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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
Below is an article and recipes that may be of interest to members of this
group. If the Buddha Came to Dinner How to Nourish Your Body to Awaken Your Spirit By Halé Sofia Schatz with Shira Shaiman Published by Hyperion March 2004; $14.95US/$22.95CAN; 0-7868-6883-X If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? Fast food? A frozen meal quickly reheated in the microwave? Chances are you'd feed your honored guest a delicious meal prepared with love and care. But the next time you have dinner, what will you eat? With so much processed food in the marketplace, obesity in adults and children dramatically on the rise, and digestive problems increasingly more common, it's clear that we're facing a serious food crisis in this country. The answer, however, isn't just to go on a diet. Reducing the intake of refined and processed foods and increasing whole foods certainly can improve one's health. But we need more. We need to feed ourselves with a sense of purpose, self-respect, love, and passion for our lives. We need to nourish our spirits. Nourishment isn't a fad diet but a lifelong journey, and Halé Sofia Schatz is the ideal guide. Gentle, wise, and humorous, she shows us the way to the heart of nourishment -- our own inner wisdom that knows exactly how to feed our whole self. A perfect blend of inspiration and practical suggestions, If the Buddha Came to Dinner includes guidelines for selecting vital foods, ideas for keeping your energy balanced throughout the day, a cleanse program, and over 60 recipes to awaken your palate. Open this book and nurture yourself as never before. You'll be fed in a whole new way. Authors Halé Sofia Schatz, nourishment educator and consultant, has cultivated the vital correlation between nourishment, health, and spiritual awareness for over 30 years. Halé presents her nourishment training programs in academic, corporate, and public settings. She lives in the Boston area with her family. Shira Shaiman is a freelance writer. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit www.halesofiaschatz.com or www.writtenvoices.com Reviews "Nourish your body and soul by reading this book! Halé's profound approach to food and healing goes beyond the body to the deepest place where we all long to be fed -- our spirits. This book will change the way you think about eating forever." --Cheryl Richardson, author of Take Time for Your Life "Everybody who cares about their long-term health would do well to read this book and experiment with this simple and powerful way of bringing mindfulness and sensitivity to our relationship to food, to what's cooking, and to who's eating." --Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., author of Wherever You Go, There You Are "Halé Sofia Schatz translates the wisdom of the oldest cultures on earth to our modern lives, showing us how to reclaim our health and, in the process, ourselves. Her work is subtle, joyful, and transformational." --David S. Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., director, Obesity Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School "Halé Sofia Schatz has developed a truly unique approach to nourishment. The profound practice she teaches is both pragmatic and highly effective." --Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddhist Heart "Halé changed my life. I never have dinner without her." --Andre Gregory, director, actor, playwright, star of My Dinner with Andre "Halé inspires us to see our dinner plate in a new yet ancient light, leading us back to the sensual, healthful relationship with food that is our birthright as human beings." --Mollie Katzen, author of Moosewood Cookbook and Sunlight Café Excerpt The following is an excerpt from the book If the Buddha Came to Dinner by Halé Sofia Schatz Shira Shaiman Published by Hyperion; March 2004; $14.95US/$22.95CAN; 0-7868-6883-X Copyright © 2004 Halé Sofia Schatz What Is Nourishment? When we are nourished, we know who we are. We know how we feel. We understand our priorities. We have a clearer understanding of our deep purpose in life. We have the freedom to act in a way that honors our truest self. When we are nourished, we move through life with graceful strength rather than helplessly reacting to the winds and storms that may blow our way. If you can listen and respond to the inner messages of your spirit, then you're in a state of nourishment. On the one hand, nourishment is food, yet food alone will never be enough to nourish us. Supermarket shelves are overflowing, but in this country we are starving for more. We are hungry for the nourishing foods and activities that feed our bodies, hearts, minds, and spirits as one integrated being. From the time I was a young girl, I have been aware of nourishment as a daily practice. I spent the first eight years of my life in Istanbul. My memories of Turkey all have to do with the smells, sounds, sights, and tastes of food. From the time I was a toddler I practically lived in the kitchen, where my mother, grandmother, and aunts could keep an eye on me. From my seat, I would watch the elaborate and ancient dance of women preparing food to feed their family, which was directed by my grandmother, my nene, who most definitely was in charge of the kitchen. Every morning we would go to the outdoor market to buy the fresh produce, fish, and meat for that day. The day's meals depended on what the earth had yielded. We bought bread from the local ovens, piping hot. When I was old enough, it was my job to get the bread. I loved this daily chore, walking home with the fresh loaf under my arm, warming my whole body. I always broke off the crusty end and ate it during the five-minute walk home. Under the tutelage of my grandmother, mother, and favorite aunt, I learned how to use all my senses to select the freshest vegetables and fruits it in the market. I came to understand that the best, ripest produce carries a certain vibration -- in its color and texture you can feet that it had been picked within hours. When I bit into the peach that we bought from the nearby orchard, the flavor and nectar burst in my mouth. I could taste the sun, rain, and earth in that piece of fruit. I could feel its life force. Those happy hours in the kitchen were my first encounter with the hearth of nourishment. I loved the regular rhythms of marketing, cooking, and leisurely eating our meals together every evening with our cousins and other relatives who always dropped by. These rhythms connected me to my family and to my community. I intuitively understood that food's nourishing capacity far exceeded basic physical survival. Food had the power to bring a family together, to connect me to the earth and our planet's cycles, to nurture all my senses. Transformational Nourishment When we begin to properly nourish our bodies, an amazing transformation takes place: We begin to discover ways for nourishing all parts of ourselves. This is transformational nourishment, the process of transforming habitual, constricting patterns and behaviors into nourishing practices that encourage growth and development. Is it really possible that food can help us live fuller, more aware lives? The answer is yes! Healthy foods alone won't enlighten you. In fact, they, too, can become an obsession. The key to transformational nourishment is awareness. Transformational nourishment isn't a quick-fix food program; it's a set of tools for living an aware life. There are myriad paths for learning self-awareness, from religious traditions and faiths to yoga, meditation, and other spiritual disciplines. In general, however, the connection between food and spiritual development has not been widely explored. Most food models available today tend to focus only on the physical or emotional levels, such as dieting and eating disorders. Transformational nourishment's unique approach turns food and eating into a daily practice for becoming physically, emotionally, and spiritually aware. The natural human inclination is to continually grow, change, and create. Even as you read this sentence, great biochemical changes are occurring within your body. Millions of cells are being created and dying, and we aren't close to being aware of it. Growth is a constant for all levels of life, from the cellular to the cosmic. So, too, as humans, our natural state is one of growth and change. But sometimes we get stuck. In our culture, we particularly run into problems because we are living more sedentary lives, and we eat the sweet, sticky, salty, highly refined foodstuffs that perpetuate a sedentary existence. These foods also tend to trap us in places where we feel safe, secure, and resistant to change. When we are clear about our intention of how we want to develop, the foods that propel us forward usually are the ones that we don't crave. I've been a nourishment consultant for over twenty-five years and I've never seen a client who has addictive patterns with vegetables or lean proteins, such as tofu, fish, and organic meat. It may seem simple, but just by shifting your food consumption to more vital essence foods (vegetables, fruit, grains, lean proteins), you will feel more empowered and in touch with a deeper part of yourself. While transformational nourishment is a subtle, nonlinear process, it's helpful to break it down into its multiple parts so you can see how the physical, emotional, and spiritual interconnect. As you start to eat clean food, the body responds by eliminating what isn't necessary. Depending on the individual, many types of physical changes can manifest over time -- from greater energy and clarity of mind to improved digestion, weight loss, disappearance of allergies, and a strengthened immune system. At the same time, a similar process has been triggered on the emotional and spiritual levels. Negative emotional and behavioral patterns may also reveal themselves as "toxic." Maybe your self-perceptions, relationships, or how you've been living your life no longer support the person you are today, or the person you genuinely wish to become. When the body and emotions are unbalanced, we can't hear the voice that is our spirit, the deeper conscious- ness that we know to be true. With the body and emotions in a balanced, receptive state, the spiritual part of ourselves is more accessible. To make lasting changes, you need both awareness and action. just as something is dying, something new is being born. To make room for your new self, you have to prune the old patterns. Letting go is risky business because the old patterns, the old shell, seem so secure. The choice is yours. You can exert a lot of energy trying to resist your growth, or you can respond to the messages from your spirit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Shiitake Mushroom Soup Serves 4 Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 10-12 minutes Seasons: Spring/Summer 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 10 fresh shiitake mushroom caps, sliced 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 cups boiling water 1-2 tablespoons freshly squeezed limejuice 1/2 teaspoons crumbled wakame, dulse, or kelp sea vegetable freshly ground black pepper to taste Garnish 1 cup arugula or bok choy, coarsely chopped 1 finely chopped scallion 1. In a medium soup pot, heat olive oil over medium heat Add the onion, mushroom caps, and salt and sauté for about 5 minutes or until the onion is soft. 2. Add the boiling water to the onion and mushrooms and cook for 5 more minutes. Turn off the heat and season with lime juice, sea vegetable, and pepper, adjusting as necessary. Garnish individual bowls with arugula or bok choy and scallions just before serving. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Asian Spring Rolls Yield: 1 roll Suggested Serving: 3 rolls per person Preparation Time: 10 minutes Seasons: Spring/Summer/Fall 1 1 large (8-inch) spring roll rice wrapper (see note) 1/2 sheet of nori sea vegetable 1 arugula leaf, or 2 sprigs watercress small amount of sprouts (sunflower, radish, broccoli, etc.) 2˝-inch piece of scallion 4-5 fresh mint leaves 2-3 thin slices of ripe avocado 1. Place the rice wrapper under hot water from your kitchen sink until pliable, about 5-10 seconds. Remove immediately. Gently shake off any excess water and set onto a dry, flat surface. 2. Place the half sheet of nori on the bottom part of the rice wrapper (the part nearest you). Add the remaining ingredients on top of the nori, starting with the arugula and sprouts, leaving a 1-inch space around the edges. Be careful not to overstuff the roll, as the wrapper will teae if it is too full. 3. Start rolling from the bottom, folding in the sides as you roll. The rice wrapper is sticky when it's wet, so it will adhere to itself. The rolls are best served the same day. If storing in the refrigerator, cover them well with plastic wrap or a damp cloth so that they don't dry out. Variation: Try filling the roll with feta cheese, vermicelli, or any combination of fresh vegetables and herbs that are in season. Note: Rice wrappers are available at Asian markets or whole foods stores. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Asian Spring Roll Dipping Sauces Yield: 1/4 cup Preparation Time: 10 minutes Seasons: All These lively dressings are fantastic dipping sauces for the Asian Spring Rolls (see page 235). They're also great for green salads, steamed vegetables, or to dress up canned tuna or salmon. Miso Wasabi Sauce 1 tablespoon light or mellow miso 3 tablespoons water 1/4 teaspoon wasabi mustard 1 tablespoon chopped scallions Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Mix well until the mixture is smooth. Add more water for a thinner consistency. Cleanse Note: This recipe is not appropriate for the cleanse. Spicy Ginger Miso Sauce 1 teaspoon light or mellow miso 3 tablespoons sesame oil 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon wasabi mustard 1/22 teaspoon freshly grated ginger pinch of crushed red pepper Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Mix well until the mixture is smooth. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Soul-Satisfying Fish Stew Serves 4 Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 30-40 minutes Seasons: Fall/Winter/Spring 2-3 small leeks 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger 2-3 carrots, matchstick sliced 6 shiitake mushroom caps, sliced 2-3 large potatoes, cut in 1/2-inch cubes 2 tablespoons tamari or Bragg 1 tablespoon wakame or dulse granules 1 pound white fish fillets: haddock, sole, cod, or tilapia, rinsed 4 stalks bok choy, chopped 3 tablespoons arrowroot (optional) Garnish 4 scallions or a handful of arugula, chopped 1. Trim the roots of the leeks. Slice off and discard the tough green leaves from the tops of the leeks. Wash the remaining white and light green portions thoroughly in cold water. Make sure to rinse in between the layers, removing any sand. Shake dry and slice thinly. 2. In a large soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Sauté the leeks and ginger for 2-3 minutes. Add the carrots, shiitakes, potatoes, tamari, wakame or dulse, and enough water to cover the vegetables. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. 3. Add the fish fillets and simmer, covered, for another 10-15 minutes. Mix in the bok choy. 4. Dissolve the arrowroot in 3 tablespoons cold water. Add to the stew and stir for 1 minute until the stew thickens. Remove from the heat and garnish individual bowls with scallions or arugula. Serve immediately. Copyright © 2004 Halé Sofia Schatz For more information, please visit www.halesofiaschatz.com or www.writtenvoices.com |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
"Smart Book" > wrote in message ... > If the Buddha Came to Dinner > > If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? > > With so much processed food in the marketplace, obesity in adults Eschewing obesity and mentioning Buddha in the same breath seems a bit humorous... |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
"Smart Book" > wrote in message ... > If the Buddha Came to Dinner > > If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? > > With so much processed food in the marketplace, obesity in adults Eschewing obesity and mentioning Buddha in the same breath seems a bit humorous... |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
Doc wrote:
>> If the Buddha Came to Dinner >> >> If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? >> >> With so much processed food in the marketplace, obesity in adults > > Eschewing obesity and mentioning Buddha in the same breath seems a bit > humorous... Kind of like Dr. Phil writing a book on weight loss... |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
Doc wrote:
>> If the Buddha Came to Dinner >> >> If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? >> >> With so much processed food in the marketplace, obesity in adults > > Eschewing obesity and mentioning Buddha in the same breath seems a bit > humorous... Kind of like Dr. Phil writing a book on weight loss... |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
"Smart Book" > wrote in message ... > Below is an article and recipes that may be of interest to members of this > group. > > > > If the Buddha Came to Dinner > How to Nourish Your Body to Awaken Your Spirit > By Halé Sofia Schatz with Shira Shaiman > Published by Hyperion March 2004; $14.95US/$22.95CAN; 0-7868-6883-X > > If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? Isn't the answer obvious? Go back and chant I'm a dummie, I'm a dummie.... Dimitri * Exported from MasterCook * BUDDHA'S DELIGHT Recipe By : Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Chinese Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 c Oil for deep-frying 1 t MSG (opt) 2 tb Dark soy sauce 2 tb Medium sherry 1 tb Water 1 Sq. fermented bean curd 1 t Salt 1/2 ts Sugar 2 tb Sesame oil -----DRIED INGREDIENTS----- 4 Lily buds, Golden Needles 4 Wood ear black fungus 6 Nami Black mushrooms 2 Bean curd sticks 1/2 c Dried bamboo shoots (opt) 2 oz Bean thread noodles -----FRESH & CANNED INGREDIENTS----- 2 c Mung bean sprouts 2 Stalks celery 2 md Carrots 1 Bell pepper 1 Long white turnip 2 Leaves Napa cabbage 1/2 c Canned ginko nuts 1/2 c Canned baby corn 2 Cakes pressed bean curd, 6 OR fried gluten balls) Preparation: Rinse, then soak dried ingredients in warm water: soak bean curd sticks overnight; soak rest about 1 hour. Cut bean curd sticks and lily buds into 2" sections. Remove hard stems from wood ears, and slice thinly. Remove stems from black mushrooms (reserve for stock pot); halve the caps. Cut thin strands of bamboo shoots into 2" lengths. Cut soaked bean thread noodles into 3" pieces. Wash and blanch bean sprouts, celery and pepper. Slice celery, pepper, carrots, turnip and cabbage into 2" long pencil-size pieces. Halve baby corn on the bias. Slice pressed bean curd same size as vegetables. Deep-fry in shallow oil until slightly tan but still pliable. Drain. Mash fermented bean curd, then blend with sugar, dark soy, sherry and water. Stir-frying: Heat wok until medium-hot. Add 4 tablespoons of deep-frying oil. Add all dry ingredients, except noodles; stir-fry 1 minute. Turn wok to high. Add fresh and canned ingredients, and stir-fry for 2 more minutes: sprinkle in salt after first minute. Add liquid mixture, mixing with juices in pan. Add noodles. Reduce heat to medium, cover wok, and steam for 5 minutes, or until vegetables are cooked but still firm. Uncover, sprinkle in MSG and sesame oil. Toss briefly. Serve in a warm bowl. |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
"Smart Book" > wrote in message ... > Below is an article and recipes that may be of interest to members of this > group. > > > > If the Buddha Came to Dinner > How to Nourish Your Body to Awaken Your Spirit > By Halé Sofia Schatz with Shira Shaiman > Published by Hyperion March 2004; $14.95US/$22.95CAN; 0-7868-6883-X > > If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? Isn't the answer obvious? Go back and chant I'm a dummie, I'm a dummie.... Dimitri * Exported from MasterCook * BUDDHA'S DELIGHT Recipe By : Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Chinese Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 c Oil for deep-frying 1 t MSG (opt) 2 tb Dark soy sauce 2 tb Medium sherry 1 tb Water 1 Sq. fermented bean curd 1 t Salt 1/2 ts Sugar 2 tb Sesame oil -----DRIED INGREDIENTS----- 4 Lily buds, Golden Needles 4 Wood ear black fungus 6 Nami Black mushrooms 2 Bean curd sticks 1/2 c Dried bamboo shoots (opt) 2 oz Bean thread noodles -----FRESH & CANNED INGREDIENTS----- 2 c Mung bean sprouts 2 Stalks celery 2 md Carrots 1 Bell pepper 1 Long white turnip 2 Leaves Napa cabbage 1/2 c Canned ginko nuts 1/2 c Canned baby corn 2 Cakes pressed bean curd, 6 OR fried gluten balls) Preparation: Rinse, then soak dried ingredients in warm water: soak bean curd sticks overnight; soak rest about 1 hour. Cut bean curd sticks and lily buds into 2" sections. Remove hard stems from wood ears, and slice thinly. Remove stems from black mushrooms (reserve for stock pot); halve the caps. Cut thin strands of bamboo shoots into 2" lengths. Cut soaked bean thread noodles into 3" pieces. Wash and blanch bean sprouts, celery and pepper. Slice celery, pepper, carrots, turnip and cabbage into 2" long pencil-size pieces. Halve baby corn on the bias. Slice pressed bean curd same size as vegetables. Deep-fry in shallow oil until slightly tan but still pliable. Drain. Mash fermented bean curd, then blend with sugar, dark soy, sherry and water. Stir-frying: Heat wok until medium-hot. Add 4 tablespoons of deep-frying oil. Add all dry ingredients, except noodles; stir-fry 1 minute. Turn wok to high. Add fresh and canned ingredients, and stir-fry for 2 more minutes: sprinkle in salt after first minute. Add liquid mixture, mixing with juices in pan. Add noodles. Reduce heat to medium, cover wok, and steam for 5 minutes, or until vegetables are cooked but still firm. Uncover, sprinkle in MSG and sesame oil. Toss briefly. Serve in a warm bowl. |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
> > If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? > > > > With so much processed food in the marketplace, obesity in adults > > Eschewing obesity and mentioning Buddha in the same breath seems a bit > humorous... > A fat, jolly Buddha is how the Chinese envision him. The rest represent him with a normal physique. Ken ______ |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
> > If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? > > > > With so much processed food in the marketplace, obesity in adults > > Eschewing obesity and mentioning Buddha in the same breath seems a bit > humorous... > A fat, jolly Buddha is how the Chinese envision him. The rest represent him with a normal physique. Ken ______ |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
Dimitri wrote:
>> If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? > > Isn't the answer obvious? > > Go back and chant > > I'm a dummie, I'm a dummie.... "I am....sofa king...we taught it...I am...sofa king...we taught it..." |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
Dimitri wrote:
>> If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? > > Isn't the answer obvious? > > Go back and chant > > I'm a dummie, I'm a dummie.... "I am....sofa king...we taught it...I am...sofa king...we taught it..." |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
"Doc" > wrote in message
k.net... > > "Smart Book" > wrote in message > ... > > > If the Buddha Came to Dinner > > > > If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? > > > > With so much processed food in the marketplace, obesity in adults > > Eschewing obesity and mentioning Buddha in the same breath seems a bit > humorous... > > Not at all. The fat, jolly Buddha statues that you see are not supposed to represent the historical Buddha. The fat stomach is meant to symbolize the largeness of his soul and also happiness, generosity, and luck. It is not meant to represent how he actually looked - no one knows that. -- Peter Aitken Remove the crap from my email address before using. |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
"Doc" > wrote in message
k.net... > > "Smart Book" > wrote in message > ... > > > If the Buddha Came to Dinner > > > > If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? > > > > With so much processed food in the marketplace, obesity in adults > > Eschewing obesity and mentioning Buddha in the same breath seems a bit > humorous... > > Not at all. The fat, jolly Buddha statues that you see are not supposed to represent the historical Buddha. The fat stomach is meant to symbolize the largeness of his soul and also happiness, generosity, and luck. It is not meant to represent how he actually looked - no one knows that. -- Peter Aitken Remove the crap from my email address before using. |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
Smart Book wrote:
> > Below is an article and recipes that may be of interest to members of this > group. > > If the Buddha Came to Dinner > How to Nourish Your Body to Awaken Your Spirit > By Halé Sofia Schatz with Shira Shaiman > Published by Hyperion March 2004; $14.95US/$22.95CAN; 0-7868-6883-X > > If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? Fast food? > A frozen meal quickly reheated in the microwave? Chances are you'd feed your > honored guest a delicious meal prepared with love and care. But the next > time you have dinner, what will you eat? > <snip> Given how many Buddhists have told me that Buddha *probably* didn't eat vegetarian, we'd serve whatever we serve any guest. |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
Smart Book wrote:
> > Below is an article and recipes that may be of interest to members of this > group. > > If the Buddha Came to Dinner > How to Nourish Your Body to Awaken Your Spirit > By Halé Sofia Schatz with Shira Shaiman > Published by Hyperion March 2004; $14.95US/$22.95CAN; 0-7868-6883-X > > If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? Fast food? > A frozen meal quickly reheated in the microwave? Chances are you'd feed your > honored guest a delicious meal prepared with love and care. But the next > time you have dinner, what will you eat? > <snip> Given how many Buddhists have told me that Buddha *probably* didn't eat vegetarian, we'd serve whatever we serve any guest. |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
To me, the question isn't what you eat, but how. One could follow the Lappe
diet -- there's a lot to be said about it -- and yet treat others, and oneself, with rancor. Or waste food, or go for "the best" in snobbery. As for me, I ate an open-faced ham sandwich and a grapefruit for dinner. |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
To me, the question isn't what you eat, but how. One could follow the Lappe
diet -- there's a lot to be said about it -- and yet treat others, and oneself, with rancor. Or waste food, or go for "the best" in snobbery. As for me, I ate an open-faced ham sandwich and a grapefruit for dinner. |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
Peter Aitken wrote:
It is not > meant to represent how he actually looked - no one knows that. > I'm betting he looked more Indian than Chinese. The big B. at ?sp Kamakura was not obese. Many of the old Indian ones have the waspy waist common in male Indian statues, with chest and shoulders flairing out like the hood of a cobra, a more realistic version of which my ex-hub sported. blacksalt |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
Peter Aitken wrote:
It is not > meant to represent how he actually looked - no one knows that. > I'm betting he looked more Indian than Chinese. The big B. at ?sp Kamakura was not obese. Many of the old Indian ones have the waspy waist common in male Indian statues, with chest and shoulders flairing out like the hood of a cobra, a more realistic version of which my ex-hub sported. blacksalt |
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modom wrote:
> Okay, this guy's cool, but I still see Wallace Shawn's point about > needing his electric blanket. It's a cold, harsh world out there. > I just loved the line about how the cigar shop on 6th ave. was not only just as good at the top of Mount Everest, but not that different, either. And his line about how his day is made if, when he gets up in the morning, there isn't a bug in his coffee cup. One of the squishies at work has put up a huge poster (complete with scenic print) with the axiom: You can judge someone's character by the size of his dreams. I "sincerely" said "I hope that means great character for small dreams, because my only dream in life is not to end up being supported by my sister" I think it a very good dream, for it means I have will have had a life of good health, good luck, and good judgement. Bad health, bad luck or bad judgement could each put me on the road to charity. blacksalt |
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modom wrote:
> Okay, this guy's cool, but I still see Wallace Shawn's point about > needing his electric blanket. It's a cold, harsh world out there. > I just loved the line about how the cigar shop on 6th ave. was not only just as good at the top of Mount Everest, but not that different, either. And his line about how his day is made if, when he gets up in the morning, there isn't a bug in his coffee cup. One of the squishies at work has put up a huge poster (complete with scenic print) with the axiom: You can judge someone's character by the size of his dreams. I "sincerely" said "I hope that means great character for small dreams, because my only dream in life is not to end up being supported by my sister" I think it a very good dream, for it means I have will have had a life of good health, good luck, and good judgement. Bad health, bad luck or bad judgement could each put me on the road to charity. blacksalt |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:43:55 GMT, "Smart Book"
> wrote: >If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? Tonight it would be a steak salad: I cut a few leftover asparagus spears in half and sauteed them in butter. When they'd turned that lovely bright green they turn as they begin to cook, I added a shot glass of water to the small pan and steamed them till the water was gone. Put them in a bowl and melted butter in the same pan. When it was hot, I tossed in a ribeye D picked up in the used meat section of the market yesterday. I'd had it sitting in a baggie with lemon juice and black pepper for about an hour before cooking it. Kosher salt. Brown on one side and turn. Brown t'other side. Set on a cutting board to rest. Add some lemon juice, homemade stock, capers, chopped olives, and Dijon mustard. Cook down a few moments, scraping the fond from the pan. Make a salad dressing from Dijon mustard, roasted garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, dash of red wine vinegar, and pinch of sugar. Tear leaf lettuce into bite-size pieces, slice tiny grape tomatoes in half, thinly slice red onion, slice half an avocado. Toss all with the dressing (not too much), and plate. Thinly slice the steak and lay the slices, along with the asparagus, over the salad on the plates. Spoon the pan sauce over the meat and toss a few croutons on for crunch. Didn't lead to enlightenment, but wasn't expected to. Tasted good, anyway. > >--Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., author of Wherever You Go, There You Are Love this one! Just love it. But I'm going to wait for the sequels: "If you are here, who's over there?" and "There are places where you aren't." And let's not forget the Firesign Theater's immortal question: "How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all?" > >"Halé changed my life. I never have dinner without her." > >--Andre Gregory, director, actor, playwright, star of My Dinner with Andre Okay, this guy's cool, but I still see Wallace Shawn's point about needing his electric blanket. It's a cold, harsh world out there. modom |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:43:55 GMT, "Smart Book"
> wrote: >If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? Tonight it would be a steak salad: I cut a few leftover asparagus spears in half and sauteed them in butter. When they'd turned that lovely bright green they turn as they begin to cook, I added a shot glass of water to the small pan and steamed them till the water was gone. Put them in a bowl and melted butter in the same pan. When it was hot, I tossed in a ribeye D picked up in the used meat section of the market yesterday. I'd had it sitting in a baggie with lemon juice and black pepper for about an hour before cooking it. Kosher salt. Brown on one side and turn. Brown t'other side. Set on a cutting board to rest. Add some lemon juice, homemade stock, capers, chopped olives, and Dijon mustard. Cook down a few moments, scraping the fond from the pan. Make a salad dressing from Dijon mustard, roasted garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, dash of red wine vinegar, and pinch of sugar. Tear leaf lettuce into bite-size pieces, slice tiny grape tomatoes in half, thinly slice red onion, slice half an avocado. Toss all with the dressing (not too much), and plate. Thinly slice the steak and lay the slices, along with the asparagus, over the salad on the plates. Spoon the pan sauce over the meat and toss a few croutons on for crunch. Didn't lead to enlightenment, but wasn't expected to. Tasted good, anyway. > >--Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., author of Wherever You Go, There You Are Love this one! Just love it. But I'm going to wait for the sequels: "If you are here, who's over there?" and "There are places where you aren't." And let's not forget the Firesign Theater's immortal question: "How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all?" > >"Halé changed my life. I never have dinner without her." > >--Andre Gregory, director, actor, playwright, star of My Dinner with Andre Okay, this guy's cool, but I still see Wallace Shawn's point about needing his electric blanket. It's a cold, harsh world out there. modom |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
modom > wrote in
: > Okay, this guy's cool, but I still see Wallace Shawn's point about > needing his electric blanket. It's a cold, harsh world out there. > > modom > G. Harrison said in his last Album If you don't know where you are going any road will take you there. -- Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water. -------- FIELDS, W. C. |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
modom > wrote in
: > Okay, this guy's cool, but I still see Wallace Shawn's point about > needing his electric blanket. It's a cold, harsh world out there. > > modom > G. Harrison said in his last Album If you don't know where you are going any road will take you there. -- Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water. -------- FIELDS, W. C. |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:13:33 -0800, kalanamak >
wrote: >Peter Aitken wrote: > It is not >> meant to represent how he actually looked - no one knows that. >> >I'm betting he looked more Indian than Chinese. The big B. at ?sp >Kamakura was not obese. Many of the old Indian ones have the waspy waist >common in male Indian statues, with chest and shoulders flairing out >like the hood of a cobra, a more realistic version of which my ex-hub >sported. >blacksalt Kamakara, maybe? Is that the reclining Buddha in parinirvana? It's my understanding that representations of the Buddha were forbidden for the first 500 years or so of the religion'ss history. You get very early stand ins like a lotus blossom (purity blooming in the muck) and those big stone bell shaped structures called stupas. One story I heard about his supposed fatness indicated the idea came from the ascetics of the time who fasted fanatically to purify themselves. Before his enlightenment, Gautama Siddhartha also fasted till he was skin and bones, but his teachings later advised a middle path in all things. So he gained back the weight that fasting had taken. He didn't get fat, but compared to what he was, he looked corpulent. OBBuddha: Anybody read "The Accidental Buddhist?" The author is Dinty Moore (OBFood???) I'm not making this up. I loved the book. modom |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:13:33 -0800, kalanamak >
wrote: >Peter Aitken wrote: > It is not >> meant to represent how he actually looked - no one knows that. >> >I'm betting he looked more Indian than Chinese. The big B. at ?sp >Kamakura was not obese. Many of the old Indian ones have the waspy waist >common in male Indian statues, with chest and shoulders flairing out >like the hood of a cobra, a more realistic version of which my ex-hub >sported. >blacksalt Kamakara, maybe? Is that the reclining Buddha in parinirvana? It's my understanding that representations of the Buddha were forbidden for the first 500 years or so of the religion'ss history. You get very early stand ins like a lotus blossom (purity blooming in the muck) and those big stone bell shaped structures called stupas. One story I heard about his supposed fatness indicated the idea came from the ascetics of the time who fasted fanatically to purify themselves. Before his enlightenment, Gautama Siddhartha also fasted till he was skin and bones, but his teachings later advised a middle path in all things. So he gained back the weight that fasting had taken. He didn't get fat, but compared to what he was, he looked corpulent. OBBuddha: Anybody read "The Accidental Buddhist?" The author is Dinty Moore (OBFood???) I'm not making this up. I loved the book. modom |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
Not Too Smart Book gushed: > Below is an article and recipes that may be of interest to members of this > group. Buncha new age bee - ess...reminds me of the same morons who abhor "deadly nightshades" or think that the sulfuric acid in Coca - Cola will eat out yer insides...one even told me "Everything that has ever existed in the universe from the beginning of time is inside me" to which I replied "Well then, should we call you Miss Big Bang!?".... -- Best Greg |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
Not Too Smart Book gushed: > Below is an article and recipes that may be of interest to members of this > group. Buncha new age bee - ess...reminds me of the same morons who abhor "deadly nightshades" or think that the sulfuric acid in Coca - Cola will eat out yer insides...one even told me "Everything that has ever existed in the universe from the beginning of time is inside me" to which I replied "Well then, should we call you Miss Big Bang!?".... -- Best Greg |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message .net... > > Not Too Smart Book gushed: > > > Below is an article and recipes that may be of interest to members of this > > group. > > > Buncha new age bee - ess...reminds me of the same morons who abhor "deadly > nightshades" or think that the sulfuric acid in Coca - Cola will eat out yer > insides...one even told me "Everything that has ever existed in the universe > from the beginning of time is inside me" to which I replied "Well then, > should we call you Miss Big Bang!?".... > > -- > Best > Greg > > LOL! kili |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message .net... > > Not Too Smart Book gushed: > > > Below is an article and recipes that may be of interest to members of this > > group. > > > Buncha new age bee - ess...reminds me of the same morons who abhor "deadly > nightshades" or think that the sulfuric acid in Coca - Cola will eat out yer > insides...one even told me "Everything that has ever existed in the universe > from the beginning of time is inside me" to which I replied "Well then, > should we call you Miss Big Bang!?".... > > -- > Best > Greg > > LOL! kili |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
modom wrote:
> Kamakara, maybe? Is that the reclining Buddha in parinirvana? The Buddha outside of Tokyo. |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
modom wrote:
> Kamakara, maybe? Is that the reclining Buddha in parinirvana? The Buddha outside of Tokyo. |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
"modom" > wrote in message ... > On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:43:55 GMT, "Smart Book" > > wrote: > > >If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? > > Tonight it would be a steak salad: Sheesh, after eating with you (it sounds wonderful), ol'Buddha would definitely belch when you rubbed his belly for luck. (In some cultures, the belch is the highest compliment you can pay the cook). -Ginny |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
"modom" > wrote in message ... > On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:43:55 GMT, "Smart Book" > > wrote: > > >If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? > > Tonight it would be a steak salad: Sheesh, after eating with you (it sounds wonderful), ol'Buddha would definitely belch when you rubbed his belly for luck. (In some cultures, the belch is the highest compliment you can pay the cook). -Ginny |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:49:32 -0800, kalanamak >
wrote: >modom wrote: > >> Kamakara, maybe? Is that the reclining Buddha in parinirvana? > >The Buddha outside of Tokyo. I figured that was the one right after I hit "send." modom |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:49:32 -0800, kalanamak >
wrote: >modom wrote: > >> Kamakara, maybe? Is that the reclining Buddha in parinirvana? > >The Buddha outside of Tokyo. I figured that was the one right after I hit "send." modom |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
"Smart Book" > wrote in message t>...
> Below is an article and recipes that may be of interest to members of this > group. > > > > If the Buddha Came to Dinner > How to Nourish Your Body to Awaken Your Spirit > By Halé Sofia Schatz with Shira Shaiman > Published by Hyperion March 2004; $14.95US/$22.95CAN; 0-7868-6883-X > > If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? Fast food? Some enlighenment from http://www.organicconsumers.org/Orga...kies100801.cfm 'Oppen does confess to a sense of guilt when eating processed foods or having something with dairy in it, a type of guilt, or lack thereof, that Bratman addresses in one memorable story of his book. He tells in detail of the time the Karmapa, an important figure in Tibetan Buddhism, came to visit a Buddhist household here in the U.S. The residents of the devout home went to great pains to prepare a whole-grain vegan lunch complete with fresh-pressed carrot juice, only to have it waved away when the Karmapa arrived. According to the translator, the Karmapa made an announcement that shocked his vegan entourage. "This man, this Karmapa, believed to be an embodiment of wisdom and a fount of understanding, capable of miracles on earth and of consciously reincarnating after death, this divine figure asked to go to McDonald's." Bratman recounts, "It appeared that he was inordinately fond of Big Macs." ' http://www.organicconsumers.org/Orga...kies100801.cfm |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
"Smart Book" > wrote in message t>...
> Below is an article and recipes that may be of interest to members of this > group. > > > > If the Buddha Came to Dinner > How to Nourish Your Body to Awaken Your Spirit > By Halé Sofia Schatz with Shira Shaiman > Published by Hyperion March 2004; $14.95US/$22.95CAN; 0-7868-6883-X > > If the Buddha came to dinner at your home, what would you serve? Fast food? Some enlighenment from http://www.organicconsumers.org/Orga...kies100801.cfm 'Oppen does confess to a sense of guilt when eating processed foods or having something with dairy in it, a type of guilt, or lack thereof, that Bratman addresses in one memorable story of his book. He tells in detail of the time the Karmapa, an important figure in Tibetan Buddhism, came to visit a Buddhist household here in the U.S. The residents of the devout home went to great pains to prepare a whole-grain vegan lunch complete with fresh-pressed carrot juice, only to have it waved away when the Karmapa arrived. According to the translator, the Karmapa made an announcement that shocked his vegan entourage. "This man, this Karmapa, believed to be an embodiment of wisdom and a fount of understanding, capable of miracles on earth and of consciously reincarnating after death, this divine figure asked to go to McDonald's." Bratman recounts, "It appeared that he was inordinately fond of Big Macs." ' http://www.organicconsumers.org/Orga...kies100801.cfm |
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[Article]: Article and recipes on spiritual diet.
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:17:34 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> wrote: > >Not Too Smart Book gushed: > >> Below is an article and recipes that may be of interest to members of this >> group. > > >Buncha new age bee - ess...reminds me of the same morons who abhor "deadly >nightshades" or think that the sulfuric acid in Coca - Cola will eat out yer >insides...one even told me "Everything that has ever existed in the universe >from the beginning of time is inside me" to which I replied "Well then, >should we call you Miss Big Bang!?".... she must be pretty big. your pal, blake |
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