- Mitnf djsf – suicide
- Mtua – poison
Noticetheglyph, (Mit–death),amanwhoishittinghisownheadwithanax.Itappearsinallof
thewordsrelatedtotheconceptofgluttonyaswellasthoserelatedtodeath.Theunmistakableim-
plicationisthatgluttonyisanunrighteouspracticethatleadstotheruinofanindividual.Gluttony
(overeating)leadstoindigestionandillhealthwhichultimatelyleadstoearlydeath.Overeatingis
oneofthemaincausesofobesity,andobesityleadstoamyriadofhealthproblemsincludingarterio-
sclerosis,diabetes,strokes,heartdisease,cancer,etc.Thescripturesspeakoutagainstgreedofall
kindsisspoken,beitforfood,wealth,power,etc.Alloftheseformsofgluttony-greedcauseindiges-
tion in the physical body or the mental body or the soul body, and should be avoided.
MENTAL ANGUISH FOOD
- amhat-eatone’sownheart-remorse–repent-
distraught
Eatingone’sownheartreferstothepracticeofmetaltormentandsufferingen-
genderedandsustainedbyone’sownactionswhichcauseonetolookdownonone-
self,withanger,shameorremorse.Asaformofself-punishment,onehurtsoneself
throughrecrimination(blame,reproach).ThereisaninjunctionofMaatthatspeaks
directly to this issue.
(14)“Ihavenoteatenmyheart”(overcomewithanguishanddistraught).Variant:Committed
perjury.
Amhatisaformofpracticenotenjoinedinthescriptures.Remorsecomeswhenonehasactedin
waysthatareincontradictionwithone’sownhighermoralcode,outofignoranceorlackofwillto
resisttemptation.Itisexplainedthattheerroronehascommittedshouldbeunderstoodandcorrected.
Thereislittletobeservedbyself-tortureandrecriminationoncetherehasbeentruecontritionandre-
pentance.Itisbettertofixtheerrorandmakeamendsifpossible,andmoveonwithlife.Further,if
thehighermoralcode(Maat)isbetterunderstoodandiflifeisledinavirtuousmanner,theerrors
thatleadtoremorsewillbereducedoreradicated.Remorseisakindofdetrimentalmentalfoodthat
debilitatesthemindandthewillofthesoul.Thereforeitshouldbeavoidedbyadoptingavirtuous
wayoflifealongwithforgivenessandunderstandingofone’sownimperfectionsaswellasthoseof
others.
DIVINE FOOD
- Djfau-Celestial-Divine Food
- Ashtt- food offering