The Blog — 78 posts

Meditation retreat in India

Every teaching, story, and reflection filed under Meditation retreat in India.

Spiritual AdventuresJan 7, 20121 min

An island's majestic temple

One evening, on our upcoming Festivals & Temples spiritual adventure to South India and Malaysia, we'll board an overnight train and make the long journey south east to the coast and cross the Indira…

Spiritual AdventuresJan 6, 20121 min

A Spiritual Adventure to South India

Our festivals and temples tour of South India and Malaysia begins on Jan 27th and there is still space for those wishing to join the journey.

LearnJan 4, 20122 min

What is the purpose of meditation?

Somebody asked me in a class recently a question that I have never been asked before. The question was “What is the purpose of meditation?” Strange, I thought at that very instant I heard the…

Spiritual AdventuresDec 22, 20112 min

Avial

A classic preparation from Kerala, Avial is a light, easy-to-make dish of vegetables cooked with coconut and yogurt. It goes particularly well with Pallapam. Preparation should take no more than 15…

Spiritual AdventuresDec 18, 20113 min

Palappam

South Indian cooks make breads from lots of different ingredients more or less unknown in the west. This unusual and delicious bread from Kerala uses a fermented batter of rice flour and coconut…

Food & CookingDec 15, 20112 min

Paruppu, a delicious South Indian Lentil Dish

Paruppu is a popular South Indian dish that is made from boiling lentils. It can be had with chapatis, rice or even by itself. This recipe is simple and uses ingredients that you can get in most…

Spiritual AdventuresDec 13, 20111 min

Chickpea and Mushroom curry

This is another simple recipe and it goes well with the chapatis that was featured a few days ago.

Spiritual AdventuresDec 12, 20115 min

Cauliflower Kuzhambu

Today’s recipe is Cauliflower Kuzhambu. This dish really shows off a number of South Indian flavors and cooking techniques. Making it in a strictly traditional way can be a little complex and might…

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