“Ricing” Sun

Yaisha Vargas-Pérez10/04/2014Poetry ❦

IMG_20140312_191950 — “‘Ricing’ heart” Photo by Samadhi Yaisha ©2014

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A grain of rice the Sun gave birth

its gentle shell of flowers

bloomed like a rose in summer blaze,

a lily, a song of fire.

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How did you make it to my plate?

From which far land you came?

Did you sneak in a drop of dew?

My Sun sent you on a ray?

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I rise with dawn and soak your grains;

they sizzle in my pot.

You open your aroma of grace —

I praise you “ricing” sun!

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RECIPE:

a. 4 oz of cooked whole grain jasmine red rice (smells like sweet popcorn when being cooked!)

b. 1 Tablespoon of nut butter (almond, peanut, cashew or soy)

c. Seasoning: options of brown sugar, honey, agave or stevia (sugar free); a dash of ground vanilla bean; a dash of cinnamon; for chocolaty flavor, use 1 Tablespoon of sugar free cocoa or carob powder

d. 2 oz of cottage cheese (for a vegan recipe, use cashew cheese)

Mix ingredients in a, b and c with around 1/4 cup of water or less in a small pot in low to medium heat for a few minutes. The nut butter will give it enough consistency to shape it. Then put in a small plate and shape it as you like (a small square, a ball, a heart.) Top with cheese. Enjoy as dessert!

IMG_20140312_075139 (1) — “Grains of Love” Photo by Samadhi Yaisha, ©2014

Published by Yaisha Vargas-Pérez

(Scroll down for English version) ❦ Biografía en español ❦ Mi nombre es Yaisha Vargas-Pérez y soy maestra y mentora de mindfulness certificada por el Greater Good Science Center de la Universidad de California en Berkeley en asociación con Sounds True (Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program MMTCP 2017-2019). El programa está dirigido por Jack Kornfield y Tara Brach. También recibí una certificación profesional (CMT-P) de la Asociación Internacional de Profesores de Mindfulness (IMTA) y completé el programa Mindfulness Mentor Training (MMT 2022), dirigido por Kornfield y Brach, a través de la plataforma Cloud Sangha. Actualmente soy estudiante del programa de capellanía ecológica Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy Program (BEC) del Sati Center for Buddhist Studies en California. El programa está dirigido por Gil Fronsdal, Susie Harrington, Kirsten Rudestam y Ram Appalaraju. Enseño mindfulness en Sagrado Global y el Centro Sofía, ambos en la Universidad del Sagrado Corazón en Puerto Rico. También facilito un grupo de mindfulness comunitario por Zoom. Para ver mi biografía completa, visita www.yaishavargas.com ❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦❦ ❦ Bio in English ❦ My name is Yaisha Vargas-Pérez and I am a mindfulness teacher and mentor certified by the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California at Berkeley in association with Sounds True (Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program MMTCP 2017-2019). The program is directed by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. I also received a professional certification (CMT-P) from the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA) and completed the Mindfulness Mentor Training (MMT 2022) program, led by Kornfield and Brach, through the Cloud Sangha platform. I am currently a student in the Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy Program (BEC) at the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies in California. The program is directed by Gil Fronsdal, Susie Harrington, Kirsten Rudestam and Ram Appalaraju. I teach mindfulness at Sagrado Global and Centro Sofía, both at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in Puerto Rico. I also facilitate a community mindfulness group via Zoom. To see my full biography, please visit www.yaishavargas.com View all posts by Yaisha Vargas-Pérez