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Truthful Foods
Jesus said: “Whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him… [but] That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.”
I have been making an effort lately to eat foods that are more “truthful.” It is a very simple concept: only buy foods that are what they say they are. That is: if you want to buy peanut butter, what ought to be your ingredients? Simple: peanuts! Even an idiot could eat and live like this, am I right?
Potentially, you could also phrase this as seeking foods with the least amount of ingredients. Which is an element of this approach, but incomplete in my opinion. Look at the ingredients of what you’re buying: do you recognize what each of these things is? Would you rather eat something that contains a bunch of words that you don’t know what they mean, or would you rather eat a food which is made up of five or six ingredients which speak for themselves and don’t require an advanced degree in chemistry to understand? The solution seems obvious to me. But then, I’m also focusing all my efforts towards achieving self-mastery through the yoking together of my intentions and actions.
In a practical sense, I am able to apply this to just about any area of my life. In my communications with other people, I am becoming more concise, to the point, truthful and considerate without compromising my meaning. In my emotional responses, I am able to be aware of the feeling-associations and underlying assumptions which are causing this emotional state. In my physical existence, I am learning how to move with greater grace, balance, confidence and economy. So it only makes sense that I would carry this approach of honing intention through to the building blocks of my physical life itself: food.
When you want to eat food, eat food. Don’t eat chemicals. Eating chemicals when your intention was to eat food will prevent the actualization of your intention as well as make you feel physically shitty. This should be a no-brainer, but it is unfortunately not because of socially-conditioned habits of behavior. Fortunately, by being honest with oneself and by being aware of what goes into and out of our bodies, you can overcome and replace years of negative conditioning in a relatively short period of time.
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August 12th, 2007 at 3:50 am
Fantastic advice Tim! As with food, so with drink. Drink plenty of water for the exact same reasons as mentioned in this post. Avoid tap water because of the shitty chemicals that are put into it (and god knows what else). Bottled water is much better, but even then you need to select carefully. Some bottled water still has junk added in (and others are merely “filtered” tap water supplied in a bottle).
Another great point is - if you can - then grow your own food! This is something that I have been doing over the last year or so. Start small if you want - just a few fruits or vegetables. I started with strawberries and carrots - very easy to grow! The difference in taste between home grown and shop brought is phenomenal. There is no doubt many reasons for this. Firstly a lot of shop brought fruit and veg. is genetically altered (you think you are eating an apple, but in reality you are consuming an apple modified with a dozen other bits of genetics).
Now, the main reason I love home grown food is this. You are literally loving and caring for yourself! Think of all the love and care that goes into growing these foods, that has an affect on those fruits! Part of their development is directly affected by your intentions, by your love and care. So there is a bond between you and that grown food.
When you later eat that food, part of what you are eating is your own love. The “spirit” of the plant that gave life to the fruit / veg has a relationship with you. And that relationship goes two ways. You sustain the plant, and in return it sustains you.
So - something profound has been lost for humanity in the mass production of our food. It’s nice to claim a bit of that back…
August 12th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
I’m with Marcus; good advice. I recently lost 30 pounds on weight watchers - frankly I stunned myself with how relatively easy it was to do when I really focused on it; now the difference as to which foods I crave is enormous. I have always tried to buy organic and fresh (and I don’t eat meat other than fish - I live in Hawaii, how can I turn that down??), but now, I even put the organic chips aside and reach for a nectarine instead. It’s amazing how much better I feel. And my sugar cravings are all but gone.
Not to mention, many of these food additives, such as aspartame, are thought to actually alter the chemicals in your brain; a subtle yet frightening form of mind control in some sense. One can never be completely sure how they are affecting us.
Thanks again
Aloha
-Angela
August 12th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Thanks, this reminds me of an important point which I’d like to write about.
August 12th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
I’ve been out of the picture for a while. “Good” to “be” “here” “again” (started with one but then the rest seem so wrong). You’re like the older brother I never had, almost always a step ahead of me yet following the same path. Great posts.
fuj
August 14th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
This post was great to sing. Seriously, a simple two-chord back-and-forth strumming pattern (A and D work nicely) and then talk-sing it. Fun!
It is also a good post, of course. : )
August 14th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Oh my god yes. I can’t wait for next year when my friends who have a ranch put up their greenhouse again. They haven’t done it in years because they’ve been too busy, but now that I’m here, I’ve told them will garden it for them if they’ll put it up and help me get it started. Once you’ve tasted real food…
August 14th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Yes, there’s that part of it too. : )
August 14th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
Rhythmic entrainment:
http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2007...ic-entrainment-juggling-memorization/
We really do need to start translating these things into songs which can be easily transmitted. That’s what a good “sermon” is: a song you can’t get out of your head. A song that as it repeats it repairs your mind and clarifies it. We should start working on this, seriously. Adapting things into the emotional context of a song. Simple rhythm becomes emotional meaning when set to changing tones.
August 15th, 2007 at 12:32 am
I know, I had read that one earlier today. I guess that was my mind’s way of integrating it into direct experience for me.
Absolutely. I think it’s an essential missing piece. Songs that have meaning stick with me far more than do books packed with 50 times the profundity. And to have to condense something down into a song, think how concise and powerful that would have to be. When I was singing this I was shortening parts and sometimes skipping sentences, but I think I got just as much out of it.
I think I told you about the thing I wanted to do with your podcasts and music. this would be like that but taken even further. Cool. Tell me more…