Since vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, it strongly prefers a source of fat in order to be properly absorbed in the body. According to integrative dietitian Whitney Crouch, RDN, CLT, vitamin D supplements are "best absorbed when taken with food containing avocado, olive oil, flax, or other sources of beneficial fats."* So, popping your standard D supplement on an empty stomach probably isn't the best idea.
Chapter II
Sri Ramakrishna with devotees
After the singing of devotional songs, Sri Ramakrishna, Vijay, Narendra and the other devotees sit down. All eyes are fixed on Thakur. It is not yet dusk. Thakur talks to them, making polite enquiries. Kedar folds his hands and in a most humble and sweet manner tells Thakur something. Narendra, Chunilal, Surendra, Ram, M. and Harish sit close to them.
Kedar (very humbly, to Sri Ramakrishna) — How can I get rid of my dizziness?
Sri Ramakrishna (lovingly) — It does happen. I also had it. Apply some almond oil. They say it cures dizziness.
Kedar — I shall do it, sir.
Sri Ramakrishna (to Chunilal) — I say, brother, how are you?
Chunilal — Everything is fine with me. Balaram Babu, Rakhal and the others are well in Vrindavan.
Sri Ramakrishna — Why did you send so much sandesh?
Chunilal — I have just come from Vrindavan, Sir…
Chunilal had accompanied Balaram to Vrindavan. He was there for several months. His vacation having ended, he is now back in Calcutta.
Sri Ramakrishna (to Harish) — Wait a couple of days before you go to Dakshineswar. You fell ill there. The same may happen again.
(Lovingly to Narayan) “Come and sit near me. Come to Dakshineswar tomorrow and have your meal there. (Pointing at M.) Come with him. (To M.) What do you say?”
M. wants to go to Dakshineswar with Thakur this very day. He becomes thoughtful. Surendra has been there for a long time. He went home once, but has come back and is now standing beside Thakur.
Surendra drinks liqour. He used to drink so much that Thakur had begun to worry about him. However, Sri Ramakrishna didn’t ask him to give up drinking altogether. He said to him, “Look here, Surendra, whatever you drink, first offer to the Divine Mother. And take only so much that you are not dizzy and you do not stagger. When you actively keep your mind on the Divine Mother, you will develop some aversion to drinking. She is the source of karanananda. When you attain Her, you feel a natural bliss.”
Surendra is standing beside Sri Ramakrishna. Glancing at him, Thakur suddenly asks, “Have you been drinking wine?” Saying so, he goes into an ecstatic mood.
It is dusk. As he regains a little external awareness, Thakur repeats the Divine Mother’s name and begins to sing happily –
The Mother is always lost in the ecstasy of joy in the company of Shiva
Though drunk with nectar, She reels but does not fall.
Erect She stands on Shiva’s bosom and the earth trembles under Her step.
More than mad, both are indifferent to fear and shame.
It is already dusk. Sri Ramakrishna is uttering the name of Hari, clapping his hands in between. He chants in a sweet voice, “Haribol, Haribol, Harimaya, Haribol, Hari, Hari, Haribol.”
And then he chants the name of Rama, “Rama, Rama, Rama! Rama, Rama, Rama! Rama, Rama
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Sri Ramakrishna’s prayer – how to pray?
Now Thakur prays –
“Oh, Rama! Oh, Rama! I am without bhajan, without sadhan (austerity), without devotion (bhakti), without ritualistic worship! I take refuge in You, Oh Rama; in You I take refuge! I don’t want creature comforts, oh Rama! Nor worldly esteem, nor the eight occult powers, nor even a hundred occult powers, oh Rama! I take refuge in You, Your refuge alone, oh Rama! Just grant that I may develop pure love for Your lotus feet, oh Rama! And may I never be deluded by your world-bewitching maya! Rama, my Rama! My refuge!”
While Sri Ramakrishna prays thus, everyone’s eyes are fixed on him. Hearing his compassionate voice, many devotees shed tears.
Ram stands close by.
Sri Ramakrishna (to Ram) — Ram, where were you?
Ram — Sir, I was upstairs.
Ram was upstairs arranging a feast for Thakur and the devotees.
Sri Ramakrishna (smiling at Ram) — Isn’t it better to stay at a lower level than to go up? Water collects on low ground, but it flows off higher levels.
Ram (laughing) — True, sir.
Leaf plates for dinner have been laid on the terrace. Ramachandra takes Thakur and the devotees to the terrace and makes them eat heartily. Sri Ramakrishna, then accompanied by Niranjan, M. and others, go to Adhar’s house. The Mother of the Universe has arrived there – it is the Mahashtami day! Adhar had prayed especially that Thakur be present, for then alone would his worship be successful.
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Chapter I
Sri Ramakrishna with Narendra, Bhavanath and others in Dakshineswar
Monday, 29 September, 1884, the Navami Puja day. It is early morning. The mangalarati of Mother Kali has already been performed. The roshan chowki is playing the morning raga ragini (modes of Indian music) from the Nahabat. The gardeners with large wicker baskets in their hands and the brahmins with puja baskets, are going to gather flowers for the worship of the Mother of Universe. Sri Ramakrishna has been awake since before dawn. Bhavanath, Baburam, Niranjan and M. stayed here last night. They slept on the verandah of Thakur’s room. When they open their eyes, they see Thakur dancing with divine inebriation. He is uttering, “Victory, victory to Durga! Victory, victory to Durga!”
He is just a child! There is no dhoti around his waste. He dances, pacing the room and uttering the Divine Mother’s name.
After awhile he utters, “Sahajananda, Sahajananda.” Then he repeats the name of Govinda, “Govinda, you are my life, my life breath.”
The devotees are now awake. They watch Thakur intently in his ecstatic mood. Hazra is also there. He is sitting on the verandah to the southeast of Thakur’s room. And Latu is there. He renders personal service to Thakur. Rakhal is in Vrindavan these days. Narendra visits Sri Ramakrishna from time to time. He is to come today.
The devotees had slept on the small verandah to the north of Sri Ramakrishna’s room. It is winter, so they had closed the wicker door. When they have finished washing their faces, Thakur comes and sits on a mat on the northern verandah. Bhavanath and M. are seated close to him. Other devotees come in from time to time and take their seats.
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Here.
But I like what Alan Watts said…
"There is only this now. It does not come from anywhere; it is not going anywhere. It is not permanent, but it is not impermanent. Though moving, it is always still. When we try to catch hold of it, it seems to run away, and yet it is always here and there is no escape from it."
from "Way of Zen"
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Kundalini Shakti is Paradevi— the supreme Goddess. She is the creative energy of consciousness, Chit-Shakti, which manifests the universe, according to Her will, projected on the screen of Her own awareness. Everything we experience is though our awareness, and Kundalini is the energy and intelligence of that awareness. In Her awakening She consumes the duality of reciprocally adapted subjects and objects in the fire of Her union with Shiva— all pervasive divine consciousness. As that happens our individuated awareness “awakens” into union with divine consciousness. When duality is consumed we realize that we are one with God. That unity consciousness is in a nutshell the goal of Kundalini yoga sadhana. This awakening is initiated by Shaktipat— the descent of grace. This evokes a longing for union, which inspires us to do sadhana (spiritual practice).
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"Research widely, select carefully.
Broad funnel, tight filter."
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KELLY "The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished."
COSMIC AWE
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"Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it."
-- Brian Tracy
SUKHER THEKE SWASTHI BHALO
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AMAINTAIN YR MYSTERY
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Chronic lack of exercise — dubbed "exercise deficiency" — is associated with cardiac atrophy, reduced cardiac output and chamber size, and diminished cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in a subgroup of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), researchers say.
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