Zen Eating

The essence of Zen is simplicity. The complications of our minds keep us distant from reality. If stripped bare of thought our mind expands in infinite direction and expression - pure consciousness. That's reality - a truth nearer than our own fingerprints. And yet we miss it. No greater example of this is shown by the food we eat - we have complicated our diets beyond recognition from what even a generation ago would know as food. We eat ingredients that belong in labs and not on kitchen tables. Our sense of taste has been distorted to tell us lies instead of wholesome nourishment. It's far from reality. And our bodies know it. It rebels in inflammation and distress. Yet we are so far in thought(s) from reality that even this we deny and continue with our slow death of poison. It's time to simplify. To strip bare our cupboards, tables and minds. Recognize food. Real food. A meal can be made from just fruit. Or vegetables. Herbs and spices provide flavor - made up condiments and sauces don't - they complicate. Strip the thought of processed meat and animal products from the mind - eat local. Find a farm that provides honest cruelty free animal products (if meat is a must) and eat in the manner of our distant tribesmen ancestors when meat was hard to come by - use it sparingly, for flavor. Many Asian cultures continue to eat this way. A very simple diet. No complications. Healthy. Enjoy.






Peace,
Eric