Update on the Guru's House

Just wanted to post the latest pictures of Phase II: House of Guru Ram Das:

This is what the back porch looked like in the beginning. I also wanted to mention that all work done is unpaid. All of these caring souls do this work out of the kindness of their hearts. If you ever met Ram Das Bir Singh Khalsa, you would understand. He is our yoga teacher who is much more than a teacher. He cares for everyone. He opens his house to everyone. He feeds everyone. His energy and teachings are so enlightening.

So I wanted to thank all of the guys who work so hard: Manuel, Joe, David, Pez, Simon, and anyone else who I have not mentioned.

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Food Tidbits

CHOCOLATE
The opposite polarity to chocolate is green chili. Every time you have a chocolate urge, eat a green chili.

FERMENTED FOODS
The qualities of fermented foods have been listed as follows: for arthritis, scurvy, ulcers, colds, digestive disorders and cancer.

HONEY
Mainly depending on the pollen content, honey is known to induce longetivity, is effective in treating asthma, hemorrhoids, allergies, digestive disorders, arthritis, hay fever and multiple sclerosis. It improves assimilation and elimination, weak heart and bad complexion. Pollen is available in tablets, capsules and in pure form. It is recommended to take ten tablets a day or four to six capsules, or one tablespoon of granules for a dose.
One ounce of honey a day is all the body can handle.

LEAD POISONING
Any mechanism which makes white sugar contains lead, and lead is not good for the body.

MILK
Cow’s milk is very good milk, but if the cream content is more than 5%, it is advisable to add a little water.

OILS
Sesame, almond and olive oils are known as the oils of life.

TRINITY ROOT
Onions, garlic, and ginger are not spices; they are the trinity roots of life. In Yoga, people who do not take onions, garlic and ginger are those who are supposed to lead the life of a householder and are supposed to stay three miles away from where a woman dwells.
Garlic + onions + ginger = three basic life roots. In Egyptian history, onions were worshipped as a gift of God. It is written of garlic in the Vedic scriptures, “…it only lacks one thing: if someone knows how to make garlic sweet, it will be the nectar of life.”

From The Ancient Art of Self-Healing by Yogi Bhajan