Category: Articles
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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MALAPROPAGATION
Mrs Malaprop His house was insulated at the top of a hill. On a holiday in Pompeii: You know the place where the saliva runs down the mountain. I went through it with a fine tooth pick. He’s had two runs at the cherry. The rose is always redder on the other side of the fence from…
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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…
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CRICKET – AS EXPLAINED TO A FOREIGNER
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that’s in the side that’s in goes out, and when he’s out he comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out. When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get…
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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…
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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…