Consciousness, the essence of food & good nourishment

In India there is a science of life span and longevity called Ayurveda. It explains that there are basic patterns of consciousness governing the intelligence structuring the essence of our mental and physical wellbeing. For health adjusting diet accordingly to the most conducive patterns of consciousness is a must. The essence of food nourishes ones mental and physical wellbeing, it is not just material, it is spiritual, it is mental as well as physical.

These basic patterns of consciousness in food are called Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic – nourishing, stimulating, and dulling respectively. They govern what effects our mental and physical wellbeing. We must consider the essence of matter, the essence of food when we take nourishment. Not just what are the vitamins and minerals in it, but what is the actual quality of intelligence or consciousness that structures it!

We must raise our consciousness as well as make better choices in the quality of the food we expose ourselves too. The number one choice we can make considering the food we nourish ourselves with is in terms of the Sanskrit language as being Sattvic, i.e. it is nourishing, makes you feel good inside. It is fresh, organic, none GMO, ideally Vedic organic, it at least has been made with your love and attention put into it.

If the food you regularly choose for nourishment is Rajasic, and or Tamasic, it can eventually create imbalance mentally as well as physically. What we expose ourselves too through any of our five senses of perception, is what nourishes our mental and physical wellbeing. Consciousness is the essence of matter and if food is old or has been sitting on a shelf in a store for how long, grown with toxic chemical fertilizers or pesticides, picked immaturely, cooked improperly or processed with chemicals etc. this is an issue that must be taken into account if we what to feel our best and be mentally and physically well or balanced inside.

What we do and experience is an action that has its own consequences. There is one basic law of nature in the universe and that is the law of Karma, "action and reaction", what we or anyone does creates a wave in the ocean of consciousness in the universe that bounces off of everything and comes back to you in one form or another.

The truth behind Ayurveda can only be seen and understood from the perspective of Consciousness. Because it is that which permeates everything it is the one thing that brings nourishment to the whole person and the one thing everyone has in common. If there is no consciousness there is no experience of reality. Maharishi Ayurveda deals with consciousness as a fundamental principle of knowledge. To better understand the fundamental principles of Ayurveda I recommend reading the book "One unbounded ocean of Consciousness" by Dr. Tony Nader.

The beauty of consciousness based knowledge is that its not just intellectual knowledge, its knowledge that is based on ones own personal experience, that is real knowledge. The machinery of your own experience and perceptions will tell what is good or bad. Its just a matter of time with growing awareness and experience of consciousness at the bases of ones personal experience. The expansion of consciousness in Transcendental Meditation broadens the awareness through the mechanism of the transcending process where awareness expands and becomes more refined to see, know and understand the effect of our actions.

The knowledge and experience of Pure Consciousness is the link that makes cooking, health and nutrition holistic. Every experience we have changes the modes and patterns of our conscious awareness which in turn effects and manifests in our physiology. The daily experience of Pure Consciousness, an unbounded state of restful alertness neutralizes stress, nourishes and balances the whole person not just the physical.

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