Methods & practices
in a spiritual work - #1

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People think it is what you eat that is of first importance. No, food is only a means. It is not so much what you eat as the way you eat that is important. Eat whatever you want, but eat it correctly and in reasonable amounts and you will stay well. You must not think that fatigue is always the result of overwork. No, it is very often caused by a waste of energy, and you are wasting energy when you swallow your food without chewing it properly and without having impregnated it with your thoughts and feelings, for it is more indigestible and much more difficult to assimilate.

Do you want to be in control of your nerves? Then begin by learning to eat correctly! The health of the nervous system depends on the work that is done in the mouth. If you want to have inexhaustible reserves of nervous energy and be in command of your physical body and your emotions and feelings, chew your food for a long time, slowly, consciously and with love. Try it! You will see that your nervous system will be considerably strengthened. Most people eat too fast and swallow their food without chewing it and then, for the rest of the day, they are nervous and irritable. Self-education must begin with a conscious, sensible way of eating. He who respects the laws of nutrition will feel calm and unruffled, he will achieve control, self-mastery and peace.