by
Paul
BenhaimThere have been Buddhist monks who lived in Himalayan
caves for many years on just tiny sips of water. It is found that
amongst the people of the Hunza in Pakistan (where those lovely
apricots grow in the clean Himalayan air), it is normal to live to
over 100 years old. What they have in common is that they are
either vegetarians or eat little meat. The Bulgarians also live to a
similar, healthy age. All of these cultures tent to abstain from
eating too much or too complicated foods. These examples are
not to suggest that our goal is to live to 200 years old on air alone,
as our breatharian friends say. My hope is the middle way, and to
comprehend the middle way it is necessary to know examples of
the extremes.
It is said that on Mount Sinai 'Moses remained there with
God. He did not eat bread, nor did he drink water. As Moses
descended from the mountain he did not realise that the skin of his
face had become radiant...' I feel we can learn from this part of the
middle way. Becoming radiant, glowing after a relatively long
cleansing fast is not beyond our reach.
The dangers of extreme views can be seen in political and
religious extremes throughout the world. Find the balance.
Whatever extreme views become expressed in society, do not fear
as truth must always prevail.
'Now you know the rest is up to you.'We must consider all levels of energy as fuel for our bodies. We
can maintain a high level of energy as long as we keep a 'diet' that
feels right for us now, have little stress and stay away from
environmental pollution.
May we all be full of energy, wake up and be glad that we
are alive everyday, a goal that is never far away.