreme. The Supreme is the Divine Spirit. Where is He? Everywhere. Therefore all are essentially one. He is in every one. The poor and needy are His: God dwells in them. To share life with them is to commune with God. The Divine Spirit is in all His gifts. — Sadhu Vaswani
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The Living Teacher* J. P. VASWANI
Living far from the madding crowds of critics and controversialists, Sadhu Vaswani rang the bell that called the servants of Truth and Love to come together in one ministry of healing to the modern world. Of him it was said, many years ago, by an American student of Indian thought and culture: “Who are the leaders of India, today? In the West among the names known for spiritual life and teaching are Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindra Nath Tagore and Sadhu Vaswani. India is blessed with Vaswani who asks the youth of India to build a bridge of brotherhood between the East and West.” This living teacher of modern India had realised, as it seems to me, the synthesis between the culture of the East and of the West. In a world in which the new eternally clashes with the old from which it has evolved, Sadhu Vaswani was,
as it were, a link between the ancient and the new. I always found him fired with unparalleled faith in the limitless power of the soul and
* November 25 is sacred as Sadhu Vaswani’s Birth Anniversary
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of human progress, believing Humanity to be on the point of new knowledge, new power and new capacities. To him the East and the West were not “disparates” but members of one divine Humanity. They need to understand each other. They need each other in the one fellowship of Humanity, the one service of truth and love. Sadhu Vaswani believed with Goethe that men were becoming “more clever and sagacious” but were not better and happier, nor did they show progress in more resolute wisdom. He believed in fellowship with all creation. “The creation of God,” he said, “is bound by golden chains to the Feet of the One God, the One Divine Father of us all.” At His Lotus Feet are we all one, men of different religions and no-religion. No one is an alien in the Kingdom of God. All scriptures, he taught, were custodians of spiritual wisdom. Communism, too, he said, enshrined a truth to which it owed its dynamic character. To Sadhu Vaswani, therefore, all sectarian strifes and quarrels in the name of religion were due to lack of understanding. “I belong to no sect,” he said. “I adore but One God. And my
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faith is, to worship the One Mystery and to do good to all!” The essential quality of his life was compassion and tenderness for all those whom the cruel world trampled upon, day after day. He judged no one, not even the thief and the criminal, nor those whom society regarded as sinners and “fallen” ones. Dear to him were the words of the Persian Sufi: Know the One! Speak of the One! Aspire to the One! Seek the One! And ever chant the One! In the life of service and sacrifice, he urged, let India find her new alphabet of Freedom. A labourer came to him, one night, and said to him: “Come and spend a few hours in my hut: I shall be blessed!” Sadhu Vaswani went to the cottage, slept there for about two hours on a mat of straw, then sang a little song: Sing the Song of Nama, the Name Divine! Suffering comes when we forget Him, the Beloved! Forgetfulness is the seed of suffering! So sing, brother! sing the Song of Nama!
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The labourer, who was restless, felt better. And Sadhu Vaswani came back to his place, saying to the poor man: “Bless me! And be happy in the Name of the Lord!” Many years ago, Sadhu Vaswani was sent to the Karachi Jail for having launched a satyagraha campaign over a socioreligious cause. And I saw with what tenderness he met thieves and murderers, sinners and criminals. “They are my friends and brothers,” he said to me. “And I fain would be in their midst to bear witness to the love and mercy of God.” Is it not true that many commit crimes in hunger and passion, in bitter anguish and through a sense of frustration? “Prison is a precious gift,” Sadhu Vaswani said. “To stay here and to see God around you and within you is to be in a state of grace.” On learning that a man of God was their fellow-guest, many convicts came to him: they beheld in his eyes the light of a brother and they opened wide the doors of their hearts to him, making a clean confession of the crimes they had committed. And afterwards their eyes and the eyes of Sadhu Vaswani glistened with unwept tears.
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One evening, there came to him a convict. He had been sentenced to life imprisonment for having killed a friend of his for a few hundred rupees. Yet in that convict’s heart repentance was at work. He asked for Sadhu Vaswani’s blessings. And his face was suffused with an unearthly glow as he prayed to the Lord: “Master bless him and, in Thy mercy, make him new!” To so many of us, the world is a prison-house, a prison without walls. Men and things are as fetters which bind us to the wheel of suffering and pain. What is the way of release? How may we be free? To be free, Sadhu Vaswani said, let things and men be dear to you not for their own sakes but for the love of God. Then, resting at His Lotus Feet, you will rise above pleasure and pain, loss and gain, joy and sorrow, censure and praise. You will, then, abide in the “mid-point”, – the point of harmony and peace. You will become sthitaprajna. Creation will become to you a yagna, a sacrifice unto Him who has sacrificed Himself for the sake of creation. I ask of life, Sadhu Vaswani said, one thing, one only. And that is freedom. And there
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is only one freedom. It is freedom from the lower self, the false self, the ego. We need to be detached, not for men and things, but from ourselves. He who is thus detached from himself beholds the One Beauty in all, the Beauty that is God. To such a one, objects and creatures are no longer obstacles in the way of union with God: they are so many steps of the divine ladder that leadeth to the Highest. The only obstacle is the false, empiric self, which makes us cling to our separate, egoistic wills. The world, alas, is unhappy. All living beings are unhappy. As the great Guru sings: “Sagala srishta kau raja dukhiya!” “The king of all the worlds is unhappy!” And none may become truly happy until he has broken the thraldom of the lower self, the false self, the usurper who occupies the throne of our heart. The way to break this thraldom is to enter, through love, into union with God, who dwells within our hearts and within the hearts of all created things. He is the Life of all life, the Life that dances and sings and is radiant in every atom. This Life — the One Life in all, makes all that is holy, holy,
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holy! And so whatever we see or touch or hear or feel, far from degrading or defiling us, ennobles us, purifies our hearts, sanctifies our lives. Until we love God, loving nothing else outside of God, we shall not attain to the purest joy of life. Whoso loves God and loves all else for the sake of God, finds that all created things, the sun, the moon, the stars, the running brooks, the boundless oceans, the roaring lions, the wild elephants, the singing birds, the growing trees, are eager to do him service. Wherever he be, he is in the midst of friends. None to him a stranger is. He seeks to be a servant of the poor and lowly, the forsaken and forlorn. His joy is boundless and his peace truly passeth understanding. This is the life to which Sadhu Vaswani called us, children of an agitated age. How many will listen to the call, and renouncing everything, become friends of the friendless and forlorn, servants of the distressed and downtrodden ones? As the violets dream of spring, so doth Sadhu Vaswani’s heart dream of a tomorrow when the poor shall come to their own!
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Reverence for nature is essential. Reverence for nature will help us to survive upon this planet. Reverence for nature will help us to preserve and protect this blessed earth for our children — and our children’s children. Reverence is essential — reverence for our rivers and forests; reverence for our lakes and waterfalls; reverence for trees and plants and the grass that grows beneath our feet; reverence for birds and beasts, whom I love to call our younger brothers and sisters. My vision of unity and fellowship and brotherhood is of a world in which the right to life is accorded to every creature that breathes the breath of life! How can wars cease until we stop all killing? How can
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we claim to seek world peace when we continue to slaughter sentient creatures? Have you ever spared a thought for the atrocities that are perpetrated on the animals day after day, in laboratories and in slaughterhouses? Have you thought of these creatures imprisoned in their tiny cages, deprived of light, fresh air and free movement, compelled to stand and live in their own filth? Have you thought of animals ‘stunned’ and then hung upside down in a line to have their throats slit? And after this appalling treatment, they are finally eaten up — consumed! And this nightmare goes on, day after day. My friends, let me tell you, we cannot speak of dharma, we cannot speak of creation
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as one family until we stop the exploitation of animals — until we stop all killing! All killing must be stopped for the simple reason that if man kills an animal for food, he will not hesitate to kill a fellow human being whom he regards as an enemy. We cannot have a world family built on the exploitation of the poor, and on the blood of the dumb, defenseless creatures! Such a ‘family’ will only crumble beneath the burden of its own weight. The new global village, the new family of humanity must be built on a nobler, worthier ideal. If civilisation is to endure, it must be built in a new spirit of reverence, in a new religion of reverence for all life. Animal welfare is not enough! We must speak of animal rights! Men have their rights; have animals no rights? I believe the time has come when all animal lovers must get together and formulate a charter of animal rights — a charter of man’s duty towards the animal kingdom. I hope and pray that India — the country of the Buddha, Mahavira, Mahatma
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Gandhi and Sadhu Vaswani — will be first among nations to pass an enactment giving rights to animals. Every animal has its fundamental rights. And the very first right of every animal is the right to live! We cannot take away that which we cannot give! And since we cannot give life to a dead creature, we have no right to take away the life of a living one! The time is come when we must decide once and for all that all types of exploitation must cease. We must recognise the moral inviolability of individual rights — both human and non-human. Just as black people do not exist as resources for white people, just as the poor do not exist as resources for rich, just as women don’t exist as resources for men, even so animals don’t exist as resources for human beings! In the words of my Revered Master, Sadhu Vaswani, “No nation can be free, until its animals are free!” We cannot call this world our own family until all forms of exploitation cease!
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Children’s Corner Animal Trivia/Quizlet 1. What is the smallest living bird? • Turkey • Robin • Wren • Hummingbird • Swallow 2. Honeybees can dance • No they can’t! Are you crazy? • Yes, they’re very good dancers 3. What do passenger pigeons, moas, great auks and dodos have in common? • They’re all good friends • They all eat grass • They are all very fond of humans • They are all extinct • They all have fur and four legs 4. On average, how many hours do koalas sleep? • 8-12 • 13-17 • 18-22 5. How big is a kangaroo when it’s born? • About the size of a human thumbnail • About the size of a human hand • About the size of human forearm 6. Which of these birds can’t fly? • Finch • Raven • Sparrow • Penguin
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Answers: 1. Hummingbird. There are lots of types of Hummingbirds. Some are so small that they’re almost the same size as a bumble bee. 2. Bees can and do dance. Their dance movements are like words are to people: a sort of language. 3. They were all birds and have all been killed off by humans so that there are none left anywhere on the planet and never will be again. 4. Koalas eat: Eucalyptus leaves! It takes a lot of energy to digest eucalyptus leaves, which are very fibrous and low in nutrition, so sleeping helps [koalas] conserve their energy. 5. A baby kangaroo, called a joey, is so small when it’s born; it’s about the size of a human thumbnail and weighs less than a gram. 6. Penguins live seventy-five percent of their life in water. Their clawed feet are positioned farther back on their bodies so that they can easily stand on land. Penguins are nearsighted. 7. Dogs are man’s best friend. They can be cute and cuddly, loyal and intelligent, proud and fierce. 8. Hair. The horns are made of keratin, the same type of protein that makes up hair and fingernails. 9. There are more than 260 different types of monkeys. They are separated into two major categories: New World and Old World. The New World monkeys live in the Americas, while Old World monkeys live in Asia and Africa. 10. 7 months. During the winter, camels can survive six or seven months without drinking water. During that time, they may obtain moisture from plants they consume.
7. I love to play with my owner, especially the game ‘fetch’. I have four paws and a tail, and under the sun will I stretch. What am I? • Dog • Cat • Rabbit • Rat 8. What is a Rhinoceros horn made of? • Hair • Bone • Cartilage 9. How many species of monkeys are there? • 260 • 95 • 125 10. How many months can a camel live without water? • 3 months • 7 months • 19 months NOVEMBER 2016
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Kindness To Animals Little children, never give Pain to things that feel and live: Let the gentle robin come For the crumbs you save at home; As his food you throw along He’ll repay you with a song; Never hurt the timid hare Peeping from her green grass lair, Let her come and sport and play On the lawn at close of day; The little lark goes soaring high To the bright windows of the sky, Singing as if t’were always spring, And fluttering on an untired wing – Oh! Let him sing his happy song, Never do these gentle creatures wrong.
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Laugh Your Way To Health The exchange between Churchill and Lady Astor: She said: “If you were my husband, I’d give you poison!!” And he said, “If you were my wife, I’d take it.” *** “I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend… if you have one.” — George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill *** Death asked Life: Why does everyone love you and hate me? Life replied: Because I am a beautiful Lie! And you are a painful Truth! ***
Definition of a Happy Couple – HE Does What SHE Wants… SHE Does What SHE Wants. *** Wife: Dear, this computer is not working as per my command. Husband: Exactly darling! It’s a computer, not a Husband…!! *** ‘Laughing at your own mistakes, can lengthen your life.” — Shakespeare ‘Laughing at your wife’s mistakes, can shorten your life” — Shakespeare’s Wife ***
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Trying to do my share to help the environment, I set up a trash basket at my church and posted above it this suggestion: “Empty water bottles here.” I should have been a little more specific, because when I went to check it later, I didn’t find any bottles in it. But it was full of water. *** While he was visiting, my father asked for the password to our Wi-Fi. “It’s taped under the modem,” I told him. After three failed attempts to log on, he asked, “Am I spelling this right? T-A-P-ED-U-N-D-E-R-T-H-E-M-O-DE-M?” *** My grandmother called to tell me she’d gotten an e-mail account. “Great,” I said. “Send me a message so I’ll have your e-mail address.” I waited and waited, but she never sent it. Several days later, an envelope arrived— Grandma had written her info on a piece of paper and mailed it to me. *** Have You Ever Been Insulted And Complimented At The Same Time? It’s amazing how a person can compliment and
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insult you at the same time. Recently, when I greeted my co-worker, she said, “You look so gorgeous, I didn’t recognise you.” *** When my boss returned to the office, he was told that everyone had been looking for him. That set him off on a speech about how indispensable he was to the company. “Actually,” interrupted his assistant, “you left with the key to the stationery closet.” *** Two men were discussing their mother-in-law. One said, “My mother-inlaw comes every Christmas and stays until the New Year.” The other man said, “Don’t complain. My mother-in-law comes every New Year and stays until Christmas!” *** A gentleman at a social function remarked to the stranger, “Heavens, what an ugly woman that one is.” “That woman,” said the other, “is my wife.” The first man flushed painfully and could only stammer, “I’m sorry.” “Not nearly as sorry as I am,” said the other.
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Recipes for the Month CORN BRUSCHETTA
This is a easy and delicious recipe. Serving creamed corn over toasted bread makes a great appetizer. This can also be served as a side dish.
Ingredients: Corn Kernels........................................2 ½ cups Milk................................................................ 2 cups All purpose flour (maida or plain flour)... 1 tsp Finally chopped red bell pepper (capsicum or shimla mirch).......................................... ½ cup Oil.............................................................. 1 tsp Cumin seeds (jeera)..................................½ tsp Black Pepper.............................................. ¼ tsp Salt...............................................................1 tsp Lemon juice..................................................1 tsp Shredded parmesan cheese or Italian mix cheese...........................................................2 tsp For Garnish 1 seeded and minced green chilli Some fresh cilantro leaves Bread of your choice (Like French or sourdough bread)
Method: 1. In a sauce pan cook the milk and corn kernels until corn is tender. Stir the corn occasionally making sure it doesn’t burn in the bottom of the pan.
2. Add the all purpose flour and lightly mash the corn using the food processor or blender, (do not make a paste). 3. Heat the oil in a saucepan on mediumhigh heat. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if seed cracks right away oil is ready. 4..When the cumin seeds crack add the corn mixture, black pepper, salt and red bell pepper. 5..Stir and reduce the heat to medium. This should take 2 to 3 minutes. 6. Next stir the cheese and close the heat. 7. Corn should be in the consistency of a spread not very dry. 8. Serve over toasted bread and garnish with minced green chilli and cilantro. Serving Suggestion Serve the creamed corn as a side dish.
BAKED POTATO-SPAGHETTI ROLLS RECIPE
Any cooking in the oven needs very little oil and less attention in the kitchen and indirectly saves our health and helps in managing time. Baked Potato Spaghetti Rolls is one such recipe which comes under this category. It is enjoyed by all age groups as a perfect tea time snack/ party appetizer. Cooked spaghetti combined with potatoes, croutons, and spices gives this drooling recipe.
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Ingredients: Big potato.........................................................1 Spaghetti.............................................. 50 gram Green chilli (adjust)..........................................4 Piece of ginger.......................................2 inches Few drops lemon A generous bunch coriander Garlic & rosemary croutons.....................¾ cup Olive oil...................................................... 2 tsp Salt to taste Method: 1. To prepare Baked Potato-Spaghetti Rolls Recipe, cook spaghetti in a pan of water as per the instructions mentioned on the spaghetti packet, drain and cool it when done. 2. Boil potato and mash it. 3. Powder the croutons in a mixer. 4..Blend in coriander leaves, ginger, green chili. 5. Chop the cooled spaghetti. 6. Add potato, spaghetti, croutons, coriander leaves mix, salt into a single pot. 7. Add few drops of lemon. 8. Mix and mash everything. 9. Take a small portion and make them into oval shaped balls. 10. Keep them in a refrigerator for a minimum of 20 minutes. 11. Take an Oven tray and brush oil. Covering with aluminum foil is optional. 12. Take the potato-spaghetti rolls and place them in the tray. Brush oil. One side is enough. 13. Preheat Oven for 5 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. 14. Place the tray and keep checking in between 15 minutes. 15. Brush oil if necessary but this is optional. 16. Flip the pieces once the bottom side is cooked. Generally, the bottom side gets cooked faster and it again depends on your oven. 17. Potato Spaghetti Rolls Recipe is ready to be served hot with Dhaniya Pudina chutney.
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STUFFED MUSHROOMS
Are you are looking for an appetizer to please a crowd? Then stuffed mushrooms are something that you are looking for. This mouthwatering appetizer can be a quick, easy to make, great for parties recipe. Just choose these button mushrooms and you can show up all your creativity on the filling inside which would make it your classic stuffed mushroom recipe. Ingredients: Mushrooms.............................................. 400 gms Paneer, grated......................................... 100 gms Cheese, grated......................................... 100 gms Small onion, finely chopped................................1 Spring onion, finely chopped.....................2 stalks Pepper powder.............................................¼ tsp Oregano .......................................................½ tsp Chilli flakes...................................................½ tsp Cloves garlic, finely chopped........................... 3-4 Tomato ketchup............................................. 2 tsp Oil.................................................................. 1 tsp Salt to taste Method: 1. Remove stalk from mushrooms, peel, boil and keep aside. 2. Chop the mushroom stalks very fine. Boil and keep aside 3. Heat oil in a pan and sauté the chopped garlic for a minute. 4. Add onion and chopped mushroom stalks and sauté for a few minutes. 5. Add grated paneer, cheese, salt, pepper, oregano, chilli flakes and spring onion. Mix well and cook for a minute or two. 6. Stuff each mushroom with the above mixture and bake in a preheated oven for 10 mins. 7. Dot with tomato ketchup and serve immediately.
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Simple Rules Of Health Nutrition Plant Foods
Animal Foods
• Contain absolutely ZERO cholesterol.
• Contain absolutely ZERO fibre.
• Are generally very low in total fat content.
• Promote high cholesterol, even lean meat.
• Are low in saturated fats (except coconut and palm oil).
• Are generally very high in fats, especially saturated fats.
• Are our ONLY source of fibre, which is important for our colon health.
• Taste revolting without any seasoning, or worse, without cooking.
• Appeal to our taste buds naturally without any seasoning or even cooking.
• Are dead and decaying flesh with destructive energy levels and vibrations.
• Are full of vitality and important enzymes, especially when raw.
• Contains carcinogenic compounds, which cause cancer, especially when cooked at high temperature or grilled.
• Contain plenty of antioxidants, which protect against free radical damage, and, thus, chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease. • Are our ONLY source of phytochemicals, such as soy isoflavones.
• Account for more than 95% of all food poisoning cases. • Contain high levels of toxins, antibiotics and growth hormones. • Contain high levels of pesticides as livestock are often fed with grains sprayed with dangerously high levels of pesticides.
NOVEMBER 2016
EAST AND WEST SERIES
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Body
What is the natural diet for humans? Are humans herbivores? While this is a complex issue, here is some hard evidence. Our nails are flattened, and unlike carnivores, we don’t have sharp, pointed teeth. Both humans and herbivores have carbohydrate digestive enzymes in our saliva; while carnivores and omnivores don’t. Most importantly, both the carnivores and the omnivores have a colon that is short, simple and smooth, and their stomach acidity is less than pH 1 with food in stomach; Humans, like herbivores, have a very long, complex
and sacculated colon, and our stomach acidity is around pH 4 to 5. Our long intestine length is designed for a high fibre diet (found only in plant food). Meat does not digest well in such an environment, and often turns toxic, which contributes to colon cancer. Carnivores enjoy the act of savaging and the scent of blood. Sharks, for example, are highly aroused by the scent of blood. On the other hand, we cannot tolerate the sounds and cries of animals being killed, and the mere sight of blood is disturbing to us.
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