Food and Energy

Thanksgiving Turkey and Energy

Thanksgiving made me think of Turkey recipes and food in general.

I thank the supreme energy for one think above all.

Thank you for not letting me be a Turkey on this thanksgiving day.

Is there any relationship between food and energy?

Of course at a physical level, you know food is converted into energy for the body to use and function properly. At a higher level too the type of food we eat contributes to the type of thoughts we have and the way our mind works.

In India we say "Aahar cannot be without Samhaar. But we should choose such an Aahar that involves the minimum amount of Samhaar".

Ahar or Aahar means food.

Samhaar means annihilation or destruction.

If I want to eat bread, wheat has to be crushed into flour and that flour has to go through further process of destruction before it takes the form of a food item that I can digest.

No one can eat without this annihilation.

But what do we mean by minimum amount of annihilation?

The higher we move in consciousness, the more we are affected by what happens to us. An animal has a more awakened consciousness than a vegetable and human being as the superior animal has a consciousness that can extend beyond the world.

If I cut a tree, as a living being, it will suffer a little. If I cut an animal, the suffering will be felt more. If I kill an human being, I hurt not only the person but a whole lot of others associated with him as well as myself. (Why myself? If you believe every action has an equal and opposite reaction, you will surely know that by killing him I have hired someone to murder me in this birth or the next one.)

The suffering of the tree is less compared to the suffering of the animal. So by eating vegetarian food we are not completely free of annihilation but we have reduced the impact of our action by inflicting it on a less conscious being.

We cannot live without food and we have to eat to sustain this body. But we have to choose such food that involves less destruction at a higher consciousness level.

Food habits are developed right from childhood. Had I been born in a family where non-vegetarian food was fed to me right from childhood, I would have preferred that later in life too.

In many families it is believed that children cannot be healthy without eating meat. But a large number of vegetarian recipes have all the required nutrients for a balanced diet minus the fat content of the non-veg recipes.

One part of the food we eat goes to our mind and influences our thoughts. Non vegetarian food makes our mind restless and is not suitable for people who practice meditation.

Whichever animal we kill and eat, the tendencies of that animal are inherent in the flesh of that animal. So by eating that animal, we are influencing our mind to have similar tendencies.

Besides every action has an equal and opposite reaction. So I believe that I would be at the receiving end one day, if I kill an animal today.

These thoughts may sound crazy to you. Just write to me and tell me to go to hell :)