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Autumn Editorial
As the gentle light of autumn settles over the northern hemisphere once more, I find myself reflecting on the natural rhythms of change—how everything has its season, and how each season invites us to let go, renew, and make space for what comes next. With that spirit in mind, I feel it is the right…
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SPRING EDITORIAL:
When something vibrates, the electrons of the entire universe resonate with it. Everything is connected. The greatest tragedy of human existence is the illusion of separateness. Albert Einstein. We can’t help but react to events in the world – war, famine, disease – yet there are events closer to home about which we have no…
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VEGETABLE BIRYANI: तरकारी बिरयानी
INGREDIENTS 1 large potato cubed 100g baby carrots 50g okra, thickly sliced 2 celery sticks, sliced 75g baby button mushr00ms, halved 1 aubergine, halved and sliced 300ml natural yogurt 1 tbs fresh root ginger 2 large onions, grated 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp turmeric 1 tbs curry powder 2 tbs butter 2 onions, sliced…
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IANTHE PICKLES: FOUR POEMS
Haiku for Kelly Run to the glist’ning sea Whole world stretched ahead of you Sand between your toes I Found a Frog I found a frog, surprising and pleasing, Endlessly teasing. Where do you go? Where do you go? Surrounded by poison and phosphates, Your skin glistens, pulses, A life force, you teeter…
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ELIZABETH MATTIS-NAMGYEL: THE QUESTION OF ANIMAL EUTHANASIA
I am addressing you with my concerns about animal euthanasia since I know you to be a lover and owner of horses. My dear, 16-year-old dog is ill and dying, and I watch her physical suffering as she gets closer and closer to her end. The tumors in her nose are bleeding and her breathing…
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JANUARY 2025 EDITORIAL.
Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.– Dalai Lama Dear Readers, Wishing you all a Happy New Year and hope you are well and looking forward to 2025. What better way to start the new year than by resolving to discard negative thoughts replacing them with a positive and compassionate approach to our daily challenges.…
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GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES: हरियो पातदार तरकारी
For this dish various leafy vegetables are fried in clarified butter (ghiu) or oil in their own juice. The heat is raised at the end of cooking to impregnate the aroma and taste of the various spices. INGREDIENTS. 2 cups of green leafy vegetables. Cut into pieces at random. 2 Tablespoons oil. 1/2 tablespoon parsley…
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Photography
fffffC The following photos have been taken by Asher Avivi. Click on each photo to view in high definition. …
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New Year Message from Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
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Online Bookshop
Skip to content Welcome to our online book shop Below are all our books which are available to purchase for customers based in the EU and UK. Customers based in the USA will find most of our book catalogue for sale here on the Bodhicharya North America website. Customers in the rest of the world will…
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To Feed or Not to Feed the Birds in Cold Weather
It’s an age-old question — to feed or not to feed birds in fall and winter. Some people believe that feeding wild birds can cause more harm than good, like preventing timely migrations, or causing birds to depend on feeders rather than foraging food. The truth is these are myths and feeding birds is beneficial…
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SHOVELING SNOW WITH BUDDHA
In the usual iconography of the temple or the local Wok you would never see him doing such a thing, tossing the dry snow over a mountain of his bare, round shoulder, his hair tied in a knot, a model of concentration. Sitting is more his speed, if that is the word for what…
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MONICA KAKKAR: HAIKU
01 solo in spring peace— the Buddhā Shākyamuni brims totality ***** 02 ocean of oneness buoys a myriad lanterns— vista on Vesak ***** 03 follow his footsteps faraway from the rat race . . . daybreak in Deer Park ***** NOTES 01 All spring season word, kigo 季語: spring peace, nodoka 長閑 *Nodoka has long…
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OCTOBER NEWSLETTER.
I last met Maggy in her ground floor flat in Langholm. I visited with the Italian nun, Ani Dolkar. On the way to her house, we stopped off and bought some ice-cream cones. According to her brother, Timothy Waugh, Maggie had a sweet tooth and loved chocolate. When I thanked her for her work at…
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MAGGY JONES: 31/05/41 ~ 28/09/24
To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night; To defy Power, which seems omnipotent; To love, and bear; to hope till Hope creates From its own wreck the thing it contemplates; Neither to change, nor falter, nor repent; This, like thy glory, Titan, is to be Good, great…
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SEPTEMBER EDITORIAL: ALBERT HARRIS
“When you expand your awareness, seemingly random events will be seen to fit into a larger purpose.” Deepak Chopra In this edition of Many Roads, Filipe Valente Rocha writes about ‘the shift to a … chemically dependent monoculture and the effect it has on the environment, as well as the traditional methods of seed production. Filipe…
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POTATOES WITH BLACK PEPPER: काली मिर्च संग आलु
COOKING TIME: 15 minutes 6 medium potatoes 1/4 teaspoon crushed chilies 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup of water 2 – 3 tablespoons of lemon juice Baghaar (बघार: the method of tempering whole spices in hot fat, like olive oil or ghee allowing them to bloom, infusing their flavors into the fat…