Vegetarian Cuisine
APPLE CRUMBLE
A healthy satisfying topping on this favourite and easy to prepare desert, plus an unusual addition of fresh ginger makes for a delicious apple desert. Can be served with a sorbet, yoghurt or a custard, such as the Cornmeal Custard* recipe below. Serves 8 – 12
FILLING:
8 apples sliced
2/3 cup raisins (optional)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
TOPPING:
2 1/2 cups rolled oats or granola
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 2/3 cups honey, or corn and barley malt syrup, maple syrup, or date syrup
DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat oven to 375° F. Butter 8 inch square baking pan. Mix all ingredients for filling together and transfer to the dish.
2. For topping, combine rolled oats or granola, flour, and salt. Melt the butter or margarine, add the honey or syrup and mix well. Stir the liquid mixture into the oatmeal. Spoon the topping over the filling. Bake for about 50 minutes. The filling (apple mix) should be soft when ready but not overcooked.
*CORNMEAL CUSTARD Serves 4
4 ½ cups milk or soy milk
2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
DIRECTIONS:
1. Place milk, honey or syrup and vanilla extract in a pan and bring to boil.
2. Whisk in the cornmeal slowly and cook until the custard thickens whisking frequently.
3. Serve hot.
*The Yoga cookbook carries recipes for vegan alternatives for toppings such as tofu whipped dream.
An edited contribution for the Sivananda Gurugram from The Yoga Cookbook. Vegetarian Food for Body and Mind. Recipes from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres. 1999.
Do not allow the mind to wander about in sensual objects. Practice Nirodha/self-restraint. – Sri Swami Sivananda
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SADHANA: a disciplined means of accomplishing spiritual goal; an ego-transcending spiritual practice; spiritual exertion towards an intended goal.
The goal of Sadhana is to attain some level of spiritual realization, which can be either enlightenment, pure love of God (Prema), liberation (Moksha) from the cycle of birth and death (Saṃsāra), or a particular goal such as the blessings of a deity, as in the Bhakti traditions.
Sadhana is a consciously systematized spiritual path. Sadhana is the purpose for which we have come to this place.
Abhyasa and Sadhana are synonymous terms. The object of Sadhana is to release life from the limitations with which it is bound.
Sadhana is a lifelong process. Every day, every hour, every minute, is an onward march. Obstacles are innumerable in this great voyage. But, so long as you hold God as thy guide, there is nothing to worry about. You are sure to reach the other shore.
Some people have curiosity for the spiritual line. They have no real thirsting for liberation. They think that they will get certain powers or Siddhis (psychic powers) if they do some Yogic practices. When they do not attain the powers, they lose patience and give up the practices, abandon the spiritual path, and pooh-pooh the Yogis and Yoga.
Mere curiosity will not help you to attain any spiritual progress. Curiosity-mongering is more abominable than mischief-mongering. Introspect. Analyze your thoughts and find out whether you have real spiritual hunger or mere curiosity-mongering. Transmute curiosity-mongering into real thirsting for salvation by constant Satsang (association with the wise), study of good religious books, prayer, Japa, and meditation.
You must have interest and liking in your Sadhana. You must understand well the technique and benefits of Sadhana. You must select a Sadhana that is suitable for you. You must have the ability and capacity to do Sadhana. Then alone you will have joy in doing the Sadhana and full success in it.
A person undertaking such a practice is known as a Sadhu or a Sadhaka.
There is no greater joy than that of a life of renunciation of egoism and desires. It is a grand life. Tyaga Renunciation alone can make you fearless and happy. – Sri Swami Sivananda