Some of the Wonders of Ghee

When you have four lectures in one day and they are all about ghee, one begins to wonder what's going on. It's true. Dr. Dawidi, Taru Lata, Dr. Acharya and then at the end of the day Dr. Vyas. Something is up about this clarified butter product that is making me begin to think it might have a magic carpet of it's own...

Thought I'd pass on some of the tips about this magical ingredient... Besides putting a few drops in each nostril to lubricate your nasal passages AND to help your memory (I forgot that part, because I've missed a few nights of ghee in my nostrils), it seems that ghee can be kept for one year when you are using it for food, but if you're using it for medicine (as in adding other herbs to it), well then there are magic numbers that are important that will refer to it's quality and age. Ghee that is one year old has good value, but if it's age is 5, 10, 50, 100 or 111 years, it really has great medicinal properties. Yes, that's right! Ghee that is 111 years old has better properties than young ghee. (remember the rice and grain story?) AND, it seems that, according to Dr. Acharya, our Rasa Shastra professor, it is the ONLY substance that is allowed passage to the upper channels in your head. He told us there are guards (pointing to the side of his neck) that protect what enters your brain and ghee gets carte blanche. A "PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO GO" card...

You also have to make sure it's cow ghee and made in a very pure way. It seems that there are some unscrupulous scoundrels making "fake" ghee! tsk, tsk....I am also beginning to understand why the cow is considered such a sacred animal. I haven't even told you the many stories of how cow dung is used. Another time; although you must watch the documentary "One Cow, One Man, One Planet"...Don't miss it.

Perhaps, along with your donations to worthwhile charities, you might just save your ghee and donate it to Ayurvedic Universities...just a thought...;-).