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1. Mayavada philosophy tries to designate the Lord as contaminated by a material body when He accept forms of incarnation. 2. Mayavada philosophy tries to tell us that when we become Brahman realized, we become one with the Supreme, then all our activities stop. 3. Mayavada philosophy tries to tell us that to stop activity is the highest perfection. 4. Mayavadi philosophy tries to tell us that Lord Krishna is an ordinary living entity. 5. Mayavada tries to tell us that everything becomes one and that there is no distinction between the knower, the knowable and knowledge. 6. Mayavadi philosophers try to tell us that simply by cultivation of knowledge by mental speculation, one can be liberated from the condition of material bondage. 7. Mayavadi philosophers try to tell us that we have to imagine the form of the Lord. 8. Mayavadi philosophers try to tell us that since everthing is God, the personality of Krsna is finished. 9. Mayavada tries to tell us that the Absolute Truth has no specific qualities. and much more...............

1. Mayavada philosophy tries to designate the Lord as contaminated by a material body when He accept forms of incarnation. 2. Mayavada philosophy tries to tell us that when we become Brahman realized, we become one with the Supreme, then all our activities stop. 3. Mayavada philosophy tries to tell us that to stop activity is the highest perfection. 4. Mayavadi philosophy tries to tell us that Lord Krishna is an ordinary living entity. 5. Mayavada tries to tell us that everything becomes one and that there is no distinction between the knower, the knowable and knowledge. 6. Mayavadi philosophers try to tell us that simply by cultivation of knowledge by mental speculation, one can be liberated from the condition of material bondage. 7. Mayavadi philosophers try to tell us that we have to imagine the form of the Lord. 8. Mayavadi philosophers try to tell us that since everthing is God, the personality of Krsna is finished. 9. Mayavada tries to tell us that the Absolute Truth has no specific qualities. and much more...............

I use Vicco toothpaste and just asked one of my friend's in India to send the powder to me. I have heard it is excellent!! Their toothpaste is very good. So is their turmeric/sandalwood oil skin cream - smells really good too. Whenever I find anything like bitter melon - it is like festival time! Now I really want to try the chikus. I saw a recipe on the web today for chikus burfi!

So if I get a street vending cart it will grow chikus? Here is something I found on an ayurveda site about chikus: FRUITS Chiku There are three types of chikus :- 1) Oval shaped chikus 2) Medium oval shaped chiku 3) Round chiku The first type is considered to be the best of all the three. Properties Chiku is cool, sweet, and heavy to digest and relishing. It eliminates the excessive bile in the body. Uses: Only ripe chiku fruit is used. The use of ripe chiku in our diet gives agility and freshness. It activates the performances of intestines. Its use after the meal is very beneficial. Eating chiku in the morning which has been soaked in butter for the whole night, cures impurities due to the bile and is also beneficial in fever. A semi liquid of chiku's skin (boiled) is given to children in their loose motion. It is also beneficial in fever. Note Chiku is diuretic and contains sugar hence it should not be used by a diabetic patient. Beetel leaf should not be chewed instantly after eating jackfruit, as it may turn out to be fatal.

Soaked the bitter melon strips in very very salty water for a couple of hours. Not sure if I needed to do it that long but I got busy and just left it there. Then I drained the water off and fried the bitter melon in ghee until very dark. Came out very good! Has just a slight bite of bitterness which is good and the ghee gave it a very rich and aromatic flavor. Next project - Chikus!!

This is a very nice forum to participate in.

there are some bitter melon farmers around mostly in areas with a large vietnamese community. I am going to try to grow some from the seeds I took out of these. Not sure how they will do in the desert but I have a flower bed that is protected from the sand and wind and I keep it wet with a little sprinkler all summer so it is very humid. The flowers do very well there so maybe the bitter melon might like it there also. Chikus? Describe please! Do they grow on a tree, bush? I always like to try new eatables.

is one of things that bitter melon is good for. You can even purchase it in capsule form just for that purpose. Isn't it suggested in ayurveda medicine to eat some with each meal? Seems I remember reading that somewhere.

Soaking it in the salt cuts the bitterness. I do like it and was thrilled to find it. I understand that the Vietnamese bitter melon is different from India and less bitter. I think that is what I got yesterday. I plan to prepare it and offer it later today. Have you ever had bitter melon pickle? Yummy!! Very good. As there is so much salt in pickle the bitterness is a non-issue.

Thank you very very much for the link to "Coming Back"

I forget what it is called but you have to begin preparation in your previous lives (or current) and this is carried over to the next life. There was a woman in India in the 20's or 30's that when she was very young (about 3 or 4 years old) begin telling about her family in another town. She had details that no one should have known. Well, they found that all her details were correct and also found out that in her previous life she had been doing this preparation to remember. I can not remember the book now but perhaps someone here knows more about her and the name of the book.

Please tell us where to find the on line version. I can tell I need to re-read this excellent book.

I gave the book to someone who was just learning about transmigration of the soul and never got it back. I will look on the folio disk later and see what Prabhupada tells us there. Maybe someone here has the book and can refer to it for us.

I read the book a long time ago and need to re-read it.

if I remember correctly I sliced it; removed the seeds, and soaked it for a while in very salty water. Then squeezed the water out and then fried it.

I went to the grocers today and was very pleasantly surprised to find bitter melon. This is the first time I have ever seen it in this state!! Anyway, it has been so long since I have had it that I can not remember how to prepare it to cook. I can't remember if I soak it in salty water or coat it in salt before I fry it. Help!! I had a second pleasant surprise when I found ghee at the same store. I felt like I had fallen into a different dimension!!

I must have misunderstoond (normal!) because my understanding was that when we fall from grace we have to go through all of the over 8 million life forms before we reach human form. Then if we are demons or otherwise totally screw up we come back accordingly - ie. pig, dog etc. It seems that I remember somewhere Prabhupada explained the reasons for different reincarnations like tree, pig etc.

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If I am not mistaken Prabhupada was speaking of Sankara and that is what I had in mind for the discussion. The hybrid forms could also be discussed if anyone wants but right now I prefer to stick to Adi Sankara. The most important thing is to learn to identify and be able to avoid this philosophy. I ask the help of the devotees here because I am not qualified to recognize this philosophy in all it's forms and thought that it might be helpful to others also.

If I am not mistaken Prabhupada was speaking of Sankara and that is what I had in mind for the discussion. The hybrid forms could also be discussed if anyone wants but right now I prefer to stick to Adi Sankara. The most important thing is to learn to identify and be able to avoid this philosophy. I ask the help of the devotees here because I am not qualified to recognize this philosophy in all it's forms and thought that it might be helpful to others also.

Found on web: 'Dried flowers of saffron are the world's most expensive spice as it takes approximately 70,000 flowers to obtain half a kilogram of saffron.' Used mainly in Moghul style cooking, saffron adds a golden yellow color and a delicate fragrance to food. Saffron is used in both sweet and savory dishes like curry, pulao, biryani, ice creams, and kheer. It is usually soaked in hot milk or water before it is added to the dish.

"Neither the hosts of demigods nor the great sages know My origin, for in every respect, I am the source of the demigods and the sages. He who knows Me as the unborn, as the beginningless, as the Supreme Lord of all the worlds - he, undeluded among men, is freed from all sins." Bhagavad Gita As It Is; chapter 10; verses 2 and 3

I would like to try that type. I have spanish saffron and can only afford tiny little bottles of it a time. I know there is less exspensive ones out there.

I am wondering why - with all the vedic evidence to the contrary are there still those who follow the Mayavadi philosophy?

I am wondering why - with all the vedic evidence to the contrary are there still those who follow the Mayavadi philosophy?