Category: INDIA

• BUDDHISM INDIA christianity FAITH

  MUSTARD

  THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Mustard Lisa Karen Miller           One of the most famous parables of Buddhism illustrates the sacred belief that suffering is universal. Kisa Gotami was the wife of a wealthy man of Shravasti. After death took her only child, she was inconsolable. Her grief was so overwhelming,…

  September 12, 2026
• INDIA

  CARDAMOM

  THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Cardamom                                                 Lisa Karen Miller           In the Cardamom Hills of Southwest India grows one of the oldest spices in the world. This essential ingredient in an authentic cup of chai has been used for centuries to uplift the human spirit.           The legend goes that…

  October 23, 2023
• INDIA

  TURMERIC

  THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Turmeric Lisa Karen Miller “There is a vegetable which has all the properties of true saffron, as well as the smell and color, and yet it is not really saffron.”  Marco Polo           If you’ve ever tried to return your plastic ware to its original pristine…

  October 21, 2023
• INDIA

  BLACK PEPPER

  THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Black Pepper Lisa Karen Miller           Around 442 C.E., Attila the Hun demanded 1.5 tons of black pepper as ransom during his siege of Rome. In the 15th century, European explorers searched for trade routes to the Far East expressly to obtain peppercorns. The wealth of…

  October 4, 2023