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"Eat only when real hunger arises, for true joy in food comes from listening to your body, not from the clock or habit."

Don’t eat because it’s mealtime; eat when your body truly feels hungry.
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"When your actions exceed your true desires, the wisest choice is to let go of what no longer serves you. Trust your inner sense and align your doing with your authentic needs."

If you made lots of eggs but aren’t hungry, the smart, kind choice is: don’t eat them.
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"Spirituality is not determined by what you eat; it is the awakening within that transforms your relationship with food and life."

Don’t try to become spiritual by changing food; become peaceful inside and your food choices will naturally become gentle.
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"Food is a necessary support for the body-mind, but true intelligence lies in balancing outer nourishment with inner awareness, allowing the material to serve the spiritual."

Food is just fuel for your body so your mind can be calm and aware—don’t glorify it or ignore it; meet your needs and use that strength to look within.
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"What truly nourishes us transcends names and categories; it is found in the immediacy of experience, not in the confines of labels."

He likes the taste itself, not the name on the menu.
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"Meat-eating burdens the spirit with dullness and insensitivity, blinding compassion and coarsening awareness; true spiritual sensitivity naturally leads us toward vegetarianism."

Eating animals for taste makes your heart and mind dull and less kind, so it’s harder to grow spiritually.
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