Category: Features

  • Coconut Vegetable Tofu Medley

        We all know that for healthy living we require a balanced of protein, carbohydrates and fats, minerals ,vitamines etc. Tibetan medical healthcare  and  Ayurveda has considered all aspects of  the diet in detail. The Tibetan Medicine and the Ayurvedic diet is one that not only nourishes the body, but also restores balance of the  ‘Tridoshas’…

  • SPINACH PAKORA पालुङ पाकोरा

      Ingredients 2 cupfuls of spinach leaves 1 cup of gram flour (besan/chickpea flour) 2 green chilies chopped or 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder (optional) 1 big onion finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon of cumin powder pinch of asafoetida (hing) 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/2 cup of water or as required oil for deep frying Process Use…

  • A Conversation with David Brazier

    I receive an email from a friend, Tamuly Jung in France, telling me that a neighbour of hers, David Brazier, is in Edinburgh for events organised by the Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace.  This is an events-led Scottish charity organising programmes to promote the understanding of spirituality, and of interspirituality and intraspirituality, and…

  • Wild Food Winter Salads

    Posted on November 28, 2014 by Monica Wilde It’s been so mild this November that there are still lots of wild salad plants around. This salad bowl is made up of chickweed, bitter cress and wild brassica flowers with a rapeseed oil and soy sauce dressing.   I live in a field in West Lothian.…

  • Lama Tsering Paljor

     Lama Tsering Paljor In 2012 Donal Creedon led a one-month retreat in BMC in Sikkim.  He taught from Tsele Natsok Rangdrol’s Lamp of Mahamudra, not an easy text by any means.  In order to retain some sort of equilibrium to the teachings which often left me confused about some of the complicated techniques propounded, I…

  • PUMPKIN ACHAR

    PUMPKIN ACHAR  फर्सिको अचार् Pumpkin is extensively grown in Nepal and there is a very common recipe to prepare pumpkin pickle.  Now, as winter approaches in the northern hemisphere, pumpkins are readily available and below is an economical method of preserving them. Ingredients 2 cups of small pieces of pumpkin ½ cup of sesame seeds…

  • CONVERSATION WITH MINNA STENROOS

      Meena with her son Many of our readers will know Minna from her work on Ringu Tulku Rinpoche’s teachings on the The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara) by Shantideva, the eighth century Buddhist monk and scholar. We are sitting on the bus taking us from the Bodhicharya Summer Camp in Casa da Torre to Braga in northern…

  • THE HIMALAYAN CENTRE: LEITH

      Some members of the team inside the centre with Harriet Cross The former Dr Bell’s Swimming Pool on Great Junction Street in Leith, will soon be revived into the Himalayan Centre for Arts & Culture, providing a low cost, energy efficient community space for workshops, theatre productions, exhibitions and ceremonies. While the Centre is…

  • CARROT HALUWA गाजर्को हालुवा

        This is a very common kind of sweet dish popular in Nepal. Ingredients 2 cups of milk 1 cup of carrots grated 1 cup of sugar 2 tablespoons of ghiu  (clarified butter) 5 cardamoms shelled 6 six almonds sliced 2 tablespoons of raisins Process Boil the milk and the carrot using a medium…

  • CONVERSATION WITH ANI WANGMO

     Ani Wangmo at the Summer Camp at Casa da Torre in Portugal Ani Wangmo’s story is similar to Tanya’s  (see Conversation with Tatjana Popovic), except that Tanya had decided that after the three-year retreat she preferred not to return to monastic life, for the time-being at least.  Ani Wangmo, on the other hand, took the robes and…

  • A CONVERSATION WITH TATJANA POPOVIC-THURET (TANYA)

      We are sitting in the quiet quadrangle of Casa da Torre.  There is the  sound of birds in the distance.  In the centre of the square is a white statue of Saint Mary, mother of Jesus.  The Casa da Torre is situated four miles north of Braga in Portugal and is a Jesuit centre for Spirituality and…

  • THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR WOMEN IN INDIA

      This article was previously published in Many Roads Roads for Bodhicharya.  Considering the recent events in India,  I thought this might be a good time to publish for a second time. (Ed)   I want to use this opportunity to write to you about some safety guides for women travelling in India. India is called Incredible…

  • MIXED VEGETABLE PULAO – तर्लरिको पुलओ

        This type of mixed vegetable pulao is occasionally prepared, especially for feasts and for picnics.  It is a very rich dish. Ingredients One and a half cups of rice 3 tablespoons ghiu (clarified butter) 1 cup cauliflower of pieces half a cup of peas 1 carrot thinly sliced 1 onion finely chopped 1 teaspoon…

  • NEPALESE CURRY झोल तरकारी

      This type of vegetable recipe is a typical dish in Nepal.  Any vegetable can be added or substituted in the list of ingredients. Ingredients 2 cups of potatoes or other vegetables cubed 1/2 cauliflower split into florets 2 onions chopped 3 tomatoes quartered 1 cup of peas 1 bay leaf 1/4 teaspoon black pepper…

  • GARLIC DRESSING

      Wild Garlic Salad Dressing Posted on April 25, 2014 by Monica Wilde This is a lovely dressing that goes well with a mixed leaf salad such as dandelion leaves, chickweed, sorrel and wild garlic leaf. 1 tablespoon finely chopped wild garlic stalks, buds and flowers. 1/4 cup (60ml) extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice…