Food to a large extent is what holds a society together and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
Because that’s what kindness is. It’s not doing something for someone else because they can’t but because you can.
You created the counterfeit and the genuine. You appraise all people. You appraise the true, and place them in Your treasury; You consign the false to wander in delusion.
Those who are ignorant of the supreme purpose of life will never be able to attain nirvana (liberation) in spite of their observance of the vratas (vows) and niyamas (rules) of religious conduct and practice of shila (celibacy) and tapas (penance).
