A friend of mine told me to check out this picture of the deities in Manipur – they are so beautiful! I was thinking about their unique Manipuri dress and where the unusual design might have come from, when I remembered that I have a book on Manipuri dance. This outfit is a replica of [...]
Entries from October 2007
October 13, 2007
Carrot Cake Supreme
On my parent’s anniversary on Wednesday, I made a spur of the moment cake, and decided to try the recipe for Carrot Cake Supreme , submitted by Mother Rangavati in her section on Krishna.com.
In my rush, I forgot that American temperature measurement is different than English and had the oven on way too high. [...]
October 13, 2007
On My Way
Packing this morning makes it feel more real. The iron sizzles (what a wonderful sound) as it hits the damp fabric of the saris I’m putting in my suitcase. It’s real! I’m going! I feel slightly guilty, escaping from university only two weeks after I’ve started. I looked at the other people in my class [...]
October 11, 2007
Today.
As I walked from university,
down the road,
what did I see?
A family of pheasants,
1 – 2 – 3!
and above the fence,
a single sweetpea.
P.S.
When I got to my car,
what did I see?
A £50 parking ticket,
just for me.
Sigh.
O son of Kuntī, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance [...]
October 10, 2007
25 Years!
On this day, in 1982, my parents got married at Bhaktivedanta Manor. Twenty-five years later they are still going strong, and I couldn’t be more proud of them. Together, they give me everything, and inspire me more than I can say. Congratulations!
October 10, 2007
Spiritual Semantics
Disclaimer: I was thinking about this post on my drive home from school. When I arrived, I had a look on Planet ISKCON and I was quite surprised to see this great post which was sort of along the lines of what I was thinking about. So please excuse me if I’m chewing the cud. [...]
October 8, 2007
My Dog Skippy
I love this animation. It was done by a graduate student of CalArts and was based around the narration of the story by this little boy. Very creative.
October 3, 2007
Midday Realisation
This pride infuses
my every
breath
my every
glance
Oh Nitai!
You are an ocean of compassion
Please
wash this pride [...]
October 1, 2007
Non-Chronological Bus Tour Memories: Crater Lake
That morning, at an Oregon rest stop, we argued over whether to spend the day driving, and stop at some more rest areas (car parks) along the way, or spend the day driving, take a two hour detour, costing several hundred dollars in gas and stop at Crater Lake. After days of driving and non-descript [...]
