Sunday, May 20, 2012

Last month lilian made this and everybody liked this So she gave me in writing.
You all know my french. So please forgive my mistakes.Monique if there is an
mistake please correct it.

Féves de Lima ( Prebranac) Nom Locale pour les féves et le plate des payies de
Balcan,

Ingrediens :
450 gr. Gross féves de lima
1kg d'oignons jaune en dés
1 tasse d'uile végatale
2 feuilles de laurier
2 c.a.s. de paprica
Sel et poivre

Bien laver les feves et tremper les pendunt une nuit dans de L'eau froide.
Egouter et rincez ensuit, mettre le féves dans une casserole et les couvrire
d'eau. Salez et portez à ébullition. Bessez le feu et laissez bouillir doucement
( frémir) 1.5 h à 2h . Egouttez ,et les féves de cote

Coupez les oignons et dés et les revenir dans l'uile végetale. A la fin. Mettre
de paprika, sel et poivre. Mettre ensamble les oignon et les féves dan ne plate
allant au four et cuir 1h a 350 degree F

Niyamas for yogees


Niyamas of eight pillers are for ourselves. What shall we do to improves to a higher level. 


2.   Niyama :  Personal observances, Niyama means "rules" or "laws."

i. Sauca – Purity, "But more important than the physical cleansing of the body is the cleansing of the mind of its disturbing emotions like hatred, passion, anger, lust, greed, delusion and pride." vi

ii. Santosa – Contentment Another niyama is santosa, modesty and the feeling of being content with what we have.,

iii. Tapas – Disciplined use of our energy. A form of tapas is paying attention to what we eat. Attention to body posture, attention to eating habits, attention to breathing patterns - these are all tapas.

iv. Svadhyaya – Self study,The fourth niyama is svadhyaya. Sva means "self' adhyaya means "inquiry" or "examination".

v. Isvarapranidhana - Celebration of the Spiritual
Isvarapranidhana means "to lay all your actions at the feet of God." It is the contemplation on God (Isvara) in order to become attuned to god and god's will.

3  Asanas :  Body posturesPatanjali suggests that the asana and the pranayama practices will bring about the desired state of health; the control of breath and bodily posture will harmonize the flow of energy in the organism, thus creating a fertile field for the evolution of the spirit.,  

4  Pranayama :  Breathing exercises, and control of prana,  The word ahara means "nourishment"; pratyahara translates as "to withdraw oneself from that which nourishes the senses." In yoga, the term pratyahara implies withdrawal of the senses from attachment to external objects.

5.  Pratyahara :  Control of the senses.  Pranayama is the measuring, control, and directing of the breath. Pranayama controls the energy (prana) within the organism, in order to restore and maintain health and to promote evolution.

6.  Dharana :  Concentration and cultivating inner perceptual awareness, Dharana means "immovable concentration of the mind". The essential idea is to hold the concentration or focus of attention in one direction.,

 7.  Dhyana :  Devotion, Meditation on the Divine. Dhyana means worship, or profound and abstract religious meditation. It is perfect contemplation. It involves concentration upon a point of focus with the intention of knowing the truth about it.

8.  Samadhi :  Union with the Divine. The final step in the eight-fold path of Yoga is the attainment of Samadhi. Samadhi means "to bring together, to merge." In the state of samadhi the body and senses are at rest, as if asleep, yet the faculty of mind and reason are alert, as if awake; one goes beyond consciousness.