Everything except you arises out of food. The body gives rise to the mind. The mind gives rise to thoughts, feelings, memory, associations, perceptions. Its like burning wood. The wood(body) gives rise to the flame (mind). The body gives rise to the mind by burning food. The body itself is made of food. Food is the source of consciousness. In a way, food is God :)
And the mind is consciousness in motion and consciousness is the conditioned (saguna) aspect of the Self. The unconditioned (nirguna) is another aspect and beyond lies the abyss of the absolute (paramartha). Maharaj : Quite so, the world of Absolute Reality, onto which your mind has projected a world of relative unreality is independent of yourself, for the very simple reason that it is yourself. Even the sense of 'I am' is composed of the pure light and the sense of being. The 'I' is there even without the 'am'. So is the pure light there whether you say 'I' or not. Become aware of that pure light and you will never lose it. The beingness in being, the awareness in consciousness, the interest in every experience -- that is not describable, yet perfectly accessible, for there is nothing else. *This might me more relevant to your question : Speech is not only the means to convey one's ideas to others, it is also a way to understand things personally. When we choose to convey ideas to others, we generally use spoken language, known as VAIKHARI. A finer form of speech that serves as the medium for thinking and understanding, through which a person forms definite and indefinite ideas about words and their meanings, is the mental speech called MADHYAMA. It is an internal reflection of manifestation of awareness taking the form of ideas. There is a still finer level of speech, far subtler in character and resides in the inner-most part of our being. It is called PASYANTI. It is known as the "be-holding speech" because through its medium enlightened people can behold all objective existence within themselves. Beyond this is PARAVAC the supreme speech or the transcendental speech. This consists of pure awareness of the self. It is also called PARAVANI. This doctrine can also be understood by the example of an artist's creation from the grossest to the finest level. His tangible creation like a painting etc. can be VAIKHARI and the images formed mentally, where his creation shines within him in the form of MADHYAMA. Before even this exists a subtle creative urge like a stir, or restlessness or inward flutter which is PASYANTI. Finally, at the most subtle level, the original seed of the artistic creation lies in the inner most center which is shining as PARAVAC, the Supreme speech.* On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:20 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey RS, Do words also come out of food? > > Sent via BlackBerry from Vodafone > ------------------------------ > *From: * roomsearching <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:06:42 +0100 > *To: *godszen<[email protected]> > *Cc: *Advaita-Zen<[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: Nirvana > > *In spite of its primevality, however, the sense of ‘I am’ is not the > Highest. It is not the Absolute. The sense, or taste of ‘I am-ness’ is not > absolutely beyond time. Being the essence of the five elements, it, in a > way, depends upon the world. It arises from the body, which, in its turn, is > built by food, consisting of the elements. It disappears when the body dies, > like the spark extinguishes when the incense stick burns out. When pure > awareness is attained, no need exists any more, not even for ‘I am’, which > is but a useful pointer, a direction-indicator towards the Absolute. The > awareness ‘I am’ then easily ceases. What prevails is that which cannot be > described, that which is beyond words. It is this ‘state’ which is most > real, a state of pure potentiality, which is prior to everything. The ‘I am’ > and the universe are mere reflections of it. It is this reality which a > jnani has realised.* > > Nisargadatta from I am That > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 1:46 AM, roomsearching <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *You can feel the rising of consciousness from the source. >> When you have heavy food like meat, this energy arising becomes very thick >> and more heavy. >> When you have lighter food like fruits, the consciousness becomes more >> clearer and subtle. >> When you are fasting or have digested all the food, you feel the whole >> field clear, still and more cool and blissful. >> In any case, there is always bliss because consciousness is basically >> blissful. >> But there are different qualities added to it by food. >> Hence the qualities of the food define the quality of the so called mind. >> The most well balanced state is called Sattva or pure creative energy. >> With certain foods we become desperate and violent - hence Rajasic food is >> used by soldiers. >> Tamasic food makes us more lazy and depressed - high oily and cheese and >> cold foods in general. >> Satvic food is always recommended - fruits, vegetables and all health >> foods in general. >> Once you reach Self realization, you are always in Satvic mode because you >> are controlling the state from the source. >> Sattva is pure creative energy - consciousness with 5 elements.* >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:58 AM, godszen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> roomsearching wrote: >>> > The bliss comes and goes. Because it is an effect of food. >>> >>> it is my opinion that bliss is a quality of awareness >>> that is known in consciousness >>> >>> of course I could be wrong? >>> >>> > ... stillness has to be maintained for a period of time until you can >>> > clearly identify the source. >>> >>> yes, >> >> >> >
