“Every object, every being,
is a jar full of delight. Be a connoisseur,
and taste with caution.”
― The Essential Rumi
is a jar full of delight. Be a connoisseur,
and taste with caution.”
― The Essential Rumi
“Any wine will get you high.
Judge like a king, and choose the purest, the ones unadulterated with fear,
or some urgency about “what’s needed.”
― The Essential Rumi
Judge like a king, and choose the purest, the ones unadulterated with fear,
or some urgency about “what’s needed.”
― The Essential Rumi
“SPECIAL PLATES Notice how each particle moves.
Notice how everyone has just arrived here
from a journey.
Notice how each wants a different food.
Notice how the stars vanish as the sun comes up,
and how all streams stream toward the ocean.
Look at the chefs preparing special plates
for everyone, according to what they need.
Look at this cup that can hold the ocean.
Look at those who see the face.
Look through Shams’ eyes
into the water that is
entirely jewels.”
― The Essential Rumi
Notice how everyone has just arrived here
from a journey.
Notice how each wants a different food.
Notice how the stars vanish as the sun comes up,
and how all streams stream toward the ocean.
Look at the chefs preparing special plates
for everyone, according to what they need.
Look at this cup that can hold the ocean.
Look at those who see the face.
Look through Shams’ eyes
into the water that is
entirely jewels.”
― The Essential Rumi
“the dividing line between health-promoting and disease-promoting foods may be less plant- versus animal-sourced foods and more whole plant foods versus most everything else.”
― How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
― How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
“China is perhaps the best-studied example. There, a transition away from the country’s traditional, plant-based diet was accompanied by a sharp rise in diet-related chronic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer.38”
― How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
― How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
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