Krishna Camp Videocast 07 - Prasadam Diet April 28, 2006
Posted by admin in : Video, Media , add a commentLord Caitanya said of prasadam, “Everyone has tasted these foods before. However, now that they have been prepared for Krishna and offered to Him with devotion, these foods have acquired extraordinary tastes and uncommon fragrances. Just taste them and see the difference in the experience! Apart from the taste, even the fragrance pleases the mind and makes one forget any other fragrance. Therefore one should know that the spiritual nectar of Krsna’s lips must have touched these ordinary foods and imparted to them all their transcendental qualities.”
Krishna Camp Videocast 06 - Water
Posted by admin in : Video, Media , add a commentIn the early days of the rainbow gatherings we used to boil all our water so that we knew that it was free of Cryptosporidium, giardia and other microbiological organisms. This was a relatively effective means of providing safe water, but it required tremendous resources to accomplish. Much time was spent finding and chopping fire wood, boiling water (10 min or more at a rolling boil), cooling the water and masking the taste so that it was drinkable. While this provided safe water, it did not provide good tasting water. Iodine and chlorine were not used for two main reasons. These include peoples aversions to the use of chemicals as well as new scientific evidence that they are no longer effective in killing giardia and other organisms. Over the last few years these microbiological organisms have learned to build up a protective shell to ward off harsh chemicals. This has led to mass outbreaks of water born sickness in major cities that use chlorine for treatment recently in cities in Wisconsin and other states. City municipalities no longer use chlorine for water treatment any more for this reason. They now use a system of coagulation and filtration.
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Krishna Camp Videocast 05 - A Day in the Kitchen
Posted by admin in : Video, Media , add a commentThe kitchen is the center of activity for all the main camps at the National Rainbow Gathering. Hare Krishna devotees work from sunrise preparing many varieties of food for thousands of hungry hippies. All are fed delicious vegetarian food that was cooked with love and offered to God. In Hare Krishna culture there are six basic loving exchanges. Giving and receiving prasadam(spiritual food) are considered very basic and primary to the development of loving relationships. A wise yogi once said that the way to a person’s heart is through the stomach. At Krishna Camp we win over many visitor’s hearts through warm hospitality, friendship, and delicious prasadam.
Krishna Camp Videocast 04 - Halava
Posted by admin in : Video, Media , 2 commentsDivine Semolina Dessert - Halava
To many aficionados of Hare Krishna cooking worldwide, halava rates on top of the list of their favourite dishes. It’s hot, buttery, sweet, flavoursome and completely satisfying, especially on a cold winter’s day. In this recipe, the humble semolina teams up with the world’s two most expensive spices - saffron and cardamom. Enriched with sultanas and flaked almonds, serve fluffy, plump grained halava hot with cream, custard, or as is for an epicurean experience.
-Kurma Das
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Krishna Camp Videocast 03 - Appreciation
Posted by admin in : Video, Media , add a commentIt wasn’t all romantic. I didn’t have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends’ rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.
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