If we look at this out of the
ordinary meal with concern to Buddhism the heart grows little by little
and you receive the way forward. An out of ordinary meal is called Zen
Teishoku. Zen is the self control and Teishoku means joy or pleasure.
its describes a meal for the heart, of the mind.
Hokishoku: This means pleasure
in Buddhism for the way things are and also means energy for the heart
and mind. to eat purely for sustenance of body, heart and mind.
Okunen. It means thinking
deep within the heart and mind or thinking of Buddha, a good Buddhist
priest, good friends, the Buddhist scriptures. These kinds of things are
the energy of the heart.
Not only for yourself but to
recommend others to receive Buddhist teaching or an improvement inside
yourself to do even better. having that kind of wish will come from the
energy of ones heart.
Do not let yourself be destroyed
by desire. To release yourself from desire and set yourself free.
The things above describe the
energy of the heart. But how about nowadays? In writing about the situation
of Danshoku (Fasting)
There are delicious foods, but there are foods one gets tired of eating
but at the same time never imagines being staved to death.
We some time see children that
are really starving inside themselves. These kind of children would perhaps
go as far as killing their own parents or a homeless defenseless person.
We can think of it as a fat boys painting of hell. Those who had only
fed delicious food to their boy but never fed his mind. This is a reality
of a Japanese effected society.
So according to this Musashi
never ate delicious food for the body alone and also gave away delicious
food from the heart too.
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