Kurma

I just read the article below with interest on a website published by a dear friend of mine, Caru {not pictured above} who now lives in Spanish Fork, Utah (not far from Salt Lake City) with his good wife Vaibhavi. They designed, built and maintain this beautiful temple.

I visited them on their llama farm a number of years ago when I was interviewing for my book on the history of the Hare Krishna Movement in Australia. They even named a new-born llama Kurma in my honour (a thoroughbred, no less).

Caru and Vaibhavi were my earliest Hare Krishna mentors back in the good ole' days in Sydney during the late sixties and early seventies when I was reaching the end of my school days and opening my senses to the dazzling world of spiritual reality.

Check out Caru's website while you're there.

Hare Krsna Rapper Releases New Album

April 26, 2006 (Muscatine, Iowa) - Straiht Wikid Crew, a one-man project of Hare Krsna rapper Jason Fladlien {pictured above} from Muscatine, IA, has released his debut album "Kali Yuga Demolition Vol. 1". The upbeat, catchy and fun hip hop CD contains 11 tracks of the unexpected, horribly delightful and unshakeable feel good music that makes the listener feel, well...good. More...

Paul from UK asks, "Can you please tell me more about asafoetida or hing (as they call it in India) its properties, where it comes from, etc.".

My reply: The ubiquitous asafetida, sometimes spelled asafoetida, finds itself in a great number of my recipes. What on earth is it? Read on...