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Monday 27 April 2009
Thursday 23 April 2009
Scribbles, Scratches & Script
Who says you can't beat stress?
In this age of hig-tech and high productivity, life moves at a faster and faster pace. To keep up, you work harder, skip lunch, work longer hours, weekends even. You become the first and last person everyone sees in the office or at your workplace. You become no different from the xerox machine. A permanent fixture in the work environment.
But the demands never stop. The pressure builds up. In time, you find yourself too stressed out to do anything. What do you do with stress? How do you deal with it? How do you "stop the madness" short of quitting your job or escaping to the mountains?
Three ways are recommended to successfully manage stress: rest and relaxation, stress reduction through self-help techniques, and anticipation of sources of stress. Since it's impossible to do the third of these ways all the time, often enough the first two ways are all you can do.
Below are some ideas to reduce or recover from stress and keep it at bay:
Sleep
>> Insufficient sleep affects mood, energy and vigor and can increase depression and irritability. Learn to take power naps. A five to ten minute nap in the afternoon can increase your productivity.
Nutrition
>> As the saying goes, " You are what you eat." Eat a variety of low-fat, low-salt, and low-sugar foods. Reduce alcohol intake and drink lots of water. Take multivitamin supplements if you're not getting enough vitamins from your food and dietary supplements if you're sick or pregnant.
Exercise
>> Whatever is your exercise or sports, whether volleyball, basketball, tennis or swimming, the key is to do it regularly. Exercising in the afternoon can actually give you more energy.
Active and Passive Rest
>> Active rest includes yoga, Tai-chi, stretching, walking, and sex. Passive rest includes prayer, massage, meditation, reading, watching TV, and listening to music.
Remember that stress is inevitable, but it doesn't have to knock you down. you can always beat it by setting aside some time to recover from the day.
In this age of hig-tech and high productivity, life moves at a faster and faster pace. To keep up, you work harder, skip lunch, work longer hours, weekends even. You become the first and last person everyone sees in the office or at your workplace. You become no different from the xerox machine. A permanent fixture in the work environment.
But the demands never stop. The pressure builds up. In time, you find yourself too stressed out to do anything. What do you do with stress? How do you deal with it? How do you "stop the madness" short of quitting your job or escaping to the mountains?
Three ways are recommended to successfully manage stress: rest and relaxation, stress reduction through self-help techniques, and anticipation of sources of stress. Since it's impossible to do the third of these ways all the time, often enough the first two ways are all you can do.
Below are some ideas to reduce or recover from stress and keep it at bay:
Sleep
>> Insufficient sleep affects mood, energy and vigor and can increase depression and irritability. Learn to take power naps. A five to ten minute nap in the afternoon can increase your productivity.
Nutrition
>> As the saying goes, " You are what you eat." Eat a variety of low-fat, low-salt, and low-sugar foods. Reduce alcohol intake and drink lots of water. Take multivitamin supplements if you're not getting enough vitamins from your food and dietary supplements if you're sick or pregnant.
Exercise
>> Whatever is your exercise or sports, whether volleyball, basketball, tennis or swimming, the key is to do it regularly. Exercising in the afternoon can actually give you more energy.
Active and Passive Rest
>> Active rest includes yoga, Tai-chi, stretching, walking, and sex. Passive rest includes prayer, massage, meditation, reading, watching TV, and listening to music.
Remember that stress is inevitable, but it doesn't have to knock you down. you can always beat it by setting aside some time to recover from the day.
Perfect Hard Cooked Eggs
If your hard-cooked eggs sometimes turn out rubbery, hard-to-peel or have green-tinged, dry yolks, you'll be thrilled with this foolproof formula...
1. Place the desired number of large eggs in a single later in a sauce pan. Add enough water to cover by at least one inch. Bring water just to boil.
2. Remove pan from heat; cover and let eggs stand 15 minutes.
3. Carefully drain eggs into a colander and immediately run cold water over them (or place them in ice water) until completely cooled.
4. Tap each egg gently on all sides to crack shells. Roll egg between hands to loosen shell, then peel, starting at the large end. The shell peels off even more easily if you hold the egg under cold running water
1. Place the desired number of large eggs in a single later in a sauce pan. Add enough water to cover by at least one inch. Bring water just to boil.
2. Remove pan from heat; cover and let eggs stand 15 minutes.
3. Carefully drain eggs into a colander and immediately run cold water over them (or place them in ice water) until completely cooled.
4. Tap each egg gently on all sides to crack shells. Roll egg between hands to loosen shell, then peel, starting at the large end. The shell peels off even more easily if you hold the egg under cold running water
Wednesday 22 April 2009
Spring Flowers
This Sunday's ecstasies
Yesterday was our second sleepover/ mangal arati program. The experience can be nicely summarized as: "According to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu the preaching activities of the Krsna consciousness movement are anandambudhi-vardhanam, the ever-increasing ocean of bliss.[SB 11.3.23] When I reached the temple at 4am I was happy to see that all the ladies had voluntarily put on saries and tilak. As the pictures reveal, they looked absolutely fabulous.
After all the dancing at mangal arati, at tulasi arati the devotees could not keep their feet on the ground as the ecstasy increased. Note in the picture below that the women also danced gracefully. The sleepover brings great joy to their parents also. Bhaktin Parijata told me that her mother can't stop asking her what she learnt at the temple. Others remarked that their parents are so happy that they have choosen a drug free path. They feel that the Krishna conscious movement is protecting their children from the vices of this world. All glories to Srila Prabhupada's teachings!!!
Bhakta Nitai who is pictured below chanting in dhoti and tilak has had his entire life transformed in a week since the program last Sunday. He managed to complete his tilak in time this Sunday and wear a dhoti and be punctual for mangal arati! He chants very clearly and is so inspiring. Last Sunday was his first encounter with japa. He chants the entire japa period from 5.30am to 7am sitting in one spot! All glories to Srila Prabhupada's touchstone process that he so mercifully gave to us even here in the southern tip of Africa.
In the group photo featured below are the blissful faces of those who attended mangal arati. During the week Nrsimhananda Prabhu, my husband who is kneeling closest to Srimati Tulasi devi and has been receiving SMS's from these devotees saying that they can't wait for the next program!! How attractive Krishna consciousness is that once tasting it so much of transcendental greed developes.
Friday's Preaching Experience
"Svadhyayam means that one should study Vedic literature according to his individual ability and also teach others. In Bhagavad-gita it is mentioned that a brahmana should have the qualities of jnana and vijana, scriptural knowledge and practical realized application of knowledge."[SB 11.3.24]
On Friday we had our third class of the first level - Bhakti Sadacara Course. In this course the students who are mostly completely new to Krishna consciousness have an introduction to the philosophy by studying Srila Prabhupada's book, Science of Self Realisation. (SSR) The course is designed for all ages. On the left is a pic of the class. Nrsimhananda Prabhu is the teacher/preacher/mentor and can be seen standing at the back. Most of the students drive long distances to attend the class every Friday night from 7pm to 9pm.
They are provided with a study guide. Recomended reading is part of the requirements prior to the class. This book, SSR is so appropriate as it covers all of the basic points of Krishna conscious philosophy. Above is Nash who has done his homework - answered assignment question.
Below is a pic of the study guide with the assignment questions.
"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised Prakasananda Sarasvati, "Study Srimad-Bhagavatam very scrutinizingly. Then you will understand the actual meaning of the Brahma-sutra."
[CC Madhya 25.153]
[CC Madhya 25.153]
In our experience of doing these courses in the last 15 years we find that the students continue with their studies in the ensueing years. After studying the SSR another course on Vaisnava Ettiquete and the Spiritual Master and Disciple is offered.
For this particular class the venue is a house. The one room has been transformed as a classroom. The parking is secure and the Vaisnava hosts are polite.
We use this venue twice every week. On Wednesdays I teach Nectar of Devotion here. We hope fellow devotees feel inspired by this post.
Two fingers too short!!!
Then the yellow flower piece is made from flowers I purchased and I then added drops with gold bead caps. The other pieces are from home made satin roses with drops added and brooch pins.
Further below are belt patterns I experimented with. The satin ribbons are attached just as in the previous post regarding the chokers.
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