u/Major-Cauliflower-76

Hare Krishna! I am looking for a particular sloka from Srimad Bhagavatam. To paraphrase it says something like it is easy to love those who love us back, but not so easy to love those who do not, and that is the purest kind of love. I had it in a notebook, but I can´t locate it at the moment, and I need to send it to someone who is having a hard time with some other devotees.

So I have a rescued street dog. He´s very sweet but also very food motivated. He has good recall, knows basic commands like leave it, get down, etc. I thought it would be fun to teach him to shake, so I watched a video on how to use training treats to get a dog to shake. It did work BUT it´s mostly the other way around. When he wants a treat he will come to me, offer to shake and then stand there waiting for his treat, haha. If a treat is not forthcoming he will offer to shake over and over. Of course, I give in and give him a treat, haha. But that didn´t turn out quite the way I thought it was going to.

Purple cabbage, zuchinni, carrots, broccoli and a red pepper with Thai Peanut sauce, topped with peanuts and sesame seeds. It might not look like much but it was super yummy. Here is the peanut sauce recipe I used.

https://jessicainthekitchen.com/thai-peanut-sauce-recipe/

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I will never use your product. Your endless advertisements are extremeñu annoying as well as sexist. One man saying it´s impossible that a woman can build an app and another one saying a woman can´t code with distain. How did you really think that was going to end.

There is a city a few hours away from where I live that I travel to frequently. I have been staying in the same AirBnb for years now, it´s a nice place. Good rate, safe area, quiet and clean. I always leave a glowing review for the hostess, who I have met a few times. She has always been nice and even gave me a ride to the bus station one time. But she has never left me a review except for the very first time when she simply wrote, great guest. In a private note she thanked me for being clean and quiet, but since then she has only said, good to see you again or something along those lines. I just do not get why she doesn´t leave a review. I always wonder if hosts see that and wonder why I have stayed there a number of times with no review, or if I am overthinking it. Of my last 6 AirBnb stays, 3 have been at her place.

Hummus, tomato, avocado and mixed sprouts in an Ezekiel bread tortilla. Fast, delicious and filling. Citrus Mint Barley water.

https://preview.redd.it/cfkihj1w5oah1.jpg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14464f841ec0fa841b28e82532727d5914a665f9

Soy barbacoa with salsa arriero salsa and some finely chopped tomatoes, tortillas hot off the press. Recipe for the salsa below. Even the dog got a tortilla, he loves them.

https://culinarycompost.wordpress.com/2015/11/01/salsa-arriero-con-ajo-mule-drivers-salsa-with-garlic/

https://preview.redd.it/du4hmc4xi2ah1.jpg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f763196091ce9b41314ab1460fceef67b1df714f

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This is just a simple spiralized zuchinni and roasted tomatoes with some Italian seasoning and a drizzle of olive oil. It was super good. But, I also posted a picture on FB and several people were like, are you going to eat ALL of that? Well, yes, it is literally two zuchinni and three tomatoes. I think I am good.

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So I live in a smaller city in Mexico where there are lots of vegan options. Several completely vegan restaurants and two coffee shop/bakeries. Another good number of vegetarian restaurants with lots of vegan options. Places that are trustworthy to get vegan food right because a lot of us know each other since we tend to run in the same circles politcally and in other ways as well. On Saturdays there is an Eco Bazaar where a lot of vegan food is also sold. This man started making vegan tamales. At first they were amazing, and I would buy them pretty much ever Saturday to freeze and eat for breakfast throughout the week. I also bought them as gifts for people at times. The thing is, no one else makes tamales except around certain holidays or Christmas.

Over time both the size and the quality has gone downhill. The size, OK, but the last couple of times I have gotten them everyone who tried them agrees that they are not the same. On the surface, everything still looks the same. He advertises on the Eco Bazar FB page, the flavors he offers are the same, but the taste just......isn't there.

Every Saturday he sends me a WhatsApp message with the menu for that week, and I basically just ignore it. So this is my dilema. Should I mention that not only I, but 4 or 5 other people who have been eating his tamales since the beginning, just feel like they are not that good anymore.

Maybe he got so much business that he has someone else making them. But again, the issue is this. I AM going to see this guy in other places. This weekend there is a big anarchist-punk-alternative book fair where they are also going to be selling vegan food and he is going to be there. I think in the long run I would be doing him a favor because I know I am not the only one who doesn't buy from him anymore. Maybe an anonymous note? Or is that the cowards way out. I would love to go back to having his amazing tamales but what he has been selling lately......just not it.

This seems like the perfect day to say this, but I feel a much deeper connection to Narashima than to Krishna. I feel like listening to His mantra wraps me in calm and protection. I can almost feel his hairy arms protecting me. Of course, I feel devotion to Krishna as well, but it´s Narashima who is my source of strength. I have not said this to any other devotee. Of course, everyone knows I am devoted to Narashima, just not the extent. Thoughts?