Wait at least one hour after eating before meditating, avoid eat-
ing cold foods including iced drinks and chilled fruit. They are ex-
tremely yin and tend to throw you out of balance. Let your foods
warm up instead of eating them directly from refrigerator. Your body
saves energy by not having to heat cold food.
You may attain a high plane of spiritual evolution without being a
vegetarian. Both vegetarians and omnivores are subject to illness
and decay. Simply eat whatever makes you feel best. Try to listen
to your body’s appetite and you will know what to eat: When you
have an urge to eat something your body has a need for that food.
Of course this applies only to those whose bodies are relatively
healthy and have no extreme cravings for deadly substances such
as refined sugar, salt, or oily food. If your health has been affected
by perverted eating habits you will gradually recover a true sense
of your nutritional needs by circulating the warm current of “chi”
around your body. No one else can tell you what your need to attain
inner harmony; vegetables alone will not make you pure or holier
than fish. But you should try to eat food that is fresh and as free of
chemical contaminants as possible.
Stimulating the Flow of Chi
To prepare for meditation first rub your face, ears, eyes, waist, and
the soles of your feet. Rotate your head 12 times in both direc-
tions, then clasp your hands above your head and rotate your trunk
36 times in a circular motion.
Fig. 2.1 Rub the soles of the feet to stimulate the flow of Chi.Prepare to Circulate the Chi Energy