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For the most part the world has lost the art and science of consuming dried grains freshly ground so to speak. When it comes to visa (poison) in this Kali yuuga we are all happy to have it freshly ground perhaps a cup of coffee here or there. Grains are the cornerstone (excuse the pun!) [...]

Rishis gave Raagas for each time of the day, for each season and for much more. The idea behind Raagas for a particular time was very simple. Each time of the day has a different quality. For example midday is a time of agni or fire where the sun is at it’s zenith (in the [...]

Yesterday we did Agnihotra for the first time on the Somayajnya land where we will be performing this Mahayajnya in April 2010 for the benefit of the entire mother earth. As I entered the land two dogs were barking in a slightly unfriendly way and they continued to bark until just before Agnihotra time (yesterday [...]

We are working day and night on the new Vedic Society web site. This is an offering to all that there may be more light in each corner of our world. The soul is pure light and it is only the mind that gets clouded with wrong understanding of life that prevents this light or [...]

Jaggery preparation in Karnataka Ayurvedic Texts (ayurvedic shastra) teach about jaggery (guda) and elaborately mention it’s health benefits and nutritive properties. Jaggery is sugar cane juice that has been concentrated by means of cooking it to reduce the water content. Rishis taught that as jaggery is kept to mature for some time, it becomes even [...]