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Domestic Devotion: beet raita

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Dovetailing natural propensities for the service of Lord Krishna. Saturday, January 14, 2012. Found this recipe online. I steamed my beets the first time and got lots of positive feedback. Steamed or raw the recipe is a good one. I also used more salt than the original recipe called for. 1 c raw beets, peeled, grated. 1/2 t bl mustard seeds. 1/2 small green chili, chopped. Salt, as desired. In hot ghee, fry the mustard seeds and cumin, chili and curry leaves. Add the beets and cilantro and then salt.

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Domestic Devotion: Remembering the Lotus Feet of Lord Nityananda

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Dovetailing natural propensities for the service of Lord Krishna. Wednesday, February 8, 2012. Remembering the Lotus Feet of Lord Nityananda. By Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura. Nitai-pada-kamala, koti-candra-susitala,. Je chayaya jagat judaya. Hena nitai vine bhai, radha-krsna paite nai,. Drdha kari’ dhara nitaiyera paya. Se sambandha nahi ja’ra, vrtha janma gela ta’ra,. Sei pasu bada duracara. Nitai na balila mukhe, majila samsara sukhe,. Vidyakule ki karibe ta’ra. Asatyere satya kari’ mani. Forgetting Ni...

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Domestic Devotion: update

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Dovetailing natural propensities for the service of Lord Krishna. Sunday, February 12, 2012. This is late posting, some photos that were taken a couple months back:. This years wreathe was made from dried vines from the back yard and leaves. The leaves were painted with gold, copper, and silver paint (at Dick Blick). And then glued to the vines which had been twisted into a wreathe shape and held together with wire. Some saved ribbon and a splash of white paint for faux snow gave a final touch. The value...

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Domestic Devotion: Milk Crate Composting

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Dovetailing natural propensities for the service of Lord Krishna. Friday, March 26, 2010. We take so much from Mother Earth. Composting is a way to give back to the earth. Here's the method I devised over time for composting my kitchen scraps. I collected several abandoned milk crates. They also come in larger sizes as pictured in the second picture below. When the pile gets large enough, make another one nearby. Do not empty any more crates into the first. You want it to completely decompose or ...Good ...

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Domestic Devotion: the elixer

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Dovetailing natural propensities for the service of Lord Krishna. Monday, March 12, 2012. Teach me, my God and King,. In all things Thee to see,. And what I do in any thing. To do it as for Thee. Not rudely, as a beast,. To runne into an action. But still to make Thee prepossest,. And give it his perfection. A man that looks on glasse,. On it may stay his eye;. Or if he pleaseth, through it passe,. And then the heav'n espie. All may of Thee partake:. Nothing can be so mean. Will not grow bright and clean.

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Domestic Devotion: Home Deity Worship

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Dovetailing natural propensities for the service of Lord Krishna. Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Deity worship, even in the simplest form, puts Krishna in the center of one’s home and existence; all activities revolve around the Lord by working for Him, cooking for Him, singing for Him, etc. In this way there is a natural, continuous thought which keeps devotees in constant transcendental connection via His devotional service. I call it "hands on" yoga. The worshipable Deity in the temple of Vishnu is identic...

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Domestic Devotion: fried chickpeas

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Dovetailing natural propensities for the service of Lord Krishna. Thursday, December 22, 2011. These are good especially at breakfast time. 1 c chickpeas, soaked overnight, then simmered until tender. 2-3 T fresh ginger, grated. 1 t mustard seeds. 1/4 t black pepper, ground. 1/4 t fenugreek seeds. 1 celery, chopped. Bring the chickpeas to a boil with fenugreek seeds and then simmer until done (Some people like them barely cooked, some like them very soft- mash one to test). Then add the celery and stir.

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Domestic Devotion: Crunchy Besan Noodles

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Dovetailing natural propensities for the service of Lord Krishna. Thursday, March 1, 2012. These noodles, aka "Chudy Noodles" were found in the old Hare Krishna cookbook, now available on Prabhupada's folio CD. 1 c besan (chickpea flour). 1 t cayenne pepper (or as desired). Ghee for deep frying. A few tablespoons of hot water. Mix together in a bowl the besan and spices and salt. Add the hot water to make a semi firm dough, moist enough to squeeze through a ricer. *. Offer to Krishna when slightly cooled.

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Domestic Devotion: Prayer to Lord Jagannatha

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Dovetailing natural propensities for the service of Lord Krishna. Saturday, July 2, 2011. Prayer to Lord Jagannatha. Lord Jagannatha, Lord Baladeva and Lady Subhadra ride once again on the ratha yatra carts. For many days, the Lord has separated Himself from His loving devotees, just to increase their affection for Him. In the following prayer, the devotee yearns for the Lord's darshan and reflects upon His causeless mercy. Eight prayers glorifying Lord Jaganntha.). In His left hand Lord Jagannath holds ...

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Domestic Devotion: Varnasrama Dharma Begins at Home

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Dovetailing natural propensities for the service of Lord Krishna. Thursday, March 5, 2009. Varnasrama Dharma Begins at Home. A person in full consciousness of Me, knowing Me to be the ultimate beneficiary of all sacrifices and austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods, and the benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities, attains peace from the pangs of material miseries." - Bg5.29. With Krsna in the center, everyone does his work with the aim to please the Lord via the bhakti yoga p...