We had this late late at night when we went to Prama and Ranji Bhandaris home… and we simply couldn’t get enough of it for the next few days A very simple dessert to make, and it tastes divine! In a medium sized heavy bottomed pan, start to boil 1 and a half glasses of [...]

Q. Why do they say that the Narad Bhakti Sutras, Patanjali Yoga Sutras or the Ashtavakra Geeta should always be heard in a group? Is the energy so high (as in the case of long Kriya) that a single person can’t digest it? Or is there some other reason? A. No, no, nothing like that. [...]

Dinesh and I spent an extremely pleasurable 5 days with Prama and Ranji Bhandari at their very beautiful home in Delhi. Prama aunty is a brilliant cook and i made her share some of her secret recipes with me… We shared many meals amidst sparkling conversation and super tasty food and one of the things [...]

Q. Guruji, how do you feel, when so many people expect you to solve all their problems? A. (a very brief thoughtful pause) Normal!   Jai Gurudeva! love bawa ps The blog should change its look at 7 pm every evening and reset to the original at 7 am … hopefully it should work for [...]

He was my grandmother’s brother. The last one of their generation. He died quite peacefully a few days ago at age 97. He as full of fun and mischief and all of us used to love to be with him. He went to work in his old firm of chartered accountants till a few weeks [...]

Today, while returning home from school… Urvi: Tu sais maman, dans un match, l’important c’est qu’on participe. (You know maman, in a game the important thing is to participate). C’est pas important de gagner tout le temps. (Its not really important to win all the time). Si on gagne, on peut avoir un prix, un [...]

Cut up a packet of (preferably firm) tofu (about 200 gms) into approximately 1-inch cubes. On a tray (I used a cutting board) spread out 3-4 tablespoons of sesame seeds. Put the tofu pieces on the seeds and gently press each piece, so that the seeds get stuck to the tofu piece. Coat the tofu [...]

I get asked this question a lot … Here are some answers from the people who know, 4 to 8 year old children ‘When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s [...]

I have had many questions along this line, on email, phone, as comments on the blog, etc: Q. We have lost the elections. What should be our plan of action now? A. We (Art of Living) did not loose the elections. We did not even contest the elections . The BJP along with many other [...]

For whipping the cream, you need to prepare a bit: First get yourself some nice (whipping) cream and put it in the fridge, not the freezer, so that its very cold but not frozen, few hours is enough. Don’t use the Amul fresh cream that you get in the tetra pack. This method doesn’t work [...]