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A student to Bankei (Japanese Zen master): ‘Master, I have an ungovernable temper – how can I cure it?’ ‘Show me this temper,’ said Bankei, ‘it sounds fascinating.’ ‘I am not angry right now,’ said the student, ‘so I can’t show it to you.’ ‘Well then,’ said Bankei, ‘bring it to me when you have it.’ I would like to share with you a recipe for making a highly nutritious and healthy fruit smoothie. This recipe is really easy to make yet the results are just delicious. This has been my most favorite drink for breakfast over the years. I am very fond of tropical fruits like mangoes, pineapple, banana, pomegranate, papaya [...]
In this post, I would like to get back to the practice of asana and discuss one of the very commonly practiced asanas called Veerabhadrasana (वीरभद्रासन) or the Warrior Pose and its three variations. This is a powerful and energizing pose, especially useful for strengthening the leg and thigh muscles. Veerabhadra was a mythical warrior, created by Lord Shiva from the strand of his hair to fight against King Daksha. Shiva was married to Daksha’s daughter, Sati who had married Shiva against the wishes of her father. Daksha, in order to take revenge against Shiva, organized a grand yajna (a sacrificial ceremony) in which he invited all the important and not-so-important gods except Shiva. Humiliated at this insult, Sati burned herself in the sacrificial fire. On hearing about it, Shiva was enraged and created Veerabhadra who eventually fought against and destroyed Daksha and his armies. |
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