Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth
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Personal Development for Smart People
Health and Love
Use the principle of love to deepen your connection between your mind and your body. Quiet your mind, turn your attention inward, and just listen. W h a t do y o u hear? Does your body report any prob- lems that need action? Do y o u feel any subtle emotions arising? W h a t does your intuition tell y o u ? The principle of love helps y o u connect with the foods that are most naturally attractive to y o u . Pay attention to w h i c h ones feel in- tuitively right and w h i c h feel intuitively w r o n g . H o w do y o u feel about an apple? A hot d o g ? A bowl of rice? A stalk of broccoli? Do some items feel healthy to y o u while others don't? Could y o u improve your health simply by doing a better job of honoring w h a t your intuition is already telling y o u ? Are y o u treating your body in a loving manner? I feel most connected to foods that sprout from the earth itself, es- pecially fresh fruits and vegetables. Items that emerge from a factory or a slaughterhouse feel intuitively w r o n g to m e . I feel more loving and connected w h e n I eat natural plant foods. W h e n I think about eating animals, however, I feel disconnected from empathy and love. I'm forced to connect with the reality of rot- ting, decaying flesh. I know that a living being has been violently killed before its natural life span is up, usually after being imprisoned its w h o l e life under conditions any human w o u l d consider torturous. I know that slaughterhouses experience massive employee turnover because few human beings can stomach such work for long. I know that enormous amounts of resources must be expended and tons of waste produced in order to deliver animal foods to my plate. I see major incongruencies and unfairness, with some animals being valued as loving h u m a n companions while others are treated as edible sub- stances, merely because of differences in taste and profitability. I see a living being that's been reduced to a dollar sign. The only w a y I can justify eating animal foods is to disregard my intuition and dismiss my conscience. Since I've committed myself to conscious living, I cannot possibly do this. I've eaten no animal flesh since 1993 and no animal-derived products since 1997. I wish I could say that these realizations w e r e the catalyst for those changes, but 203 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SMART PEOPLE the truth is that I conducted a 30-day trial of eating no animal foods purely out of curiosity, and my awareness of the consequences of my food choices increased during and after the experiment to the point w h e r e I could never go back. W h e n I eat processed, packaged foods, I feel more foggy and disconnected. I see lifeless chemicals that may fuel my body but can never fully nourish m e . I know such foods are marketed and sold based on their profitability, not their health properties, so these products don't feel loving to m e . I see falsehood promoted as truth, fragmenta- tion presented as wholeness, and weakness pitched as strength. Eat- ing large quantities of such foods lowers my consciousness and makes me less of w h o I a m . W h a t do y o u feel w h e n y o u tune in to the foods y o u eat? Your im- pressions may be completely different from mine, and that's perfectly fine. Listen to your o w n feelings, not the echoes of other people's opinions. W h a t does your intuition tell y o u ? Next, tune in and connect with your physical-activity patterns. W h a t does your intuition say about your current exercise habits, work activities, and stress levels? Do y o u really need an expert to tell y o u w h e r e y o u can improve, or does your intuition reveal the first steps on the path of positive g r o w t h ? Are y o u treating your body in a loving manner? Of the foods y o u eat and the activities y o u experience, w h i c h ones are most compatible with the real y o u ? W h i c h ones are incompatible? Does killing and eating living creatures feel g o o d to y o u , or does it turn y o u off? H o w do y o u feel about fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes? Are y o u more naturally drawn to w h o l e or processed foods? C a n y o u feel the difference between loving and unloving choices? H o w do y o u feel about various forms of physical exercise? W h a t do y o u perceive w h e n y o u think about the physical elements of your daily routine, including your work? Applying the principle of love to explore your deepest feelings isn't easy. Nevertheless, if y o u wish to g r o w into a more conscious h u m a n being, y o u must follow those answers wherever they lead. Don't deny w h a t y o u know in your heart to be true. It's okay if y o u lack the strength to change right now. It's better to smoke a cigarette 204 Health or d o w n a glass of alcohol consciously, with full awareness that it's w r o n g for y o u , than to lower your consciousness and disconnect from your intuitive feelings. Download 1.6 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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