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The Disappearance of Sriman Gaura
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By the grace of Sri Sri Nitai-Gauranga Who he served so nicely, he passed away peacefully after devotees had given him a Maha-prasad Tulsi leaf and charanamrta from bathing the Shaligram. He consciously drank the charanamrta and swallowed the Tulsi leaf while Jagdish Prasad kept chanting the Mahamantra to him continuously. In this way his passing was glorious.
The conclusion of the Antyesthi Kriya was performed successfully at the Hamilton Park Crematorium Chapel at 12.45pm by Guru das (TKG.) n the following Friday amid many loving devotees from all over the North Island.
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This story by Srila Bhaktisiddhantha
Maharaj, defines a kind of
religionist called a syncretist?
A rich landlord had a flattering servant,
a "yes man" who was
always most deferential to his master
only because he desired
reward. The master asked the servant
one day, "What is your opinion of
potatos?" The servant was hesitant
in his reply. "Oh, my dear sir, I
suppose I've never thought about potatos
much, really. But it would be
most edifying for me to hear your
opinion of potatos." The landlord
said, "Well, as far as I have experienced,
the potato is the most
delicious of all the vegetables one
can get at the market." But even
before the words had left the landlord's
mouth, his yes man was
already praising potatos to the sky:
"Oh yes, yes my lord, it's true,
potatos are the best, the absolute
best vege- table in the
marketplace. Really delicious! Excellently
delicious, pleasantly
delicious, highly tasteful and dainty.
It is said:' "this round
potato--boil it in rice, boil it in
water, fry it in ghee, mix it in
curry, put it in soup or salad, or
make a pickle from it, or serve it
with sauce, or make it into kofta--
whatever recipe you may choose,
this round potato is om- nipresent.'
Is there any other vegetable
comparable to it? None whatsoever.
The potato is second to
none--unparalleled!"
The landlord then observed, "What you
say is all very well,
but as much as we might like them,
potatos do tax our health if we eat
them too often. It's a rather passionate
kind of vege- table." "Oh
yes, yes, yes, how true, how true",
the servant spoke up
immediately. "It is really a passionately
passionate vegetable. Causes
the body to heat up, it does, excessively
passionate. Very difficult
to cool it down. Oh, and what health
problems it will cause if we're
not careful. Flatulence, cholera,
diarrhoea, diabetes, phthisis--all
these spring from that round potato!"
The landlord put another question to
the servant. "Tell me,
what do you think about eggplant?"
The servant folded his hands humbly
and replied, "My lord, I was just
thinking of asking you the same
question. Let me hear your opinion
first, please. How is the
eggplant?" "Well, I have nothing bad
to say at all about it. The
eggplant is a nice vegetable, as far
as I know." "Oh, that's true,
true, true! So true! Even if you just
look at it, you see immediately
that the eggplant is the most beautiful
of vegetables. And it makes a
complete meal! If we get two pieces
of fried eggplant on our plate,
what else do we need? It tastes better
than butter. If a man had
nothing at all in his pantry except
one eggplant, he'd still be
considered by others as well off!
You can roast it, fry it, cook it in
curry, make a chutney out of it--whatever
way you like, eggplant
proves itself extraordinary among
vegetables. And among the different
kinds of eggplants, the laaphaa eggplant
stands out as supreme. It is
an excellent creation of the Supreme
Lord."
The landlord then added, "All that
may be true enough, but
eggplants are not very nutritious."
"Phew!" exclaimed the yes
man. "And that's why it is called
vegun, because ve (no) gun
(quality), it has no qualification
at all as nourishment. Simply like
cow dung, like cow dung--even cow
dung has some potential value, but
vegun, that eggplant has no value
whatsoever. It is troublesome, most
troublesome! It makes the mouth itch
worse than wild turnip or
esculant root! Not only that, eggplant
brings bad luck! That's why it
should be roasted before serving."
The landlord retorted, "I see you are
a very strange
fellow. When I say, 'potato is good',
you elaborate, 'potato is very
good.' And when I say, 'potato is
bad', you plead that it is very,
very bad. When I say, 'eggplant is
good', you glorify it to the
heavens. But if I then say, 'eggplant
is bad', you reject it from the
category of foodstuffs. Don't you
posses any personal integrity?"
Bowing and scraping, the servant replied
with this torrent of
deference: "Oh my lord! Please have
mercy and condone my offenses. Now
I'll speak the truth. Lord, I am not
the servant of a potato. I am not
the servant of an eggplant. I am your
servant! So whatever you say, I
must say likewise. A potato will not
provide me with an earning, and
an eggplant will not give me work
that I may have a purpose to my
life. I am only your servant, so your
your voice should be my voice."
This story illustrates the attitude
of a class of pseudo-
religionists called the syncretists.
Syncretists are impersonalists
who adhere to no particular devotional
practice or philosophy. They
are ready to pay lip service to the
tenets of any and all religions
should it suit their purposes of garnering
acclaim in society. They
can hop, skip and jump from mouthing
the teachings of Caitanya
Mahaprabhu to Sankaracarya, Kapila,
Mahavir, Kumarila Bhatta, etc. And
they will finally conclude that "all
taught the same truth." It makes
no difference to the syncretist that
one doctrine is atheistic and
another is theistic. It makes no different
that Krsna has declared
that all dharmas are to be rejected
by His devotee. The syncretist,
like the landlord's yes man, performs
the most amazing verbal
acrobatics in order to show himself
a pious follower of all the
world's scriptures and teachers. But
his real purpose, like the yes
man, is to simply insure his material
prosperity through flattery.
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letter excerpt to Mahananda dasa, 27th April 1970.
The Spiritual Master and the Grand
Spiritual Master consciously aware
of the prayers of a sincere devotee
who prays in love to them?. The
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Krishna, no sincere prayer go in vain.
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Acaryas, Lord Caitanya, and at the
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THE POWER OF THE TONGUE
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BHAGAVAD-GITA 7:19
bahunam janmanam ante
jnanavan mam prapadyate
vasudevah sarvam iti
sa mahatma su-durlabhah
WORD FOR WORD
bahunam--many; janmanam--repeated
births and deaths; ante--after;
jnana-van--one who is in full knowledge;
mam--unto Me;
prapadyate--surrenders; vasudevah--the
Personality of Godhead, Krsna;
sarvam--everything; iti--thus; sah--that;
maha-atma--great soul;
su-durlabhah--very rare to see.
TRANSLATION
After many births and deaths, he who
is actually in knowledge
surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to
be the cause of all causes and all
that is. Such a great soul is very
rare.
PURPORT
The living entity, while executing
devotional service or
transcendental rituals after many,
many births, may actually become
situated in transcendental pure knowledge
that the Supreme Personality
of Godhead is the ultimate goal of
spiritual realization. In the
beginning of spiritual realization,
while one is trying to give up
one's attachment to materialism, there
is some leaning towards
impersonalism, but when one is further
advanced he can understand that
there are activities in the spiritual
life and that these activities
constitute devotional service. Realizing
this, he becomes attached to
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
and surrenders to Him. At such a
time one can understand that Lord
Sri Krsna's mercy is everything,
that He is the cause of all causes
and that this material
manifestation is not independent from
Him. He realizes the material
world to be a perverted reflection
of spiritual variegatedness and
realizes that in everything there
is a relationship with the Supreme
Lord Krsna. Thus he thinks of everything
in relation to Vasudeva, or
Sri Krsna. Such a universal vision
of Vasudeva precipitates one's full
surrender to the Supreme Lord Sri
Krsna as the highest goal. Such
surrendered great souls are very rare.
This verse is very nicely explained
in the Third Chapter (verses 14
and 15) of the Svetasvatara Upanisad:
sahasra-sirsa purusah
sahasraksah sahasra-pat
sa bhumim visvato vrtva-
tyatisthad dasangulam
purusa evedam sarvam
yad bhutam yac ca bhavyam
utamrtatvasyesano
yad annenatirohati
In the Chandogya Upanisad (5.1.15)
it is said, na vai vaco na caksumsi
na srotrani na manamsity acaksate
prana iti evacaksate prano hy
evaitani sarvani bhavanti: "In the
body of a living being neither the
power to speak, nor the power to see,
nor the power to hear, nor the
power to think is the prime factor;
it is life which is the center of
all activities." Similarly Lord Vasudeva,
or the Personality of
Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna, is the prime
entity in everything. In this
body there are powers of speaking,
of seeing, of hearing, of mental
activities, etc. But these are not
important if not related to the
Supreme Lord. And because Vasudeva
is all-pervading and everything is
Vasudeva, the devotee surrenders in
full knowledge (cf. Bhagavad-gita
7.17 and 11.40).
Copyright 1983 The Bhaktivedanta Book
Trust International. Used with
permission.
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SAMYUTAH
PARIKSITA SUKA SAMBADAH SRIMAD BHAGAVATA
ABHIDAH
SLOKA ARDHAM SLOKA PADAM VA NITYAM
BHAGAVATA UDBHAVAM
PATHASVA SVA MUKENA'PI YADI ICCHASI
BHAVA KSAYAM
(PADMA PURANA, UTTARAKHANDA 195/29,36)
The literature which has 18,000 verses
and is divided into twelve
cantos, which is the conversation
between Pariksit and Sukadeva
Gosvami, is the Srimad Bhagavatam.
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this world and cuts the tie of this
material existence, he should
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Leadership Principles, Determination,
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Once there was a man who liked to eat
mangoes. One day he decided to get
the sweetest mango available, from
the very top of the tree. Mango which is
exposed to the sun the most is the
sweetest. So he climbed up to the top,
where the branches were thin. He managed
to pick up a few sweet reddish
fruits, but, in attempt to go back
he slipped and started falling towards the ground.
Fortunately, he cached the branch as
he was falling and remained helplessly
hanging on a tree. Then he started
to call nearby villagers for help. They
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sticks, but could do little to help him.
Then after some time one calm and thoughtful
person arrived a well-known
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People were very curious what he will
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people’s problems in the area.
Sometimes very complicated ones. He
was silent for a minute and then picked
up a stone and hit it at the
hanging man.
Everybody was surprised. Hanging mango
lover started to shout:"What are
you doing?! Are you crazy? You want
me to break my neck?"
Sage was silent. Then again, he took
the stone and hit it at the man on a tree.
Man was furious:"If I could just come
down, I would show you ... !" That’s what everybody wanted. That he comes
down. But how?
Now everybody was tense, what will
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the sage, but they didn’t. Sage picked
another stone and throw it again at the man, even more forcefully.
Now the man at the tree completely flipped out and developed a great determination
to come down and revenge. He then used all his skill and strength and somehow
riched the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it!
Everybody was amazed.
"Where is the sage?!" exclaimed
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a minute. He is the only one who helped you. He is the one who provoked
you, who induced you to help yourself."
Mango freak stopped for a second, thought a little and admitted:"Yes, all your good intentions and compassion didn’t help me. But he expertly induced me to give my best and save myself. I should be thankful and not angry."
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Jalapeño Cheese Bread:
3 cups unbleached flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups water
1 tsp salt
2 packets instant yeast (1/2 oz. each,
28 g total)
1/4 cup corn kernels, canned or cooked
and drained
4 Tbs chopped Jalapeño chillies,
or locally available hot peppers
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, cut into
1/2 inch cubes.
Combine the yeast, flour, whole wheat
flour, salt and water.
Mix with a wooden or plastic spoon
and knead for 5 minutes,
~ ~ or mix with the dough hook of
an electric mixer for 5 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients and
mix/knead for another 5 minutes.
If the dough is wet and sticky add
a bit of flour to absorb the
extra moisture. Cheese cubes should
stay whole.
Let stand in the mixing bowl covered
at room temperature
for about an hour, or until it has
doubled in volume.
Make into two loaves, let rise another
hour,
or until doubled in volume. You can
shape it into round,
oblong or whatever shapes you desire
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"deli-type" sandwiches !!
Bake at 450 degrees Farenheit for
30 or 40 minutes.
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African Vegetarian Stew :
Ingredients:
4 sm Kohlrabies, peeled, chunks**
2 Sweet potatoes, peeled,chunk
2 Zucchini, sliced thick
5 Fresh tomatoes (16 oz can)
15 oz Can garbanzo beans & liquid*
1/2 c Couscous or bulgar wheat
1/4 c Raisins
1 ts Ground coriander
1/2 ts Ground turmeric
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Ground ginger
1/2 ts Ground cumin
1/4 ts Hing
3 c Water
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Instructions:
** Parsnips may be substituted for
the kohlrabi.
* Chick-peas
Serve the couscous separately, if
desired.
Combine all the ingredients in a large
saucepan.
Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and
simmer until
the vegetables are tender, about 30
minutes.
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Oven Fries:
4 large potatoes
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
1/3 tsp. curry powder
1/2 tsp. salt
fresh ground pepper to taste
1 tsp. paprika
Non-stick cooking spray
Wash potatoes and cut into 1/2 inch
strips, about the size of
large homestyle French-fries. Combine
cheese, curry powder
salt and pepper in a bowl mixing well.
Spray Non-stick cooking
spray on cookie pan and then arrange
potato slices on pan. Spray
potatoes lightly with Non-stick spray
and sprinkle cheese mixture
over potatoes. Bake in preheated 350
degree oven for 45 minutes
serves 6 to 8.
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Sauteed Rice with Black Poppy Seeds:
Sauteeing the rice in butter, ghee, or oil before adding the water allows all the rice grains to remain separate.
PREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: 25 - 35 minutes
YIELD: enough for 3 or 4 persons
1 cup (250 ml) basmati or other long-grain
white rice
2 cups (500 ml) water
3/4 teaspoon (3 ml) salt
1 teaspoon (5 ml) fresh lemon juice
6 teaspoons (30 ml) ghee or oil
11/2 teaspoons (7 ml) poppy seeds
1. Wash, drain, and dry the rice.
2. Boil the water, salt, and lemon
juice in a 2-litre/quart saucepan over moderate heat. Keep it covered to
avoid evaporation.
3. Heat the ghee or oil over moderately
low heat in a 2-litre/quart saucepan. Saute the poppy seeds in the
hot ghee until they become aromatic.
4. Add the boiling lemon juice and
salt water, increase the heat to high, and allow the water to fully boil
for a few seconds; then reduce the heat and allow the rice to gently simmer.
Place a tight-fitting lid on the pan and cook without stirring or removing
the lid for about 15 - 20 minutes or until the rice is tender, dry, and
fluffy. Turn off the heat, allow the rice to steam another 5 minutes, and
serve.
Great Vegetarian Dishes - by Kurma dasa
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Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie:
Those of you of "Anglo-Saxon" background, like myself (Kurma dasa), will perhaps be familiar with the non-vegetarian origins of this dish.
PREPARATION AND COOKING TIME: 11/2
hours
YIELD: enough for 6 to 8 persons
For base of pie
11/4 cups (310 ml) brown lentils
2 litres/quarts water
2 tablespoons (40 ml) olive oil
1 teaspoon (5 ml) yellow asafoetida
powder
1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) freshly ground
black pepper
1 cup (250 ml) celery, diced
home-made curd cheese (panir) from
8 cups (2 litres) milk and pressed for 1/2 hour
5 tablespoons (100 ml) soy sauce
For potato topping
6 large baking potatoes, peeled and
cubed
2 tablespoons (40 ml) butter
1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
1 teaspoon ( 5 ml) salt
2 tablespoons (40 ml) sour cream
3 tablespoons (60 ml) chopped fresh
parsley
1. Boil the brown lentils and water
in a heavy 6-litre/quart saucepan. Reduce to a simmer and cook until they
become soft. Strain through a colander. Put the lentils aside and retain
the liquid for use as a soup stock at a later date.
2. Meanwhile, boil the potato cubes
in slightly salted water until they become soft. Drain and mash them until
smooth. Add the butter, milk, salt, and sour cream and mix well.
3. Heat the olive oil in a small,
heavy pan until very hot. Add the asafoetida and pepper and saute momentarily.
Add the celery bits and stir well; reduce the heat and braise the celery
until soft, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat.
4. Mash the drained lentils until
smooth.
5. Crumble the curd cheese in a bowl
and add the soy sauce. Mix well. Combine this mixture with the mashed lentils
and the braised seasoned celery bits. Spread this pie filling evenly in
the bottom of an ovenproof casserole dish. Cover this with the mashed potatoes.
Smooth the mashed potatoes and use a fork to mark the top with lines. Bake
in a very hot oven 230°C/450°F until the top is browned. Remove
from the oven, sprinkle with fresh parsley, and serve hot.
Great Vegetarian Dishes - by Kurma dasa
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Scrambled Curd
This is the vegetarian counterpart to scrambled eggs. Fresh curd cheese (panir) is scrambled with sour cream and sprinkled with black salt (which has a distinct sulphur-like flavour), spices, and fresh herbs to produce a stunning result. Serve at breakfast with hot gradually add the lemon juice and toast or Puffed Fried Breads (Pooris), and Tomato Chutney.
PREPARATION AND COOKING TIME: 40 -
50 minutes
YIELD: enough for 4 - 6 persons
6 litres (101/2 pints) full-cream milk
7 tablespoons (140 ml) lemon juice
2 tablespoons (40 ml) ghee or butter
1/2 teaspoon (2 ml) yellow asafoetida
powder
1/2 teaspoon (1 ml) turmeric
1/2 teaspoon (2 ml) sweet paprika
1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt
1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) coarsely ground
black pepper
3/4 cup (185 ml) cream or sour cream
2 tablespoons (40 ml) coarsely chopped
fresh coriander leaves
1 teaspoon (5 ml) Indian black salt
(kale namak), finely ground
1. Boil the milk in a heavy-based 8
- 10 litre/quart saucepan, stirring constantly. When the foam rises, gradually
add the lemon juice and reduce the heat to low. Stir very slowly until
the solid curd cheese separates from the yellowish whey. (If separation
does not occur after 1 minute, add a little more lemon juice.
2. Pour the curds and whey into a
colander lined with a triple-thickness of cheesecloth. Press under a heavy
weight for 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Unwrap the curd cheese and break
it into 21/2 cm (1-inch) chunks.
4. Heat the ghee or butter in a large
pan or wok over moderate heat. Saute the asafoetida and turmeric in the
hot ghee. Add the pieces of curd cheese and stir gently until the turmeric-coloured
ghee is well distributed. Increase the heat and add the paprika, salt,
and pepper. When the curd cheese is well mixed, remove from the heat.
5. Add the cream or sour cream and
the black salt, stirring carefully. Add the fresh herbs, mix well, and
serve hot.
Great Vegetarian Dishes - by Kurma dasa
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Fettuccine, Pepper and Cream Cheese
Salad:
Fettuccine pasta with its delightful "bird's-nest" appearance is the basis for this tasty salad. Combined with cream cheese and roasted peppers, it's great served cold with a main savoury dish.
PREPARATION AND COOKING TIME: 25 minutes
CHILLING TIME: at least one hour
YIELD: enough for 4 persons
250 g (9 ounces) fettuccine noodles
2 large red peppers, halved, cored,
and seeded
125 g (41/2 ounces) firm cream cheese,
diced into little cubes
6 to 8 walnuts, chopped
Dressing
4 tablespoons (80 ml) olive oil
1 tablespoon (20 ml) walnut oil, if
available
1 tablespoon (20 ml) lemon juice
1 teaspoon (5 ml) mustard powder
1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt
1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) freshly cracked
black pepper
1. Cook the fettuccine in lightly salted
water for to 10 minutes or until it is tender but still a little firm (al
dente). Drain the pasta.
2. Grill the peppers with the cut
side down under a griller on high heat (or hold them over a flame) until
the skins blacken and blister. When the peppers are cool, skin them and
cut them into long, thin, even strips.
3. Add the pepper strips to the cheese
and walnuts in a salad bowl. Combine all dressing ingredients and add to
the noodles. Toss the noodles, dressing, peppers, cheese, and nuts. Chill
the salad for at least 1 hour before serving
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Easy Apple Pie:
Pastry making is not difficult as long as you follow some basic guidelines: keep the ingredients cool; always use cold water and the coldest possible surface for rolling out; measure your ingredients carefully; take care with the amount of flour dredged onto the rolling surface; always roll the pastry in one direction do not turn it over or overstretch it during rolling; the rolling should be light but firm. Don't handle the dough more than necessary the less handling pastry receives, the better it is.
PASTRY PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes
PASTRY CHILLING TIME: 30 minutes
FILLING PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes
TOTAL BAKING TIME: 45 minutes (the
top and bottom of the pie are cooked separately).
YIELD: one 20 cm (8-inch) pie
Pastry
1 cup (250 ml) plain flour
1 cup (250 ml) self-raising flour
pinch salt
155 g (51/2 ounces) cold unsalted
butter
3 tablespoons (60 ml) caster sugar
scant 1/4 cup (60 ml) cold plain yogurt
a little milk for glazing
sugar for sprinkling
Filling
6 - 8 medium green cooking apples,
peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons (40 ml) sugar
1/2 teaspoon (2 ml) cinnamon powder
1. Sift the flours and salt into a
mixing bowl. Cut the cold butter into little pieces and add it to the flour.
Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until there are no lumps
and the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
2. Sprinkle in the sugar; then add
most of the yogurt. Mix quickly until it forms a ball. If the pastry feels
a little dry, add a little more yogurt. Gently knead for 10 seconds.
3. Wrap the pastry in plastic wrap
and chill for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 220°C/430°F.
4. Place the apples, cinnamon, and
sugar with a sprinkle of water in a 2-litre/quart saucepan over moderate
heat and cook until the apples are soft. Drain any liquid.
5. Roll out two-thirds of the pastry
to line a 20 cm (8-inch) pie dish. Prick with a fork. Place in the oven,
and cook for 20 minutes at 220°C/430°F.
6. Remove the pie shell from the oven
and fill with the apple filling. Roll out the remaining pastry and cover
the pie. Trim the edges and seal them with a fluted pattern with your fingertips
or a fork.
7. Brush the top of the pie with milk,
sprinkle with sugar, and bake at 220°C/430°F for 25 minutes or
until golden brown. Allow the pie to cool before cutting.
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A kindergarten teacher was observing
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to see each child's artwork. As she got to one little devotee girl, who
was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.
The girl casually replied, "I'm drawing God."
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A Jewish man took his Passover lunch
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Jews do not eat leavened bread during the eight day holiday, he was eating
Matzoh, a flat crunchy unleavened bread that has dozens of perforations.
A little while later a blind man came by and sat down next to him. Feeling
neighborly, the Jewish man passed a sheet of matzo to the blind man. The
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A man was sitting at home one evening,
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standing there. The cockroach immediately
punched him between
the eyes and scampered off.
The next evening, the man was sitting
at home when the
doorbell rang again. When he answered
the door, the cockroach
was there again. This time, it punched
him, kicked him and
karate chopped him before running
away.
The third evening, the man was sitting
at home when the
doorbell rang. When he answered the
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there yet again. It leapt at him and
stabbed him several
times before running off. The gravely
injured man managed to
crawl to the telephone and summoned
an ambulance.
He was rushed to intensive care, where
they saved his life.
The next morning, the doctor was doing
his rounds. He asked
the man what happened, so the man
explained about the 6 foot
cockroach's attacks, culminating in
the near fatal stabbing.
The doctor thought for a moment and
said, "Yes, there's a
nasty bug going around."
SERIOUS MORAL:
Look after your health this winter.
A balanced program of
Krishna prasadam and dancing in kirtan,
and soothing Ginger,
lemon and honey teas, will do wonders
for your health.
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Three devotee preachers sat discussing
the best positions for
prayer while a telephone repairman
worked nearby.
"Kneeling in obeisances is definitely
best," claimed one.
"No," another contended. "I get the
best results standing
with my hands outstretched to Heaven,
crying Gauranga."
"You're both wrong," the third insisted.
"The most
effective prayer position is lying
prostrate - dandavats, face
down on the floor."
The repairman could contain himself
no longer. "Hey,
fellas, " he interrupted, "the best
prayin' I ever did
was hangin' upside down from a telephone
pole after I slipped."
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A young woman teacher explains to
her class of children that she is an atheist. She asks her class if they
are atheists too. Not really knowing what atheism is but wanting to be
like their teacher, their hands explode into the air like fleshy fireworks.
There is, however, one exception. A girl named Tunga has not gone along
with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different.
"Because I'm not an atheist."
"Then," asks the teacher, "what are
you?"
"I'm a Hare Krishna devotee."
The teacher is a little perturbed
now, her face slightly red. She asks Sara why she is a devotee of Krishna.
"Well, I was brought up knowing and
loving God. My mom is a devotee, and my dad is a devotee, so I am a devotee
too."
The teacher is now angry. "That's
no reason," she says loudly. "What if your Mom was a moron, and your dad
was a moron. What would you be then?"
There's a pause, then a smile. "Then,"
says Tunga, "I'd be an atheist."
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Using the New Age Philosophy when
you're Stressed Out????
Often we get stressed out by another
person's insensitivity or unethical
behavior. It's at times like these
when we need a way to reconnect with our
sense of power from that deep spiritual
well spring...........
Then try this:
Picture yourself near a stream. Birds
are softly chirping in the crisp cool
mountain air. No one knows your secret
place. You are in total seclusion
from that hectic place called the
world. The sound of a gentle waterfall
fills the air with a cascade of serenity.
The water is clear....
You can easily make out the face of
the person you're holding under the water.
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Upon entering a little country store,
the stranger noticed a
sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!"
posted on the door
glass.
Inside, he noticed a harmless old
hound dog asleep on the
floor near the cash register. He asked
the store's owner "Is
that the dog folks are supposed to
beware of?"
"Yep," the proprietor answered, "That's
him."
The stranger couldn't help being amused.
"That certainly
doesn't look like a dangerous dog
to me," he chuckled. "Why
in the world did you decide to post
that sign?"
"Because," the owner replied, "before
I posted that sign,
people kept tripping over him."
MORAL: to the surrendered soul, when
the guru says its a rope
it's a rope, and when he says its
a snake its a snake.
To question is not always wise, rather
try to understand why!!!
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ever wonder? =-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Can you be a closet claustrophobic?
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It is hard to understand how a cemetery
raised its burial
cost and blamed it on the cost of
living.
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If tin whistles are made out of tin,
what do they make fog horns out of?
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"When I hear somebody sigh, `Life
is hard,' I am always tempted
to ask, `Compared to what?'"
- Sydney J. Harris
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If the former rulers of Russia and
their wives were called Tsar
and Tsarina, were their children called
Tsardines?
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Trivia:
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses
were secured on bed frames by ropes; when you pulled on the ropes the mattress
tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That's where the phrase,
"goodnight, sleep tight" came from.
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Where's the best place to be Krishna
conscious?
A devotee chatted with a Minister in
Florida as he lamented that it was difficult to get his message across
to his congregation: "It's so beautiful here in the winter," he said, "that
going to heaven doesn't interest them."
"And it's so hot here in the summer
that hell doesn't scare them."
The devotee said, "I bet hurricane
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As the Asian Economy Worsens!
Recent reports indicate the Japanese banking crisis shows no signs of improving. If anything, it's getting worse.
Following last week's news that Origami Bank had folded, it was today learned that Sumo Bank has gone belly up. Bonsai Bank plans to cut back some of its branches. Karaoke Bank is up for sale and is going for a song.
Meanwhile, shares in Kamikaze Bank
have nose-dived and 500 jobs at Karate Bank will be chopped. Analysts report
that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank and staff there fear
they may get a raw deal.
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I wished the buck stopped here, as
I could use a few.
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