Jeera Rice
Ingredients:
- rice – 2 cups
- water – 3 cups
- cumin seeds- 2 tsp
- caraway seeds – 2 tsp
- salt to taste
- ghee –
Green rice pulao
Coconut Raita
Boondi raita
Ingredients:
- Boondhi – 1/2 cup
- Yogurt – 2 cups (beaten/ whisked)
- Salt – 1/2 tsp
- Sugar – 1 tsp
- Chat masala- 1/2 tsp
- Fresh coriander leaves- 1 tbsp
Procedure:
- In a mixing bowl,
Phirni
Ingredients:
- Rice rava/ ground rice 1/4 cup
- Milk 2 1/2 cups
- sugar 1/2 cup
- cardamom pods (crushed) 2 pods
- saffron strands a few strands (optional)
- almonds 1 tbsp (broken)
- cashew nuts 1 tbsp (broken)
- pistachios 1 tbsp (broken)
- raisins 1 tbsp
- ghee 2 tbsp
Procedure:
- In a medium sized saucepan,
Nature exhorts us to live like a CLOUD
Jai Srimannarayana
Acharya Sookthulu
The ocean water never goes dry even if millions of fish drink it. The sea-water is drunk by both, the cloud as well as the Badabagm (fire in the Ocean). The latter’s thirst never gets quenched despite the heavy intake of water from centuries. Yet, it is of no avail.
What are essential things to do and do we have knowledge of those?
Jai Srimannarayana
Acharya Sooktulu
Swamiji resorts to a well-known parable. A great scientist had once to cross a river. He boarded a boat and indulged in freewheeling conversation with the boatman during the course of the voyage.
Scientist: “What will happen to the small gram of sand if it is dropped in the river?”.
What should be our goal?
Jai Srimannarayana
Acharya Sooktulu
Most of the times the realisation of happiness is more when you are with your friends and well-wishers than when you are alone in your room. When you mingle with others with your heart and mind, you think of them more and you feel like doing some good service to them.
Ticket and Human Life. Musuem and God.
Acharya Sookthulu
When you have a ticket in your hand to see a museum within an hour, you should see it. But if you waste your time by appreciating the beauty of your ticket instead of the objects in the museum you will soon be sent out. This body is like a ticket to the museum of this universe.
What is the relationship between Us and the Universe?
Acharya Sooktulu
The need today is to understand the relationship between material and spiritual pursuits, taking care to see that all material pursuits are an aid to spiritual uplift. The needs of the body must be met. But those who direct all their efforts towards satisfying their physical needs are no different from animals.