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While its easy to trust that almost every Indian restaurant will have plenty for a vegetarian to eat and you can often ask for an all-vegetarian meal by request its an incomparable delight when the menu is entirely made up of vegetarian choices.

Three such places have won my heart in this respect.

Nataraj is an all-vegetarian Indian restaurant with four locations in Tokyo and one in Osaka. In operation since 1989, it calls itself the first Indian restaurant of its kind in Japan.

I visited the Ogikubo location (5-30-6 Ogikubo, Suginami Ward, Tokyo; 03-3398-5108; nataraj.co.jp), where the decor features traditional wooden Indian art against an open and inviting floorplan.

Natarajs menu is page after page of delightful-looking dishes and you truly get a thrill being able to thumb through and pick out any dish to dine on.

Vegans will be pleased, too, as most of the food is entirely vegan. In fact, the default option here is vegan and, in a subtle style swap I quite appreciated, its the vegetarian dishes (containing dairy) that receive a special marking on the menu and not the other way around.

Using Ayurvedic principles and organic vegetables, Natarajs concept is one of wholesome, healthy living that is conscientious of the environment.

The food is also utterly delicious and filling. Trying a few curries with the dinner sets, the mushroom palak was my favorite, with the mushrooms cooked to perfection in a creamy spinach base.

The vegan (or green nan) tasted just as good as regular nan, but even if youre not vegan, the color alone is worth an order.

On the east side of the city, Vege Herb Saga is another choice for beautiful vegetarian curries, with this Okachimachi-area restaurant (5-16-9, Ueno, Taito Ward, Tokyo; 03-5818-4154; vegeherbsaga.com) specializing in dishes from the south. Boasting an all-vegetarian, organic and chemical additive-free menu, Vege Herb Saga has a staggering list of curries, rice dishes and breads.

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Last month, Ilooked at the documentary"Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret." Among its many disheartening statistics on the agriculture industry, the film also proposed a possible way out of the mess: eating lower on the food chain, for the sake of the animals, the planet and our health.

In other words, going vegan, or at least vegetarian.

According to a2012 Gallup poll, 5 percent of American adults view themselves as vegetarian; 2 percent are vegan, eating no animal products at all. Making such a switch, or even limiting your meat consumption, can be a dramatic and difficult life adjustment.

Sr. Terry Mackenzie can attest to the struggle.

Now a seasoned vegetarian veteran, she gave up beef during themid-1970safter learning about farms in other countries having to grow grain to feed U.S. cattle.

"It was very hard but I did it over three years," said Mackenzie, who oversees theEcospiritualityResources blog. The most difficult part, she toldNCR, "was not eating beef in community without others feeling judged." Making things a bit easier, her Society of Holy Child Jesus community in Chicago offers vegetarian options at its provincial meetings, and the eco-spirituality group never includes meat in their meals.

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Mackenzie isn't alone in her pursuit of a less meat-centric diet. So are other members of Sisters of Earth, an informal network of religious and lay women who are responding to ecological issues through healing and restoration work: from digging gardens and offsetting their carbon footprints, to revising their dietary choices.

At the Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat center, in Davenport, Iowa, guests often expect vegetarian meals, said its director Notre Dame School Sr. Kathleen Storms.

"On weekends when we have retreats from Friday until Sunday we may have one meal with meat," she said.

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In winter, comfort food reigns supreme. But lately, New York City has been all about the vegetable.

From entirely vegetarian kitchens to menus that give veggies some serious attention, restaurants all across the city are proving that the days of bland tofu and tempeh are in the past.

Too often, chefs get a pass on making boring vegetables and theyre only expected to exercise their creativity with meat, said chef Amanda Cohen, whose vegetable restaurant Dirt Candy was so popular, she recently relocated from an 18 seater in the East Village to a Lower East Side spot thats triple the size. We want to show that cucumbers can be roasted, that onions and chocolate are an amazing combination and that vegetables can be just as fun, exciting and decadent as anything else.

Forget meat heres where to eat vegetarian in NYC right now.

This new health-conscious eatery is not vegetarian, but it is veggie (and nutritionist) friendly. Find dishes like chips made from flax, chia, sunflower and pumpkin seeds (and served with butternut squash hummus), appetizers like baby beets and apples and market crudit with green goddess, smoked vinegar and sesame ranch dressings. There are also main courses like quinoa tagliatelle and cauliflower steak (pictured). 10 Downing St., 212-675-4350, cafeclovernyc.com (Credit: Cafe Clover)

In its new, larger location, this innovative vegetarian has a full bar, a larger wine list and expanded menu, which includes new dishes like a cabbage hot pot with smoked cabbage broth; pulled, pickled, and jerked carrots on a carrot waffle; and mapo eggplant, which comes with eggplant flan. Pictured: carrot meringue pie. 86 Allen St., 212-228-7732, dirtcandynyc.com (Credit: Evan Sung)

This small Lower East Side spot has a vegetable focus, including an entirely vegetarian lunch menu. There are healthy items like the jicama salad, kale salad and a chia seed breakfast pudding. Pictured: Poached eggs, Parmesan broth, lemony kale and rosemary croutons. 100 Stanton St., 212-260-3950, elreynyc.com (Credit: FACEBOOK/ El Rey Coffee Bar & Luncheonette)

Locally-sourced food is the name of the game at this SoHo spot that looks like a rustic farmhouse retreat. Theres an emphasis on sustainable seafood and oysters, but theres also a whole section of the menu dedicated to vegetables to share, including roasted butternut squash (pictured). 527 Broome St., 212-390-0327, chalkpointkitchen.com (Credit: Chalk Point Kitchen)

One major plus of this vegetable-focused venue at the ever-crowded Eataly market is that it tends to be a little less packed than others during peak times. Based on the seasonal produce for sale at the market, the dishes spotlight whatevers freshest. 200 Fifth Ave., 212-229-2560, eataly.com/nyc-le-verdure (Credit: Virginia Rollison)

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Organic food and drink is showing signs of recovery, as consumers spending power recovers following the recession. These five key points summarise the markets current position.

Between 2008 and 2011 sales fell by almost a quarter,dropping from a peak of 2.1bn to 1.6bn.

Since then, there has been steady recovery, with two successive years of growth. Sales climbed 4% in 2014, according to the Soil Associations latest market report. This was set against a decline in the overall food and drink market of 1.1%.

The drivers of this growth are online and so-called box schemes, such as that run by Abel & Cole. It is being bought about by a young demographic thats web-savvy, health conscious and concerned about the provenance of food.

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Dairy is the overall top performer, accounting for 27.9% of total organic sales. Branding and increased availability were cited as reasons for its success. It grew some 6.8% in 2014.

It is also a success story in the catering sector. This was worth around 55m in sales in 2014, and milk accounted for about half of that. Headline buyers include McDonalds and coffee chain Pret A Manger.

Eggs also saw strong sales growth, topping almost 16%. This is a sector which many thought had been killed off during the recession, with all but a hard core of consumers switching out of organic into free range.

Poultrymeat was also noted as an area of strong growth. A representative from Waitrose said it was the top-performing category for organic poultry, with sales increasing 19% last year.

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In February 1968, the Beatles travelled to Rishikesh, in northern India, to attend an advanced Transcendental Meditation (TM) training session at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Amid widespread media attention, their visit was one of the band's most productive periods. Their interest in the Maharishi changed Western attitudes about Indian spirituality and encouraged the study of Transcendental Meditation. They first met the Maharishi in London in August 1967 and then attended a seminar in Bangor, Wales. The Beatles had planned to attend the entire ten-day session, but their stay was cut short by the death of their manager, Brian Epstein. Wanting to learn more, they kept in contact with the Maharishi and made arrangements to spend time with him at his teaching centre located near Rishikesh, in "the Valley of the Saints" in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Along with their wives, girlfriends, assistants and numerous reporters, the Beatles arrived in India in February 1968, and joined the group of 60 people who were training to be TM teachers, including musicians Donovan, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, and flautist Paul Horn. While there, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison wrote many songs and Ringo Starr finished writing his first. Eighteen of those songs were recorded for The Beatles (the White Album), two songs appeared on the Abbey Road album, and others were used for various solo projects.

Starr and his wife left on 1 March, after a ten-day stay; the McCartneys left after one month due to other commitments; while John Lennon and George Harrison stayed about six weeks and left abruptly following financial disagreements and rumours of inappropriate behaviour by the Maharishi. Harrison later apologised for the way he and Lennon had treated the Maharishi and in 1992 gave a benefit concert for the Maharishi-associated Natural Law Party. In 2009, McCartney and Starr performed at a benefit concert for the David Lynch Foundation, which raises funds for the teaching of Transcendental Meditation to at-risk students.

In the mid-1960s, the Beatles became interested in Indian culture, after using drugs in an effort to expand their consciousness[4] and in 1966 Harrison visited India for six weeks and took sitar lessons from Ravi Shankar.Alexis "Magic Alex" Mardas, a friend of the Beatles and head of Apple Electronics, had heard a lecture by the Maharishi in Athens, Greece and Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd, attended a lecture by the Maharishi in London and they encouraged the Beatles to hear the Maharishi speak.

At Boyd's suggestion, the Beatles attended the Maharishi's lecture at the London Hilton on Park Lane on 24 August 1967. The Maharishi had announced his intention to retire, so this was expected to be his last public lecture in the West. Some band members had seen him on a Granada TV program years earlier. The Beatles were given front row seats and were invited to meet the Maharishi in his hotel suite after the lecture. During the ninety-minute meeting, he invited them to be his guests at a training retreat in Wales.

Two days later, on 26 August, the Beatles travelled by train to the college campus in Bangor, Wales. It was perhaps the first time the band had travelled without their tour managers and they had not even thought to bring money. The station was mobbed because of a bank holiday and Cynthia Lennon, mistaken for a fan, was held back. She ran after the train but missed it and arrived later by car. The group, along with Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, Cilla Black, Harrison's sister-in-law Jenny Boyd, and around 300 others, learned the basics of Transcendental Meditation,[18] and were given their mantras. The group "hesitated only slightly" when asked to donate the customary week's wages, a large sum for a Beatle, to learn.[20][21] While there, they announced at a press conference that they were giving up drugs (apparently referring to psychedelics, but not marijuana). This was a choice "in keeping with the Maharishi's teachings" but one made prior to meeting the Maharishi. The Maharishi did advise them privately to avoid involvement with the "Ban the Bomb" movement and to support the elected government of the day.[26] Their intention was to attend the entire ten-day seminar but their stay was cut short by the death of their manager, Epstein, in London on 27 August. The Maharishi consoled them by saying that Epstein's spirit was still with them and their good thoughts would help him "to have an easy passage" and journey to his "next evolution". According to McCartney, the Maharishi "was great to us when Brian died" and Cynthia Lennon wrote "it was as though, with Brian gone, the four needed someone new to give them direction and the Maharishi was in the right place at the right time."

Curious to learn more, the Beatles made plans to spend time at the "Maharishi's training center" in India in late October.[26] However, the trip was postponed due to commitments related to the Magical Mystery Tour film and the soundtrack album.[32] Harrison and Lennon appeared twice on David Frost's programme in autumn 1967 to talk about their involvement with TM when, according to Lennon's wife, John was "evangelical in his enthusiasm for Maharishi". Now publicised as "The Beatles' Guru", the Maharishi went on his eighth world tour, giving lectures in Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, Italy, Canada, and California.[34] At that time, Lennon said that, thanks to his meditation, "I'm a better person and I wasn't bad before."[35] When the Maharishi spoke to 3,600 people at Madison Square Garden in New York City, in January 1968, the Beatles sent a large flower arrangement to his suite at the Plaza Hotel.[36]

Harrison flew to Bombay in January 1968 to work on the Wonderwall Music soundtrack, expecting the rest of the group to follow shortly. When they were delayed he flew back to London, where the group spent a week in the studio. Before leaving for India, the band recorded the instrumental tracks for "Across the Universe", whose refrain, "Jai Guru Dev",[38] was a standard greeting within the Maharishi's Spiritual Regeneration Movement. Also in January, the Maharishi, Mia Farrow, Prudence Farrow and their brother, flew from the US to London and on to India.

Lennon, his wife Cynthia, the Harrisons and Jenny Boyd arrived in Delhi on 15 February, where they were met by Mal Evans, their advance man, who had arranged the 150-mile (240km), six-hour taxi drive to Rishikesh. McCartney, his girlfriend Jane Asher, Starr and his wife Maureen arrived four days later. The group arrived three weeks after the session, due to end 25 April, had already begun.[43] They were accompanied by a small retinue of reporters and photographers who were mostly kept out of the fenced and gated compound.[44][45] Entourage members Evans, Brown and Neil Aspinall were there for all or part of the time and Mardas arrived four weeks later.

As soon as Starr arrived in Delhi he asked Evans to take him to a doctor because of a reaction to an inoculation: "When we arrived at the local hospital, I tried to get immediate treatment for him [Starr], to be told curtly by the Indian doctor, 'He is not a special case and will have to wait his turn.' So off we go to pay a private doctor ten rupees for the privilege of hearing him say it will be all right".[47] Also there at the same time were Mia Farrow, her sister Prudence and brother John, Donovan, Gyp "Gypsy Dave" Mills, Mike Love, jazz flautist Paul Horn, journalist Lewis H. Lapham, film-maker Paul Saltzman, socialite Nancy Cooke de Herrera, actors Tom Simcox and Jerry Stovin,[51] and dozens of others, all Europeans or Americans.[43] Despite speculation, Shirley MacLaine did not attend[34] and Lennon, who had thought of bringing Yoko Ono, decided against it.

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People help themselves to food during an Indian lunch held at Lebanon Valley College's Miller Chapel. The college hosted Swami Pratyagboadhananda, a Hindu monk from an ashram in Saylorsburg. (Jeremy Long Lebanon Daily News)

ANNVILLE >> "The purpose of meditation is to have single-pointedness," explained Swami Pratyagbodhananda after a brief opening prayer to his instruction at Lebanon Valley College.

Swami Pratyagbodhananda was one of the four members of the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam to visit LVC Tuesday. The monk and teacher led a talk at 11 a.m. on the practice of meditation, put on in Miller Chapel by the college's Office of Spiritual Life.

The Arsha Vidya Gurukulam is a gurukulam, which is, in the Hindu tradition, a place where a student goes not only to study from but to live with the teacher, therefore immersing themselves in religious study and practice.

The ashram, located in Saylorsburg, was established in 1986 by Swami Dayananda Saraswati and is based on the traditional gurukulams of India. It provides a number of programs year-round, including classes in Sanskrit, meditation, yoga and religious texts, as well as retreats and children's programs.

Additionally, all programs and courses offered by the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam are free and open to the public, with lodging provided for a nominal fee.

Pratyagbodhananda continued his talk by explaining that to achieve single-pointedness, "one does meditation."

"There are three types of actions I can perform: physical action, oral action and mental action," said the teacher.

All three of these actions can be connected through prayer and meditative chant, Pratyagbodhananda explained.

The teacher then went on to discuss meditation and the challenges to meditation brought on by the naturally wandering mind.

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