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  • Radish Achar मुलाको अचर

    Ingredients 2 cups of small pieces of radish 1/2 cup of sesame seeds 1 teaspoon of salt 1/4 teaspoon of pepper 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric Juice of 2 lemons 1 teaspoon of mango powder 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder 1/2 teaspoon of fenugreek seeds Process Cut the radish into small pieces.  Bleach in salt water…

  • Honoring the Child’s Unique Song

    An excerpt from Dr. Jaiya John’s book Reflection Pond: Nurturing Wholeness in Displaced Children. A compassionate guide for professionals and caregivers. EACH OF US is born with an essence–a distinctive nature or character. An inclination peculiar to us alone pulls us toward some things and away from others. While we commonly understand this as personality, this truth has…

  • Packaging With Principles

    Packaging with principles: the compostable plastic bag Home

  • THREE REASONS WHY AN ANIMAL MAKES THE BEST MEDITATION PARTNER

    REAL PEACE IS POSSIBLE – WHEN WE ALLOW EACH OTHER ROOM TO BE THE BEST WE CAN   Blog  THREE REASONS WHY AN ANIMAL MAKES THE BEST MEDITATION PARTNER THREE REASONS WHY AN ANIMAL MAKES THE BEST MEDITATION PARTNER In ANIMALS by Kathleen Prasad12/16/20154 Comments You see, in my work with animals and Reiki over the years, I began…

  • The Ringu Tulku Archive

      The Ringu Tulku ArchiveTHE RECORDED TEACHINGS OF RINGU TULKU RINPOCHE ABOUT TOPICS COURSES ARCHIVE Account THE ARCHIVE Welcome to the archive of audio and video recordings. These teachings are only accessible to members, except for the ‘Public Talks’. Find out more about becoming a member here. Organise Results by: Most Recently Added Date Oldest-Newest…

  • Chilli Haw Ketchup

    October 19, 2017  by Monica Wilde This is one helluva ketchup meets brown sauce baby. There is nothing like Chilli Haw Ketchup to put some fire in the belly this winter. It’s got an amazing taste, sweet and sour, peppery, tangy, umami. I remember Chinese haw flakes from when I was a child. This is that…

  • The Benefits of Saving Lives by Chatral Rinpoche

      I bow down before the Lama, Buddha Amitāyus, And the bodhisattvas in training. I shall now in brief describe the benefits Of freeing animals and ransoming their lives. To save animals from slaughter or any mortal danger, With entirely pure motivation and conduct, Is without doubt a practice to be taken up By all…

  • Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche

    Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche Vin Harris talks about the life of a remarkable man     I knew Akong Rinpoche as a friend and teacher for about forty years. Between 1978 and 1988, the Samye Ling community under his leadership built the first authentic Tibetan Buddhist temple in the West; it is named after Samye…

  • PEAS AND PANIR CURRY केराउको र पनिरको करी

    Ingredients 2 cups Panir (tofu) cubes 2 cups peas 4 tomatoes (medium) chopped 2 onions finely chopped 2.5 cm ginger piece 2 cloves garlic ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ½ teaspoon chilli powder (optional) 1 teaspoon cumin powder 2 cardamoms (black) ailaichi 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons oil/ghui 2 cups of water Coriander…

  • MINT CHUTNEY – पुदिना को अचार

    Mint leaves are not used for making chutney in Kathmandu Valley where they grow wild, but they are generally used in the Terai region of Nepal. Ingredients 1 cup of green mint leaves 2 small garlic cloves 1/4 teaspoonful of chili powder or 1/2 green chili 1 teaspoonful of salt 2 tablespoons of mustard oil 1/2 teaspoonful…

  • THE RINGU TULKU ARCHIVE

      View this email in your browser Launching The Ringu Tulku Archive By wangdu on Aug 29, 2017 05:13 pm Dear Friends, It is with great pleasure that we announce the launch of The Ringu Tulku Archive. This website will become a repository for all of the teachings given by Venerable Ringu Tulku Rinpoche that have…

  • LIVING AND DYING IN PEACE

    I think most of the time in the East, like in Tibet or Himalayan region, when you ask somebody: “Why do you practise Dharma?” They would most probably say: “I am preparing for my death” or “I’m preparing for my next life.” Because for most of the people there they kind of feel that this…

  • REACHING OUT TO ANIMALS AND ALL CONSCIOUS LIFE

     In ANIMALS by Lyse Lauren08/07/20170 Comments Reaching out to animals and all sentient, how would this change our world? If everyone understood that all beings, whether animal, insect, bird, plant or even mineral, are sentient and therefore conscious, how would this change the way we interact with them? If we understood and began to appreciate all living beings as sacred and intelligent, what impact would this have…

  • SUMMER CAMP PORTUGAL 2017

    Casa da Torre near Vila Verde Using the deity as meditation practice, in particular White Tara, was the topic for this years summer camp held for the 6th time in northern Portugal. The venue was once again Casa da Torre near Vila Verde, and the delightful Portuguese sangha were as welcoming as ever. It is always…

  • SWEET CORN PUDDING मकैको खीर

    In Nepal, several types of pudding are prepared.  One popular kind of pudding is that made from fresh corn. Ingredients 1 cup of fresh corn 4 cups of milk 1 cup of sugar (honey can be used as a substitute) 1/2 cup of dried fruit 1/2 teaspoon of cardamon 2 tablespoons of grated coconut Process…

  • HARRIET TUBMAN

     A story of overcoming fear in your workplace, and in your heart. Excerpted from Jaiya John’s new book of healing, Your Caring Heart: Renewal for Helping Professionals and Systems. Online where books are sold. Harriet Tubman was a baaad woman. She didn’t play. One story I appreciate telling about her (creatively adapted, of course) is…

  • Quantum Emptiness -The Quantum Illusion-like Nature of Reality by Graham Smetham

    FIST PUBLISHED IN MANY ROADS FOR BODHICHARYA, FEBRUARY 12, 2011    In his book the Dalai Lama has sketched the beginnings of an exploration of the interconnections and parallels between modern Western science and Buddhist metaphysical philosophy.  The Dalai Lama, true to his nature, is extremely humble about Buddhism’s achievement in this area:  “Our explanations and theories…