The power of food

Since the beginning of time one aspect of human social experience has stood as the 'place' for communication and family bonding: food. In contemporary human life dinner it is often the only place and time when a family sits down together. In tribal times (of course there are still tribes today) the cooking of a slaughtered animal or cultivated vegetables brought the group to share ideas and feelings. Think about it these days; When you love someone for a date, meet colleagues, get together with old friends and acquaintances, we went out to eat. What is share food that puts us in a relaxed and communicable state? It could be just science and the fact that if you are tense when you eat, the food is not digested well? Or, you might have some psychological foundation has to do with the idea that you are sharing some life-giving sustenance with your fellow species instead of warring over it? ¿Subconsciously we recognize the facts that we are able to live another day as well as sew healthy seeds for future generations? 

I think of all the problems in the world today. Maybe if we all got together for a feast that could work to some practices, say while drinking coconut milk or a loaf of bread chewing solutions. The current Dalai Lama (14) is quoted as saying, "Sometimes I think that the act of bringing food is one of the basic roots of all relationships." 

There is also the idea of ​​food as a means to transfer emotional energy. Currently I'm living with a friend who is very skilled in the kitchen. Use high quality ingredients and professional skills, but also follows the belief that you are in, the amount of effort and awareness of what mood give the cooking process and the love and gratitude you feel for the ability to eat is essential to a good meal. I read a famous book Hari Krishna and Taoist teachings how the actual emotions that you feel when you cook a meal to food energy is transmitted through chi. Feelings and food are two forms of energy. Native Americans believe that all thoughts and emotions are 'alive'. 

You may have seen the last movie, 'fucking do we know?' Read whatthebleep.com. In this film world renowned scientists discussed the idea that all thoughts and emotions are physically material in the sense that they are produced by chemicals and transmitted in electric form. Therefore, a happy cook spreads happiness really enjoy preparing a meal. 

So, next time you sit down to a meal with friends or family or guest kitchen, remember the importance of this experience often underestimated. For hundreds of thousands of years all the way from our cousins ​​of social life it was based around the acquisition and distribution of food. It is often the main time to communicate to those who put up with more expensive, so please do not take it for granted or think that just because it is necessary for survival that no significant and mysterious aspect to the experience. Relating to others is one of the most important elements in the existence of a social creature; the food is a time and place to germinate and grow relationships. It's just something of the power of food.