It's hard to be an Armenian

One day my Mexican friend has asked me: "How it feels to be an Armenian? You are from such a small country, some people doesn't know even where your country is located."
To understand how it feels to be Armenian, you have to born Armenian.
Being Armenian is not just nationality, every Armenian comes this world with some mission.
Do you want to understand how it feels to be Armenian?, just look in to my eyes, they can tell you more then my tongue does. What you can see there?

Do you see this child? Ask him about genocide, I am sure he knows what it means. When you come this world as Armenian you have some information which comes with your Armenian gene. May be your parents will never tell you about those things, but somehow you will know it. You come with your latent grief, which you can see in every Armenian's eyes.
Armenian children grow up fast, they understand the world very quickly, they know what it means to miss someone, to be in distance,  to struggle day and night for piece of bread. to fight against to violence.
If you have born Armenian it means you are a part of society, You have to live your life with unwritten rules which are followed by centuries. It means you have the most beautiful family, where always love and care is dominated, and it doesn't matter even if your family lives divided, because they need to sacrifice for your good education and bright future, and still you will have strongest bonds within all your family members.No any distance can destroy bonds between Armenians.
If you are Armenian you have the most amazing mother in this world, which will care about you till last breath of her life.
 If you are Armenian, you are strong since your birth, and that power you get from your land, because your land is sacred. It's  land of Noah, it's land of first christian nation.

 We, Armenians are very close but also very fare from each other.
 When we fight against to our enemies we are united, when there is peace we start dividing.
We always have feeling of nostalgia, because there is always someone outside from our families.Or even we are outside from our country. And this feeling  never leave us, because there is no chance to be united. And the most painful part of Armenian destiny is that we can not find a peace in  motherland, we are strangers in our own country. Since we born we fight for our right , for freedom, for peace, for non violence, sometime with outer enemy, sometime with inner, but the result is the same : there is no change.
 We are the best or  worst, we can not be in the middle. Its hard to be an Armenian, but I am proud to be Armenian.


Love and Peace

Cucumber with Yogurt

 Today I will share with you one recipe of cucumber with yogurt, which is specially healthful for summer season. For that we need:

1. 500 gram  yogurt
2. 1 cup of water
3. 2 middle size cucumber
4. a punch of coriander
5. a punch of mint 
6. black pepper
7. salt 

Put the yogurt in to the bowl or big cup and start mix it, till it will look homogeneous mixture.

Peel the cucumbers and cut it to small pieces.

Then cut coriander and mint.

Mix the water with yogurt and add all other ingredients.

Latterly add salt and black pepper by test.

This can be taken as a snack in summer season, because its very refreshing and cool.

Good Appetite 

The Rain

Rain...
I love the rain, I can spend whole my day watching out from window with cup of hot coffee in my hand. Some people believe that rain makes feeling of sadness, I don't know if its true or not, but I like the sense of isolation that rain offers. I am a kind of person who sometimes like to stay alone and its not because I am an introverts, but because I need that isolation to be with myself, its part of my inner peace. and the process of loneliness is more effective during raining day.It helps my mind to slow down and relax. I find it easier to meditate during rain.

  Sometime I can just watch out or close my eyes, smell the rain, hear to voice of drizzle drops and keep silent. When nature is talking we need to keep silent.
 Every rain  brings some memories and make memories in same time. Its even smells differently.
When I was a child,in my city  its use to rain a lot, and I have never like it . In my memories that rain is associated with cold drops of water which was like a sword piercing every part of my body. By time whole my behavior has changed and I started to enjoy walk under rain.
Now by living in Delhi, rain is like a God's gift for me, because its the only time that I can enjoy fresh air and take it with deep inhalation.
 The most magical rain I have seen in Thailand. It was last night of retreat program in which I was participating, and we were all seating for last evening meditation section. Soft music and candle lights were making surrounding area more mysterious. Suddenly heavy rain has started. Meditation was interrupted, and we were supposed to leave the area. Within few minutes water has covered all area, but no one wanted to leave. There was something magical in that rain: first of all the beauty of paradise island, then our mission, for which we were there: to bring a peace, inner peace. Inexplicable happiness have infected to everyone.I have open my arms and have stayed under rain for couple of minutes. My eyes was close, but I could see whole my life, from past to present, like a video was passing in front of my eyes.

My eyes was wet, and I don't know if it was because of rain or tears. I was happy under that rain. The drops of magical rain has taken away all my negative memories, and I was like new born baby cumming back to my life.

Love and peace 

Baking a Bread

Today I am going to share with You one bread recipe. Of course there are so many different tips of bread, but I will start from traditional way of Armenian bread baking (which I have seen at my home) then we will move to different cuisines.

                                    

For that we need:

1. 25 gram dry yeast
2. 600-700 gram flour 
3. 1.5 cup of water
4. 1 tea spoon of salt
5. 1 table spoon of oil
6. a little sugar

First we dissolve yeast in to warm water with sugar and leave it for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, when yeast is all dissolved we mix it with flour and salt. 

The process should continue till the time dough becomes non sticky . In that time we add oil and continue to mix the dough until it will look homogeneous mixture.

Then we need to close it, put it in warm place and leave for one hour. It has to become two times larger from previous size.

Then we need to hit the oven and the pan, put some oil on pan and then only the dough.

We need to switch off the oven and leave the dough inside for more 20 minutes and then only bake. The dough should be baked around 25-30 minutes in 250 C. Your bread is ready.

Good Appetite 

     Meditation... 

       The journey towards inner peace

We live in the wonderful world, surrounded with beauty of nature and the people who love and care about us. But till the time we understand, recognize and appreciate whole the amazing moments which we live in, we skip many important and beautiful trices, without understanding the value of it.

 There was a time period in my life when I was all confused about myself, my likes and dislikes ordinary have been changed, even sunshine seemed to be darker than before. I could hardly recognize myself. I use to sleep when it was almost sunrise and wake up in the evening. I use to stand in front of mirror and look at my reflection and try to find myself in it, I look in to myself but find a different person. What was changed in me? When and how I was changed, what was missing from my life to be happy? I don’t know.  Yes, for that time I didn’t know, but now, even after couple of months from those days, I found the key, the answer to my questions.       

 Everything has started with my first meditation practice in Peace Revolution. In beginning it was just a hard task for me to keep my body relaxed while sitting with in the same position for 30 minutes. As for me, who never did it, it seemed to be hardest task. I didn’t understand, should I concentrate or  relax, I hardly pushed myself and tried to be relax, by the time I feel tremendous pain in my legs, and it was like this for couple of weeks of my meditation practice. I was not able to understand what I am doing and why, but I had a strong instinct, that I am in the right direction, which gave me encouragement to continue my practice, and I used to start my day with meditation. As days converted to weeks, and weeks to months I realized that I do not feel pain any more. I wonder whether it has gone, or I stopped feeling it, and my concentration and relaxation has achieved the point from where it starts “sabai” feeling, a feeling to be in the center of your body.  It’s very hard to describe in words how it feels, as it is an individual feeling. For me it’s a feeling of flying, flying somewhere in universe.

 Meditation is not only a process of being silent for the period of time, it’s a process which follows you everywhere: when you start doing it regularly. Meditation has given me the feeling of calmness and peace in my mind, and I am on my way to achieve the level of concentration I am willing for. It has changed my lifestyle in so positive way that I started to sleep early and wake up with sunrise. Meditation has brought back my inner peace with harmony in my life, I have started organizing my every single day and appreciating every single moment of my life.

Meditation has changed the way of my thinking and has given me the feeling to take care of the Mother Nature, and show respect to people around me. I have started seeing beauty in everything and everywhere, I have found my smile on the way of meditation, which I have lost somewhere in my way of life. I thanks to God, for what I have in my life, I am thankful to" Peace Revolution" Organization for their wonderful programs, which are teaching people how to meditate.

Meditation has given me a clear vision to see the world differently.

Welcome to My Blog

Hello everyone, Welcome to my blog.
 My name is Lianna Beglaryan . I was born in Armenia (about my country I will write later on), in small, beautiful town called Martuni. Its a place located near to lake Sevan.
 I am a forth child in my family, my father is a historian and my mother is an economist.My parents have given us all their support for our education.
 I have graduated school in Martuni and I have moved to Yerevan to continue my education.
Four years I have studied in Armenian State Pedagogical University.In last year (2007-2008)of my study I was ready to finish my education and go to my town, but there was something different waiting for me, which has changed the wind of my life to blow differently (about this I will write later on).
 After graduation I have started to work and  learn English and try to explore world differently.Later on,  I have started to participate in online courses from "EDX" Organization.This organization was new and it was having only six courses and I was taking two of them.  When I got my first certificate from "EDX" it was not only certificate, but also motivation for me to try new challenges.I decided to try new programs and develop new knowledge and skills.
 My first step was  "ITEC" scholarship program, by which I have came to India and have studied in NIIT. It was a great experience for me, because I got many friends, had increased my English knowledge, had a nice trip, met people from different cultures.
 Since 2013 I have moved to India to work and stay here. I was working as an Assistant Professor in University. And later on I have moved to Delhi and was working as a Marketing Manager.
 In 2014 I left my job and started to do MBA with specialization  Human Resource Management.I have already graduated and got my degree.
 In 2015 I was selected to participate in  Fellowship Program in Thailand , where I was presenting India.
 Now, I have plans for different projects but all about this will write in near future.
I am married, but don't have kids yet.
Thank You for Your patience. Let's start this journey together.


Love and Peace