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The ideal spiritual diet.
It is not what you may think.
All creatures, except humans, live off food provided by Nature as is, which we would likely call bland, uncooked and unseasoned. Humans run a restaurant within Nature’s ‘restaurant.’ Taste has a significant influence on us, and we cannot comfortably live without food cooked, processed and seasoned to suit our palate. How we approach food, one of the essential pillars of survival, is a reflection of our relationship with existence. Every grain of rice has energy that can nourish the body. A simple act such as eating food, when done mindfully, can help us grow into oneness with the rest of existence. Spirituality is growth and food is representative of growth. The journey of life starts with the body, and then inwards from the mind to the rest of our interiority, as well as outwards into the world.
The body
When the body which is the essence of the food we eat, is in harmony with the mind, inner awareness and the world we live in, it becomes easy to foster spiritual growth. On a strong foundation built upon the body and the mind, we can create a lasting spiritual legacy of which we will be the primary beneficiaries. It becomes a bank we can draw from during challenging times. Before anything else, the health of the body and the mind should be the primary concern. When one or both are weakened by disease, disuse or misuse they…
