February 24, 2007 at 17:15:55 Spiritual Cookery by Bob Makransky     Page 2 of 2 page(s) http://www.awakeningpath.com

You can easily tell when food has bad vibes. It's not that it tastes bad per se; rather, it feels wrong or out of place in your mouth – there's no incentive to chew it and swallow it. Whenever you get a feeling like this about something you are eating, spit it out. Don't swallow it, even to be polite. Much processed, convenience food "tastes" like this – bland, insipid, effete, enervated – but people get so used to this kind of food that they can't tell the difference any more. They just assume that feeling lousy all the time is how you're supposed to feel, and they cease to notice that it is their food which is bringing them down.

Finally, talk to your food. Thank it as if it were alive and could understand you. Not long conversation, just a simple acknowledgment that you are aware of being in the presence of a sentient being who is worthy of your respect, who died for you, and from whom you wish a favor. You wouldn't ask a human being for a favor in a surly, disrespectful manner; on the contrary, you would ask humbly and respectfully, and feel gratitude for the favor when granted. And that is how you must address your food: take small bites, chew it slowly and mindfully, eat in silence paying attention to the act of eating, and never eat until full.


(excerpted from Bob Makransky's book Magical Living)

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