我們每天都要吃進大量的食物，以滿足營養的需要。我們渴望有健康的身體，卻常常忽視心靈健康的重要性。對人來說，心靈健康應該是生活中的首要考慮因素，因為它可以決定我們的身體健康狀況。
或許我們都有過這種經驗：只是與朋友坐在一起，體驗著彼此心靈的共鳴，即使只有幾分鐘，那種愉快的感受，絕不是一起大吃大喝能比擬的。
就像我們其他生理需要那樣，飲食可以成為通往精神領域的途徑。除了為身體提供營養，飲食還能幫助我們實現更高層次的目標。
如果僅僅把飲食視為味覺感官上的享受，我們就會浪費食物和生命。把飲食需要與欲望掛鉤，就無法提升我們生命的品質，甚至對健康造成損害。在欲望的驅動下，我們往往過度關注調味，忽略每一口食物的真正味道，結果吃進很多不健康的東西。
如果有意識地對待飲食，我們就能從中獲得更多知識、增進友誼，並深刻體會世間的美好，進而對大自然心懷感激，並對生命充滿熱愛。這種進食方式，既滿足我們對營養的需要，也為我們提供更多與別人或自然連結的機會。
當遇到喜歡的食物，我們先平靜地欣賞，細心地感受它，避免大口地吞食。這樣的做法並不會引起厭食的感覺，反而有助把飲食納入心靈的體驗中，為生命帶來更多益處。把飲食視為一種心靈的活動，我們將從中獲得更豐富精神滋養。
在空虛與孤獨的狀態下進食，餐後我們會繼續空虛，而且消化食物的負擔會使我們感到增加疲勞。如果帶著負面情緒進食，或在進食中產生負面情緒，這樣更會傷害我們的消化系統，影響營養的吸收。
因此，最有益於我們的飲食方式，是與喜愛的人一起，帶著愉快的心情進食，共享食物、故事和歡笑。這樣我們的身心都會得到滿足，將飲食提升到更高的層次，那是愛的境界。
我們的生理需要早已演化為心靈上的需求。因此我們必須明辨，哪些需要出於欲望，哪些源自生命本身。帶著這種意識，我們在尋求滿足的時候，才不容易作出錯誤的選擇，並始終守護著自己的生命。
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The path to Tranquility (109) From diet to the mind
We have to eat a lot of food every day, to meet our nutritional needs. We aspire to have a healthy body but often overlook the importance of mental well-being. For humans, mental health should be a primary consideration in life because it can determine our physical health status.
Perhaps we have all had this kind of experience: just sitting with friends and experiencing the resonance of each other's hearts, even if it is only for a few minutes, the pleasant feeling is by no means comparable to excessive eating and drinking together.
Just as with other physiological needs, diet can be a pathway to the spiritual realm. Besides providing nutrition to the body, diet can also help us achieve higher-level goals.
If we merely see diet as a sensory enjoyment of taste, we will waste food and life. Linking our dietary needs with desires cannot enhance the quality of our life and can even be detrimental to our health. Driven by our desires, we tend to focus too much on seasoning, neglecting the true taste of each bite and end up eating a lot of unhealthy stuff.
If we approach diet consciously, then we can gain more knowledge, foster friendships, deeply appreciate the beauty of the world, feel grateful to nature, and be filled with love for life. This way of eating not only meets our nutritional needs, but also provides us with more opportunities to connect with others or nature.
When encountering food we enjoy, we first appreciate it calmly, feel it carefully, and avoid swallowing it in large mouthfuls. Such an approach will not cause the feeling of anorexia, but will help to incorporate eating into the spiritual experience and bring more benefits to life. Treat diet as a spiritual activity, and we will get richer spiritual nourishment from it.
Eating in a state of emptiness and loneliness, we will continue to feel empty after the meal, and the burden of digesting food can make us feel more fatigued. If we eat with negative emotions, or generate negative emotions during eating, it will harm our digestive system and affect nutrient absorption.
Hence, the most beneficial way of eating for us is to dine with loved ones, in a joyful state of mind, sharing food, stories, and laughter. This way, both our body and mind will be satisfied, elevating our diet to a higher level, which is the realm of love.
Our physiological needs have long evolved into spiritual needs. Therefore, we must distinguish which needs stem from desires and which originate from life itself. With this awareness, we will less prone to make erroneous choices when seeking satisfaction and always safeguard our own lives.
On August 25, 2023
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