Is there a connection between food and spirituality?
HERE’S an interesting question from reader John Morales on the connection between the food we eat, psychic ability and spirituality.
“I read in your book ‘The Powers of Your Inner Mind’ that when one abstained from eating certain foods, one could improve his psychic ability.
“This makes me wonder if there is a direct link between diet and deep spirituality. If so, does it make the practice of vegetarianism by Buddhists the correct path to spirituality?
“Is it then correct to hypothesize that one can more easily get what he is wishing for if he abstains from certain foods? And also from such mundane things as watching too much television? Will this (vegetarianism) do wonders if coupled with meditation? “I am one of your many students and I really appreciate the knowledge that you are opening for us.”
No universal answer
You have asked a question for which there is no universal agreement. Some people claim it does not matter what you eat as long as you are consistent in your practice.
However, many spiritual teachers and mystics all over the world believe that there is a direct connection between spirituality, psychic powers and the food we eat. This is what I believe, too.
Why are vegetarianism and abstaining from eating meat conducive to spiritual growth and psychic ability?
First, our physical structure and psychological processes are not meant for meat. Meat-eating animals have sharp fangs to tear meat. They salivate heavily to predigest the meat before it even reaches the stomach. They have short colons so the meat they eat gets out of their body or is excreted at once.Meat easily rots and must be eliminated quickly, otherwise it becomes toxic.
Vegetable- and fruit-eating animals do not have fangs. They do not salivate heavily when eating and they have long colons. Fruits and vegetables do not rot or become toxic as fast as animal meat.
One thing more, when an animal is butchered or killed, it releases toxins that get absorbed by humans when they eat the meat. Even if modern slaughtering process is followed to make the killing of animals painless, they are still aware they will be killed and they release toxins.
We are what we eat. If we eat animal meat, don’t we literally and in reality make that animal part of us?
Almost all religions of the world advocate a more vegetarian diet. Although the Christian religion allows the eating of lamb and, I think, chicken, it does ask us to avoid certain animal meats they consider to be unclean.The Muslims do not eat pork. The Hindus and Buddhists completely avoid eating animal meat.
You will note that societies that avoid eating meat are also highly spiritual, while those that are meat eaters are the most materialistic in the world. I do not have to name the countries whose populations are mainly meat eaters and those that are vegetarians.
Among all the established religions in the world, the Buddhists are the most peace-loving and they are vegetarians. Actually, no religion is essentially violent. But followers are sometimes driven to excesses.
Even Christianity, whose founder, Jesus, was peace-loving, has had a long history of violence and cruelty.
A vegetarian diet is conducive not only to a peaceful and quiet mind, but also to spiritual growth and understanding.
Cards for reading
Here’s a question on the use of cards for psychic reading from Edward who attended my seminar on ESP in Clark Field, Pampanga, last year.
“Lately, I tried using playing cards for psychic reading and the [subjects of the reading] were amazed. They said everything I told them was true. I just want to ask if there is anything wrong or negative in using cards for reading.”
I don’t see anything wrong or negative in using cards for psychic reading. These are merely tools to access information from our subconscious minds and they have no power on their own. Some use crystal balls, tea leaves, chicken egg and other materials for psychic readings.
As long as your intentions are good and noble, I see nothing wrong in using cards for psychic readings.
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“I read in your book ‘The Powers of Your Inner Mind’ that when one abstained from eating certain foods, one could improve his psychic ability.
“This makes me wonder if there is a direct link between diet and deep spirituality. If so, does it make the practice of vegetarianism by Buddhists the correct path to spirituality?
“Is it then correct to hypothesize that one can more easily get what he is wishing for if he abstains from certain foods? And also from such mundane things as watching too much television? Will this (vegetarianism) do wonders if coupled with meditation? “I am one of your many students and I really appreciate the knowledge that you are opening for us.”
No universal answer
You have asked a question for which there is no universal agreement. Some people claim it does not matter what you eat as long as you are consistent in your practice.
However, many spiritual teachers and mystics all over the world believe that there is a direct connection between spirituality, psychic powers and the food we eat. This is what I believe, too.
Why are vegetarianism and abstaining from eating meat conducive to spiritual growth and psychic ability?
First, our physical structure and psychological processes are not meant for meat. Meat-eating animals have sharp fangs to tear meat. They salivate heavily to predigest the meat before it even reaches the stomach. They have short colons so the meat they eat gets out of their body or is excreted at once.Meat easily rots and must be eliminated quickly, otherwise it becomes toxic.
Vegetable- and fruit-eating animals do not have fangs. They do not salivate heavily when eating and they have long colons. Fruits and vegetables do not rot or become toxic as fast as animal meat.
One thing more, when an animal is butchered or killed, it releases toxins that get absorbed by humans when they eat the meat. Even if modern slaughtering process is followed to make the killing of animals painless, they are still aware they will be killed and they release toxins.
We are what we eat. If we eat animal meat, don’t we literally and in reality make that animal part of us?
Almost all religions of the world advocate a more vegetarian diet. Although the Christian religion allows the eating of lamb and, I think, chicken, it does ask us to avoid certain animal meats they consider to be unclean.The Muslims do not eat pork. The Hindus and Buddhists completely avoid eating animal meat.
You will note that societies that avoid eating meat are also highly spiritual, while those that are meat eaters are the most materialistic in the world. I do not have to name the countries whose populations are mainly meat eaters and those that are vegetarians.
Among all the established religions in the world, the Buddhists are the most peace-loving and they are vegetarians. Actually, no religion is essentially violent. But followers are sometimes driven to excesses.
Even Christianity, whose founder, Jesus, was peace-loving, has had a long history of violence and cruelty.
A vegetarian diet is conducive not only to a peaceful and quiet mind, but also to spiritual growth and understanding.
Cards for reading
Here’s a question on the use of cards for psychic reading from Edward who attended my seminar on ESP in Clark Field, Pampanga, last year.
“Lately, I tried using playing cards for psychic reading and the [subjects of the reading] were amazed. They said everything I told them was true. I just want to ask if there is anything wrong or negative in using cards for reading.”
I don’t see anything wrong or negative in using cards for psychic reading. These are merely tools to access information from our subconscious minds and they have no power on their own. Some use crystal balls, tea leaves, chicken egg and other materials for psychic readings.
As long as your intentions are good and noble, I see nothing wrong in using cards for psychic readings.
http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view_article.php?article_id=49055
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