Nourishing spirit

Eating food represents our connection with the divine on the most basic level, but goes deeper to the most profound level. Our relationship with what we eat mirrors our relationship to god and the universe. Both because the food we eat is the universe, and every time we intake a natural substance into our body we are taking part in that infinite interplay of dependent reactions and relationships which are the movement of existence, and in realizing we are a manifestation of the divine, here on this planet to serve it and know the divine through the instrument we have received in this existence: our bodies. In order to maintain a healthy body, capable of realizing spirit, we need to eat. So the food we take in and our relationship to the quality and quantity that is consumed, represents on a personal level how committed we are to serving the divine consciousness as a channel for its energy.

When we eat blindly, in excess, we are clogging the channel and denying a beautiful and higher aspect of ourselves, which is the connection with the higher realms of existence. When we deprive ourselves of food excessively, we are basically denying the body the nourishment needed to sustain the vessel which is meant to aid us in realizing the divine. Thus, a proper balance in eating will harmonize our body and mind with the universe, put us in tune with our purpose and establish our connection with the divine consciousness which allows all this manifestation to take place.

The quality of our food is of great importance. If we eat chemically processed foods we are moving steps away from god realization, because we are moving farther away from its most perfect form of manifestation – nature itself. The closer we eat to nature, without harming the delicate fabric of life in its oceans and forests, the more harmonized our nourishment is and as a result, the more harmonized our being will feel and interact with its environment, allowing us to be open to more subtle aspects of reality as well.