My granny about "Touch"
My granny about "Water"
My granny about "Sun"
Did your granny scolded you for not bathing before food? Did she scolded you for bathing after food?
Almost everyone has this experience when granny was around. I already mentioned you my granny used to bath 3 times a day even in summer water scarcity. I used to pull her leg by saying "Just because of your bathing tradition, we got water scarcity".
She used to laugh heartily, "You should take bath before you cook, the taste will be effected by that. You know why prasadams given in temple are more delicious than our home made recipies,it is all because of good vibrations while making prasadam ".
The way she touches the vegetables or rice, was like she touches us(grand children), with such a love and affection. She makes finger licking food for everyone, even the veggies are bad. We couldnot get that taste with same ingredients and same process..That is the magic of grandmothers!!!!
She hated the idea of wasting food. She always said "If you were intrested to take food, then nothing will be extra dose", by placing one more ladle of rice into my plate.
"Don't watch tv, while having meals!!! Concentrate on meals". It was the last time she warned me. I was very proud of my self at that time, for my multi tasking abilities (eating and watching TV at the same time).
But I was wrong!!!
Nowadays everyone is taking about 'Consious eating', that was proposed by grannys long back.
Concentration on food, helps in boosting your digestion.
She always said "Annam parabrahma swaroopam", means food is God!!
Eat the food with gratitude.
She had restrictions while having food too. "Never speak bad words during eating, it will have effect on digestion. We are not dogs to fight during eating, let go your negetive emotions for now, after food you can be grumpy again"
She used to fast on every ekadasi(11th day in Moon cycle). She used to take only liquids during the day, and surprisingly, she was active on that days. We used to have fatigues even after postponing snacks. For this her answer was spiritually connected," You should fast atleast 2 times a month, it makes you feel light. What else I want in this age!! Chanting the names of Him, will feed my soul"
One day my friend came to my home, I was eating at that time. My granny was there, she almost thrown my friend out of the house, and seriously warned her not to come during meals time. I was embrassed at that time, immidietly I finished my lunch and ran behind my friend. I was furious on granny, and like everytime she shut my mouth with her magic. " Never allow others to come to your place of eating or sleeping, if they have bad vibrations, your life will be effected by their evil-eye", she said while cleansing evil eyes (Drusti) with rock salt.
I asked her, "Granny, why do you link everything to food!? You should not speak, you should concentrate, you need to eat out with good vibrations!!! Why all these?? "
"Because without food you cannot survive. And the food you take becomes You", she answered with her as usual graceful smile.
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