THIS SATURDAY…. PACHA PRESENTS!!!

Top of your Karma quotient with a quick wash during the day. Buy a big chunk, slice some off for the basin and the kitchen sink, then keep the rest for the shower. There’s enough Karma fragrance in each bar to perfume your whole body each time you wash. It has a signature fragrance and transports you back to the days of free love and flower power*****The Scent of the 60s…….

visit www.lushusa.com

1 oz piece of fresh ginger root, peeled and crushed

peel of a medium lime

1/3 cup fresh strained lime juice

1/2 cup of sugar

3 3/4 cups of boiling water

1 teaspoon active dry yeast

1/4 cup lukewarm water

* Starting one week ahead, combine the ginger,lime peel,lime juice and sugar in a large bowl, and pour boiling water over mixture. Stir until the sugar dissolves completely, let it cool to room temperature.

* In a small bowl, sprinkle the yeast over lukewarm water. Let stand for 2 or 3 minutes, then stir to dissolve the yeast completely. Set this small bowl in a warm, draft free place for about 5 minutes, or until mixture begins to bubble and double in volume.

* Add the yeast to the ginger mixture and stir

* Cover the bowl tightly with foil or plastic wrap, and place it in a warm, draft free place. Let the mixture ferment for a week, stirring every other day. After a week it will be mildly carbonated.

* Strain the ginger beer through a fine sieve, using  a funnel, pour the liquid  into a glass bottle and cork tightly.

* Let the beer ferment at room temperature for an additional 3 or 4 days, then serve over ice…….

Hudson Terrace has become the venue of choice for some unforgettable celebrations playing host to corporate , politicians, celebrities, diplomats and party revelers from all walks of life.

621 West 46th street, between 11th & 12th avenue, New York City

On Saturday August 27th, take your taste buds to new heights at Supper Under The Stars, a celebration of Summertime fun and delicious foods! Spend the night with Chef Nikki Cascone, contestant of Top Chef Season 7 and Executive Chef at Social Eatz, and Manuel Trevino, Executive Chef of Lavo and Marble Lane @Dream Hotel, Downtown. Guests will indulge in barbecue grilled favorites, scrumptious desserts, refreshing desserts, refreshing beverages from our homemade soda bar, wine tastings and more.

After a long break from writing, I have been asked to Re-launch this site, thank you to the readers who requested the return of “Guyanagirl”. We will start to branch out with branding the name,  marketing products, and crossing over to other web sites. Summer is here and everyone is out and about in the streets of different “ Cities,” so I will be looking for my favorite places to “Shop, Eat and Visit”. If you have any cute places you know about in your city or town, please drop me a line and I would love to do a feature story based on your reviews. Thanks again for supporting “Guyanagirl- Online Magazine”.

Is there a power that can reveal hidden veins of riches and uncover treasures of which we never dreamed? Is there a force that we can call upon to give health, happiness, and spiritual enlightenment? The saints and sages of India teach that there is such a power. They have demonstrated the efficacy of truth principles that will work for you, too, if you can give them a fair trial.

Your success in life does not altogether depend on ability and training; it also depends on your determination to grasp opportunities that are presented to you. Opportunities in life come  by creation, not by chance. You yourself, either now or in the past (including the past of former lives), have created all opportunities that arise in your path. since you have earned them, use them to the best advantage.

If you use all available outward means, as well as your natural abilities, to overcome every obstacle in your path, you will thus develop the powers that God gave you–unlimited powers that flow from the innermost forces of your being. You possess the power of thought and the power of will. Utilize to the uttermost these divine gifts!

You alone are responsible for yourself. No one else may answer for your deeds when the final reckoning comes. Your work in the world–in the sphere where your karma, your own past activity, has placed you–can be performed only by one person–yourself. And your work can be called a ‘success’ only when in some way it serves your fellowman.

Karma, in the indian religion means “deed” or “act” and more broadly names the Universal principle of cause and effect, action and reaction that governs all life. Most people will say “What goes around must come back around”. Meaning what we do today either good or bad will be met again and we must be prepared for our actions in the world.

One of the first and most dramatic illustrations of Karma can be found in the Bhagavad Gita. In this poem, Arjuna the protagonist is preparing for battle when he realizes that the enemy consists of members of his own family and decides not to fight. His charioteer Krishna (an avatar of god) explains to Arjuna the concept of dharma (duty) among other things and makes him see that it is his duty to fight. The whole of the Bhagavada Gita within the Mahabharata, is a dialogue between these two on aspects of life, including morality and a host of other philosophical themes. The original Hindu concept of Karma was later enhanced by several other movements within the religion most notably Vedenta and Tantra.

According to Paramhans Swami Mahesh Warrananda, we produce Karma in four ways:

* Through Thoughts

*Through Words

*Through actions that we perform ourselves

*Through actions others do under our instructions

Everything that we have ever thought, spoken, done or caused is Karma; as is also that which we think, speak or do this very moment. After death we lose Kriya Shakti (ability to act) and do Karma. Actions performed consciously are weighted more heavily than those done unconsciously. But just as poison affects us if taken unknowingly suffering caused unintentionally will also give appropriate Karmic effect. We are in position to do something about our destiny by doing the right thing at the right time. Through positive actions, pure thoughts, prayer, mantra and meditation, we can resolve the influence of the Karma in present life and turn the destiny for the better. A spiritual master knowing the sequence in which our Karma will bear fruit, can help us. As humans we have the opportunity to speed up our spiritual progress with practice of good karma. We produce negative karma because we lack knowledge and clarity.

Sri Tulsidas said: “Our destiny was shaped long before the body came into being”.

Karma is also considered to be spiritually originated law. Many Hindus see God’s direct involvement in this process, while others consider the natural laws of causation sufficient to explain the effects of Karma. A good summary of this theistic view of Karma is expressed by the following “God does not make one suffer for no reason nor does he make one happy for no reason. God is very fair and gives you exactly what you deserve. “Karma is not punishment or retribution but simply an extended expression or consequence of natural acts.

The effects experienced are also able to be mitigated by actions and are not necessarily fated. Karma is not fate, for humans act with free will creating their own destiny. According to the Vedas, if we sow goodness, we will reap goodness; if we sow evil, we will reap evil. Karma refers to the totality of our actions and their concomitant reactions in this and previous lives, all of which determines our future.

I hope all of you really try to understand that the Universe works in a way that we will never really understand and what we do creates our own free will of choices that in turns creates destiny. We all have the power to open new doors and live the kind of life that will bring us happiness. Everyone of us have made mistakes, we have learned that we can solve some of our own problems. But today is a new day to begin a new chapter in our lives, to appreciate all we have and  understand that the road  has probably never been the easiest journey and may have caused us to feel pain. We may have been through situations that pressured us to feel anger and make wrong decisions but we cannot erase the problems of the past. We must know that we still have a chance to be the kind of person that does not hurt other people or hurt even our own selves. Life is very short and when you think about it we are just here for our own spiritual development. We do not own our families and friends, we do not even own our children. We are all souls of light, experiencing this lifetime together on one planet, so in conclusion I say “try to make today a new journey for your soul” at the end of our time we will be much more peaceful  knowing that all the things you did while you were alive made a difference in the world and the journey back home will be one that has the greatest memories and the foundation for the next lifetime.

Karma is something that goes from lifetime to lifetime,  we have a new opportunity to treat ourselves and the people around us with kindness. Have a good heart, forgive the people who have hurt you and move on to a new way of life. The days are coming really fast and children are growing up, parents are getting older and the one thing I have learned is we really have to find what we are here to do as well as try to make the world a better place.

Sharon XOXO