Disguised blessings

"Sufferings purify the soul. They burn up the gross material, sins and impurities. They give inner spiritual strength and develop the will-force, the power, the power of endurance. Hence sufferings are blessings in disguise" 
                        Swami Sivananda "Sadhana"- preface

"Sufferings are blessings- what a nonsense " you may think. "How suffering can be good? I'm not feeling blessed at all" It's very common and normal human reaction. We avoid pain and we are attracted by pleasant things. 
Why? We are thinking about it from body/emotions perspective. If we identify ourselves with body, with it well-being so of course we will avoid everything what can injure it. But...let think about suffer from the perspective of Soul. 
Soul is not suffering from physical pain, cold, loneliness. Soul is Soul in every moment. But as pure water mixed with mud  is getting dirty , Soul is getting impure if we let our lower nature to take control. So why we have to feel blessed?  

As sandpaper cleans the rust, as strong hit open coconut, the suffer cleans our soul from impurities as greed, pride, fear. Of course you can polish metal slowly with soft tissue, you can take a knife and start gently cut the coconut, you will reach your goal but it will take  more time, much more time and maybe the result will not be same.

There is a quote "What does not kill me makes me stronger" those words have very deep meaning. Swamiji said "it gives spiritual strength". If we can deal with problem, next time it will not make you suffer, we know how to act, it will be easier keep mind calm.

"Storms makes trees take deeper roots"- same meaning.

According to karma low  we are coming to this life with our personal karma which we will experience during our life. By suffering we burn our bad karma faster. We purify the Soul. It could be difficult to be happy in suffer , but we can try to stay neutral. Often we are thinking "i don't like it, how  can I be happy?", because we forget that between "happy-?-unhappy" there is also "neutral" state.  Just take this moment as it is. You have a chance to make your Soul  pure faster and you to be stronger. 

Om Tat Sat

Wholemeal eggless crepes. The easiest way for deliscious and healthy crepes

Wholemeal eggless crepes with home-made strawberry jam

Traditionaly we make crepes with white flour, eggs and milk. But there is easier and more healthy way to cook crepes: without eggs and with more nutrients. And it's still really yummy ! Don't think that healthy food is not tasty and tasty food is always unhealthy!

Ingredients:

Wholemeal flor, potato starch, milk, sugar if needed, oil to fry

Extra: jam, butter, honey, sugar, fruits, nuts....






Directions:

• In a bowl mix the flour and starch (use 60% of flour and 40% of starch) add sugar if you like more sweet.
• Gradually add milk. Mix proper until smooth
• Fry on a hot frying pan as simple crepes. 
• Keep hot. Serve with jam, fruits, honey or with whatever you like 

 Crepes are more dark because of flour and starch keeps the shape replacing the eggs. 

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