Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Can this be taken during Ekadasi.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gHari Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Yes, it's o tay. http://www.goloka.com/docs/calendar/ekadasi.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haridham Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 because I forgot to fast? wasnt buckwheat a character in SNL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulapavana Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 while buckwheat is technically not a grain (comes from a plant in the Polygonacea family) and therefore does not violate the rules of Ekadasi, some devotees consider it so close to grains in nature that it violates the spirit of partial fasting on Ekadasi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 what does that mean "close to grains in nature" ? grains are mostly carbohydrate,so are potatoes, sugar,and other non grain foods. the point isn't what is like a grain or not, it is a ritual to enhance thought of god by doing the ritual,i.e. not eating foods you usually eat changes your mentality on those days,you think of why and that is for improving your conncetion to god. it's not about foods that are of a type,it's about the use of the ritual for mental focusing on a higher reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonehearted Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Haridham: wasnt buckwheat a character in SNL? Actually, Buckwheat was a character on the old "Our Gang" or "Little Rascals" comedies. Eddie Murphy spoofed that character in his SNL bits. (Yeah, I know--my age is showing.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Actually, Buckwheat was a character on the old "Our Gang" or "Little Rascals" comedies. Yes, Farina and Alfalfa too! BTW, farina and alfalfa are not to be eaten on Ekadasi. LOL (I'm as old as you) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 After the show "Our Gang" finished its run, Buckwheat decided to search for higher meaning. In this search he decided to convert to Islam. He now goes by the name Kareem of Wheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonehearted Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Arrgh! It's a good thing you didn't post these yesterday. Corny jokes are forbidden on ekdashi. (Actually, I got a kick out of them.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulapavana Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 there is more to exclusion of grains on Ekadasi than mere ritual. on this day grains carry sinful reactions as part of an ancient agreement. you can read about it the Bhagavatam. "close to grains in nature" means that you can often subsitute buckwheat for grains, including flour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 there is more to exclusion of grains on Ekadasi than mere ritual. on this day grains carry sinful reactions as part of an ancient agreement. you can read about it the Bhagavatam. ****** dear Prabhu could you tell me where is it mentioned in Bhagavatam? I personally don't recall a mention of sinful reaction. The only place I remember it from was in Skanda purana. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulapavana Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 I'm pretty certain the reference to grains carrying sinful reactions on Ekadasi also appears in Bhagavatam, but I'm not sure where exactly. Maybe somebody with Vedabase access can do a search. There are references to it in Mahabharata as well, but you will need a full edtion and that is much harder to search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 don't take that literaly,the so called "sinfull reactions" are not due to eating grains on ekadasi,it is a method of teaching, following the ritual of ekadasi is meant for the betterment of the soul, those who do not follow ekadasi are not commiting a sin,or getting a reaction,they simply are not getting the benefit, the shastra sometimes mentions things in a hyperbolic way to make a point, just like there is a prohibition against eating sap from trees, but we in fact eat hing,gur,maple syrupetc, these are not prohibited, by reason, the shastra was being hyperbolic to make a point,that most saps from trees will in fact make you sick, so in an age when the knowledge of which tree sap will or will not make you sick was not available to all, the injunction was hyperbolic,to save those who might choose a bad sap and eat it. so ekadasi will gain spiritual merit for those who follow, those who do not willmiss that, sinful ? probably not,but the shastra may say so to make a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haridham Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Sin personified is allowed to rest in grain on ekadasi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priitaa Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Prabhupada said to eat peanuts on Ekadasi, and technically, they are legumes. Legumes are not to be eaten on Ekadasi but he has authorized this. Similarly, to the best of my understanding, it appears buckwheat would be ok. I know many devotees who follow Ekadasi strictly and eat buckwheat. Prabhupada gave us something we can maintain for life. The many I know who make anything hard, not limited to this but many anything at all, tend to later give up so much, even some basics. I'm sure there are exceptions and am not saying all will do like that, am simply saying Prabhupada makes things easy, we make them complicated. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priitaa Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Must say, I really enjoyed the Buckwheat jokes. SNL? I must be getting old too, cuz the only Buckwheat I ever heard of was the same as Babru mentioned: "Spanky & Our Gang" or the "Little Rascals." Yikes! /images/graemlins/smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haridham Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 What is that anyway? Sounds like a tv show which was like Mr Ed, am i right about the talking horse? Wow and I thought 25 was getting old. Hare Krsna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonehearted Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 "The Little Rascals," also known as "Our Gang," were comedy shorts made in the 1920's and early '30s. When I was a kid in the '50s, they showed these on TV in the afternoons, along with Three Stooges movies. Because I tried stuff (often lines) from these at home, my parents banned the shows in our home. That meant I had to go to my friends' homes for my Three Stooges fix. I'm 56, but when I was 24, I thought 25 was over the hill (beginning the downhill slide). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haridham Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 is everyone on this forum old? WHen I first got here I thought people were quite young. I never thought that there were older people here. I mean most of the people usually unindentified guests sure behave like little rascals. hahhahaha. Oh man, I will be 30 soon.....sigh Hare Krsna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priitaa Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 I think most on this forum are young. Just that us oldies have come out of the closet. ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theist Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 "WHen I first got here I thought people were quite young. I never thought that there were older people here." We are here but just lingering for awhile. BTW, anybody seen my teeth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priitaa Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 LOL And just think, WE, use to be the youngin, the rebellious ones who were takng to this new, odd, religion that was just a passing phase of our lives. Well, we're still here. Dont feel any older tho, just the body changes, the soul remains the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShegavichaRana Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 buckwheat or cream of wheat is definitely not permitted as it amounts to eating wheat in a different form. Most of the people prefer Sabudana, which consists of white round balls of size of Homeopathic pill. These are readily available in the market. Sabudana Khichdi is prepared on Ekadashi day. Soaked sabudana (to your requirement) is mixed with ground nut powder. Some ghee (not oil) is heated in Karahi and Jeera is put in it, when it splatters, green cut chillies are put with some potato pieces. When these things are cooked partilly, soaked sabudana mixed with groundnut powder is added and stirred with salt to taste. It is usually accepted for fast. In south India, (to my horror) people eat even Idlis, Upama (prepared from cream of wheat) and Dashami (Chapatties prepared from wheat flour by mixing it with milk) on fast day. Where is the sense of observing the fast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonehearted Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Who's old? I'm not old--just been around a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priitaa Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 "buckwheat or cream of wheat is definitely not permitted as it amounts to eating wheat in a different form." ---- Buckwheat is not the same as cream of wheat, or a form of wheat. Dont be tricked by the name. Buckwheat is not 'wheat.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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