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Swamiji,

 

I'm not sure if I can get black sesame seeds (I had never heard of

them). We have a small Indian market, but I'm afraid they may not have

them.

 

What is an acceptable substitute? How about black poppie seeds or

black mustard seeds?

 

Thank you.

 

Jai Maa!

Chris

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Excuse me for inserting my 2 cents worth here ; We get

them at the food co- op, in bulk. They seem to be

pretty common in health food stores and co- ops.

 

Interestingly, Tibeten Buddhist fire yagyas use black

sesame seeds, and the purpose for them in the worship

is to remove impurity, and negativity. I wonder if

black sesame seeds are specifically a part of the

recipe for this purpose in our tradition?

 

 

--- Chris Kirner <chriskirner1956 wrote:

> Swamiji,

>

> I'm not sure if I can get black sesame seeds (I had

> never heard of

> them). We have a small Indian market, but I'm afraid

> they may not have

> them.

>

> What is an acceptable substitute? How about black

> poppie seeds or

> black mustard seeds?

>

> Thank you.

>

> Jai Maa!

> Chris

>

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

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dear Chris,

 

black sesame seeds are not as difficult to find as you

may think. Any health food store will have them, as

well as any asian market, especially korean, or

japanese.

 

i was in Rishikesh in laxman-jul in india. The stores

there were extemely limited! It was amavasya and we

were planning to do kali puja that night. We went to

many stores, every shopkeeper said that we would have

to go into RIshikesh town to get something like this,

which was far away at the time, and not in our

schedule..the eight shop we went into, after

describing in broken Hindi what we wanted had the

seeds, and a coconut too!

Never underestimate the power of MA!

Jai ma!

 

--- Chris Kirner <chriskirner1956 wrote:

> Swamiji,

>

> I'm not sure if I can get black sesame seeds (I had

> never heard of

> them). We have a small Indian market, but I'm afraid

> they may not have

> them.

>

> What is an acceptable substitute? How about black

> poppie seeds or

> black mustard seeds?

>

> Thank you.

>

> Jai Maa!

> Chris

>

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jai Durge

 

JayNirmalananda Saraswati <nirmalananda1008 > wrote:

Excuse me for inserting my 2 cents worth here ; We getthem at the food

co- op, in bulk. They seem to bepretty common in health food stores

and co- ops.Interestingly, Tibeten Buddhist fire yagyas use

blacksesame seeds, and the purpose for them in the worshipis to

remove impurity, and negativity. I wonder ifblack sesame seeds are

specifically a part of therecipe for this purpose in our

tradition?--- Chris Kirner <chriskirner1956 > wrote:>

Swamiji,> > I'm not sure if I can get black sesame seeds (I had>

never heard of> them). We have a small Indian market, but I'm afraid>

they may not have> them. > > What is an acceptable substitute? How

about black> poppie seeds or> black mustard seeds?> > Thank you.> >

Jai

Maa!> Chris> > > > >

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Thanks Nirmalananda. I guess I've just never noticed them before!

 

Jai Maa!

Chris

 

 

, Nirmalananda Saraswati

<nirmalananda1008> wrote:

> Excuse me for inserting my 2 cents worth here ; We get

> them at the food co- op, in bulk. They seem to be

> pretty common in health food stores and co- ops.

>

> Interestingly, Tibeten Buddhist fire yagyas use black

> sesame seeds, and the purpose for them in the worship

> is to remove impurity, and negativity. I wonder if

> black sesame seeds are specifically a part of the

> recipe for this purpose in our tradition?

>

>

> --- Chris Kirner <chriskirner1956> wrote:

>

> > Swamiji,

> >

> > I'm not sure if I can get black sesame seeds (I had

> > never heard of

> > them). We have a small Indian market, but I'm afraid

> > they may not have

> > them.

> >

> > What is an acceptable substitute? How about black

> > poppie seeds or

> > black mustard seeds?

> >

> > Thank you.

> >

> > Jai Maa!

> > Chris

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

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>

>

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Hi Andrea. Good to hear from you!

 

I guess, as I was saying to Nirmalananda, I just haven't noticed them,

if they're really as common as everyone's saying. I'll just go have a

look.

 

I know I shouldn't underestimate Maa, but I admit I often do...

 

Jai Maa!

Chris

 

 

 

, andrea vecchione <Andevec@Y...> wrote:

> dear Chris,

>

> black sesame seeds are not as difficult to find as you

> may think. Any health food store will have them, as

> well as any asian market, especially korean, or

> japanese.

>

> i was in Rishikesh in laxman-jul in india. The stores

> there were extemely limited! It was amavasya and we

> were planning to do kali puja that night. We went to

> many stores, every shopkeeper said that we would have

> to go into RIshikesh town to get something like this,

> which was far away at the time, and not in our

> schedule..the eight shop we went into, after

> describing in broken Hindi what we wanted had the

> seeds, and a coconut too!

> Never underestimate the power of MA!

> Jai ma!

>

> --- Chris Kirner <chriskirner1956> wrote:

>

> > Swamiji,

> >

> > I'm not sure if I can get black sesame seeds (I had

> > never heard of

> > them). We have a small Indian market, but I'm afraid

> > they may not have

> > them.

> >

> > What is an acceptable substitute? How about black

> > poppie seeds or

> > black mustard seeds?

> >

> > Thank you.

> >

> > Jai Maa!

> > Chris

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Links

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

> __

> Start your day with - make it your home page

> http://www./r/hs

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Thanks for helping, Jay!

 

Jai Maa!

Chris

 

 

 

, Jay Dayal <jai_dayal> wrote:

> from the tradition that i know of....people use black mustard only

when they recite this mantra "sarva badha prashamanam......." when

doing Chandi Homa. i guess that symbolizes that all enemities be

destroyed. some people have been using black sesame seeds as

substitute as well.

>

> jai Durge

>

> Jay

>

> Nirmalananda Saraswati <nirmalananda1008> wrote:

> Excuse me for inserting my 2 cents worth here ; We get

> them at the food co- op, in bulk. They seem to be

> pretty common in health food stores and co- ops.

>

> Interestingly, Tibeten Buddhist fire yagyas use black

> sesame seeds, and the purpose for them in the worship

> is to remove impurity, and negativity. I wonder if

> black sesame seeds are specifically a part of the

> recipe for this purpose in our tradition?

>

>

> --- Chris Kirner <chriskirner1956> wrote:

>

> > Swamiji,

> >

> > I'm not sure if I can get black sesame seeds (I had

> > never heard of

> > them). We have a small Indian market, but I'm afraid

> > they may not have

> > them.

> >

> > What is an acceptable substitute? How about black

> > poppie seeds or

> > black mustard seeds?

> >

> > Thank you.

> >

> > Jai Maa!

> > Chris

> >

> >

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> >

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