Diet, plays an over powered role in shaping our body and mind. We all know that the body literally sheds its old cells and renews them in 48 days. If we eat clean for 48 days consecutively, we will have a new body at the end of it.
So what is eating clean?
With so much misinformation about diets and eating, it is very easy to get confused. We have a school of thought which says eat every 2 hours and another which says fast for 16 hours. So where do we go and what do we follow?
We are here at this contemplating what and when to eat, purely because we have lost our sensibilities and our inner compass and our connection to our own bodies needs.
So how do we reconnect with our body and develop the ability to listen to it?
The basics for eating has always been the same.
1.) Food is God and food is medicine.
2.) Eating light, makes you feel lighter and eating heavy gives you more energy.
3.) How you eat is as important as what you eat.
Let’s delve into each of these topics.
Food is God / Food is medicine :
For most , food has become an addiction and a compulsion and therefore has lost its reverence. We are consuming and taking energy from living beings in the form of food. Our thankfulness and acceptance of it, will help us assimilate the right nutrients.
We have seen so many people talk about how changing their diet has changed their illness. Just like how food acts as a medicine, it also has the capability to give you a super charge and make you superhuman.
So, every time we eat, eat for the right reasons. Be thankful and revere what is to become part of your body.
Eating light, makes you feel lighter and eating heavy gives you more energy :
Food has the capacity to change your body and thoughts.
If we are on that path of spirituality, eating light – I.e natural foods, vegetarian/ vegan will help us have clarity of thoughts over time. But, if we need a lot of energy for physical work, we will need to eat oily heavy food.
Processed foods, with a lot of sugar and salt, like most things man-made is likely to tend us towards addiction and lethargy.
What we eat should therefore have a direct correlation to what is the weather outside, what is the physical activity that we are currently doing and a lot of other factors. Instead, we seem to be stuck to a clock and eat because “it is time to eat”. This factory worker mindset is not the best for our own growth.
What you need to eat, needs to come from within. So we first need to increase our sensitivity by eating and then observing how we feel. Note how you feel, when you have eaten, a few hours after you have eaten and even a day after you have eaten. When you start to notice this, you will then be able to intuitively expect what each food can do for you.
This skill may seem far fetched, but is a fundamental sense for us and therefore we can brush off the rust fairly quickly.
How you eat is as important as what you eat :
Eating as a process, has its own set of rules which are rarely followed.
The basics have always been the same –
Revere the food. Pray before you eat.
Sit down and eat (no standing, no walking)
Best to sit on the floor with your legs folded.
Only eat while eating (no watching television/phone or be on call etc)
Taste and chew every mouthful before you swallow.
And that’s it. Consistently done, this will also improve our sensitivity to food.
Like everything that is repeated everyday, eating has a huge impact on our mind and body. There are lots of habits that you can develop to come to an understanding of your own relationship with food.
The ideal state, will be able to accurately state when you will need to eat what and to eat it the right way. With consistent practise and will power, we can get there sooner than you think.
Onwards towards eternal peace.
Love,
V
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