Your Personal Altar
Your personal altar is an expression of your inner self, and so each one is as unique as the person who makes it. An altar may be religious, or it may be the altar of your heart — what’s important…
Silken Chocolate Pudding
Absolutely delicious! You must use the best Belgian chocolate to ensure complete success. INGREDIENTS: Serves 8-10 4 1/2 cups (1.08 L) silken tofu (3 boxes) 2/3 cup (160 mL) Belgian chocolate chunks 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract METHOD: Melt…
Full Moon Yajna
A Yajna (pronounced Yag-ya) is a ritual of sacrifice derived from the practice of Vedic times. It is performed to please the deities or to attain certain wishes. An essential element is the sacrificial fire – the divine Agni -…
Roasted Roots
An easy, warming meal that prepares itself while you finish writing the Great Canadian Novel. Use any combination you like of your favourite root vegetables. INGREDIENTS: Serves 4-6 as a main or side dish. 2 cups (480mL) coarsely chopped leeks…
Wish Tree – Art for self-reflection
Identifying what you want to bring into your life – both tangible and intangible things – can be the first step toward making it happen. A Wish Tree can help you clarify and then stay focused on your goals. What…
Shiva Ratri – an all-night vigil of chanting and prayer
Join us at the Centre on March 3rd, 2011 for Shiva Ratri, an all-night vigil of chanting and prayer. The celebration begins in the morning with the making of 1008 clay lingams, representing sahasrara chakra, the lotus of a thousand…
Shankar’s February Greeting
It is most encouraging to read through the applications for our Karma Yoga Service and Study program each year at this time. For 2011 we have more applications than ever, and they come from further and further afield. In a…
Shiva and Shiva Ratri, an all-night vigil of chanting and prayer
Shiva, the destroyer, Brahma, the creator and Vishnu, the preserver, make up the supreme trinity of the Hindu pantheon. Shiva is known as the deity responsible for all forms of destruction. While this can be terrifying when one is attached…
A New Year’s Message from Shankar
The new year is a time of promise, optimism and hope. It is also a time when individuals resolve to change their lives for the better, perhaps in the area of exercise, eating habits or spiritual practice. We too are…
Sid’s Tofu Scramble
A spicy alternative to eggs, great with buttered rye or sourdough rye toast or rolled in a tortilla. Sid, our local jalapeno aficionado, swears this recipe came down from the ancient Aztecs, revealed to him in a vision. INGREDIENTS: SERVES…