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Recipe: Method: To make hung yoghurt or curd, put curd in a muslin cloth and let the water drain for about two hours In a bowl add the cream, milk maid, hung yoghurt and honey and whisk to a smooth consistency

Youth in Focus: Hi Lam,  I’m not a serious student of Buddhism, but I like to read books and articles on the teachings. There is one thing that comes up often and puzzles me. I keep reading about emptiness and that nothing exists and that even I do not exist. I don’t get it. I can see and touch things, and so how can they or I not exist. Also, what is the benefit of knowing this? Lam, please enlighten me. TZ, Bumthang

Main story: It’s 6am. Gangzur, a village in Lhuentse, is covered in thin mist as the sun breaks through the gaps from the clouds.

Health and fitness: Hi Sir,  I've been working on building my biceps for the past one year. The progress in my left bicep is much less than the right, and the peak on the right bicep is more than the left. How do I improve the progress on my left bicep?  Namgyel, Thimphu. 

Why we do what we do: The third noble truth, the truth of cessation of suffering (སྡུག་བསྔལ་འགོག་པའི་བདེན་པ་), offers the solution to problems in the Buddha’s four-fold strategy of problem solving.

Main story: Sitting inside one of the cubicles at the IT Park in Thimphu, with his laptop on and engrossed deep in his work, is Jigme Tenzin. Along with his partners, the 28 year-old have recently launched an online retail estate service (housing.bt).

Recipe:  Method: Mix salt with sieved refined flour and make soft dough

Youth in focus: Hi Lama. Here’s my problem: My husband is using drugs and drinks on a daily basis. He is not abusive, but he doesn’t contribute anything to the family, but instead uses the money I earn. He is also in debt. This has been going on for many years, and I am really fed up of him. As a result, I’m planning to go overseas for work and will leave my two children (six and eight years-old) with my sister and send money home for their food and clothes.  I’d like to get lam’s opinion. SL, Thimphu

Main story: We may never be the same again after reading a poem that speaks to our soul. Poetry has the power to start a fire in a person’s heart – it can change the way we see others, the world and ourselves.

Healt and Fitness: Hi Acho, I follow a high protein and low carbohydrate diet. I was wondering how I can regulate my bowel movement better? Pema  Thimphu