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Are the Brahma Kumaris less than pure?

Posted at 09:13 AM on Dec 08, 2008

I've never heard of them, Franji, but 'Daughters of God' sounds intuitively insidious to me, but then I'm a Marxist: I wouldn't join any club that would have people like me as a member.

:o)

Baby On Board!

Posted at 09:02 AM on Jan 15, 2009

Mridu,

I don't mean to steal all the thunder but I hope to see Soul & Soil as being a specific platform (whereas Journals is an open platform) and with an element of editorial control (whereas Journals is a free for all). I hope this is important to Carl and others otherwise there is going to be little difference between the two platforms and, therefore, I might be more comfortable contributing just to open Journals.

The theme needs to be hammered out more but is described in the ''about'' link. I think it's fair to say (correct me if I'm out of line, Carl) that Soul & Soil is similar to Satish Kumar's Resurgence magazine in content, for a clearer direction of ideas without consciously plagiarising them. Looking back, it seems to have lost some of its key contributors in the beginning and moved into a hotch-potch for survival. I would like to see that turned around. Otherwise, as I've said, what's the point of it?

Posted at 12:50 PM on Jan 12, 2009

Thanks for that, Carl, and thanks for adding those links - I'll get the hang of it in time, I hope.

I'm not sure why the latest post doesn't appear on the home page, is there a reason for this or can it be corrected? I'll endeavour to post something at least once a week for now, see how it goes. It would be good if some of the others could be persuaded to do more to stop it looking like a neglected outpost.

cheers!

Can wild fish be labeled organic?

Posted at 12:11 PM on Mar 30, 2009

I can't see how wild food can be controlled - it seems a contradiction. to label something ''organic'' means a strict method of control has been used, tested and authorised, so labelling something like wild salmon as organic is ridiculous, nothing more than a scam. anyway, if you look at farmed salmon and wild salmon, it's almost like two different fish something that's also reflected in the taste. I would say the salmon is a noble fish and should not be farmed.

Clay Oven and Sustainable Environments

Posted at 02:20 PM on Aug 04, 2008

why pig dung? is there some intrinsic property of porcine faeces that makes it the ideal oven exterior? I mean, owung to the similarities between ours and pigs constitutions, I expect in lieu of a convenient pig you could.... get to know your chef.

as a boy scout, one of the final camp tasks for us was to build an oven and bake a sponge cake in it. results varied but it was a good wheeze, as we used to say in the days before cool. we'd cut a turf (to be replaced later), excavate a shallow pit, bridge it will a grill on which was placed the sponge mix inside a family assortment biscuit tin. A stack of empty baked bean tins (previous culinary endeavours) opened both ends formed a stack at the back of the oven and the whole assembly was covered with mud. When dry, or sometime before, a fire was made in the pit below the oven. Bake at gas mark HOT for 30mins to 3 hours, douse fire and break into tin when cooled.

Luverly grub! Especially after eating beans for two weeks.

Definite know know - get in touch with your intuition

Posted at 06:34 PM on Dec 22, 2008

here's one just in to even up the score...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7794783.stm

(you have to wait for the end when he knocks the cameraman flying)

Posted at 05:21 PM on Dec 22, 2008

Yes, who was that philosopher who said, it's better to believe in God than atheism because if you're wrong the outcome's the same, but if you're right....

(I guess that's one for the 'reason' camp.)

Posted at 04:56 PM on Dec 22, 2008

Subtly atheistic, I think, Carl. I've nothing against God, mind...

Posted at 02:50 PM on Dec 22, 2008

As a non- 'divine magnificent being', is there any hope for creatures like me?

:o)