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Solanum melongena, known as ‘aubergine’ in Europe, ‘brinjal’ in Asia, and Africa, ‘eggplant’ in USA and Canada (derived from the egg-like shape of the fruit of some varieties).  The other known names are melongen, garden egg, and guinea squash. Brinjal is native to India and a common man’s vegetable. India is the second largest producer of brinjal in the world, after China. India produces 83.47 lakh tonnes of brinjal and this accounts for 25 % of the world's brinjal production.  Reference  Surendra Parihar Ex.Professor and Head. Deptt. of Seed , Science and Technology. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa,  New Delhi,  India 110012

🫛🌿The winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), is a tropical herbaceous legume plant from the family Fabaceae, native to South and South East Asia. 🫛🌿Winged bean is widely recognised by consumers and farmers in South Asia and South East Asia for its variety of uses and disease resistance. Winged bean is nutrient-rich and all parts of the plant are edible. The leaves can be eaten like spinach, flowers can be used in salads, tubers can be eaten raw or cooked, and seeds can be used in similar ways as the soybean. The winged bean is an underutilised species but has the potential to become a major multi-use food crop. 🫛🌿It is also known by many other common names like cigarillas, goa bean, four-angled bean, four-cornered bean, manila bean, princess bean, asparagus pea, and dragon bean. References: Wikipedia Reference  https://www.facebook.com/myplantdiaries?mibextid=ZbWKw...

Ficus palmata (Punjab fig, Bedu) – Moraceae, an important wild edible fruit of Uttarakhand and locally called ‘Bedu’.  The fruits (fruit is syconoid, developed from a hollow, globose and fleshy receptacle) is good source of mineral and vitamins. A famous Uttarakhand’s folk song ‘Bedu Pako Baramasha’ is based on the species. Reference  Surendra Parihar Ex.Professor and Head. Deptt. of Seed , Science and Technology. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa,  New Delhi,  India 110012

Chapter 10 - The Eight Limbs Of Yoga  Day 90 Now what is asana? Asana is that which is steady and comfortable. Normally, when you are comfortable, you're not steady. You will not be sitting erect but when you are erect, you will be so stiff that you will not be comfortable.  But when you are in asana, you are erect, steady and at the same time comfortable. The main point of this is feeling the body, letting go of the effort and experiencing the infinity and harmonising oneself with the infinity. We do this while doing asanas.  Have you noticed that when you do asanas with total awareness, you feel totally spaced out later. �Yansheshay is to let go of the effort and sit in a comfortable posture - sukham asanam pleasurable. You feel that it is a pleasure just to be, just to sit. This is sukha.  Sukha means pleasure. Have you ever sat steadily feeling that it is wonderful just to be, just to sit? If you do it once, you will see how it feels. �Yansheshay is ...

Chapter 10 - The Eight Limbs Of Yoga  Day 89 Santosha is happiness and contentment which gives great joy. Anuttama, the greatest happiness can be got by just cultivating this habit and this attitude of being happy. It will, in turn, destroy your misery. It is not just a mood-lifting process. It is an attitude.  You develop this attitude to be happy. And it will bring you the greatest happiness - an incomparable happiness in life. The body and the senses become strong with tapas. When you fast, you are not pleasing God.  You are not ensuring your enlightenment or a passage to heaven. When you fast and do various practices, your body becomes strong. It can withstand great heat and cold. Your resistance power increases. Ashuddhi kshyaa - the impurities are eliminated. By self-study, swadhyaaya, the devas or divine presence is felt and experienced. By self-study, by observing and by being hollow and empty, you become a channel. You become a part of the divine. You...