Calmness and Stillness are food to your deepest nature. So is Silence, Darkness and Rest.
You see, many people are always fasting when it comes to their essential nature.
They are constantly depriving it of the nourishment it needs to grow.
It's not enough to get this stillness while you sleep,
Because your dream self is very active.
You must acquire and consume
This peace consciously
While awake.

The flesh or physical body feeds on physical things.
It consumes other bodies, whether they are animal, plant or mineral bodies.

The emotional body feeds on emotions.
Since this is the dominant level of most of humanity,
We see people "overeating" on drama and emotionality through TV shows,
The hypnotizing mainstream media, fighting with each other, taking drugs and alcohol,
And through anything that excites and stimulates the volatility of the emotional response.
Occasionally we find those who work with their emotions & clarify them
Through inner reflection. They become transformed into
Something more beautiful.

This is the "higher emotional food" of joy, bliss, serenity, and the like.

The mental body feeds on ideas.
Again, many people over-consume on mental content,
Continually thinking, reading, writing, and visualizing with little rest.
Moreover, most do not have control over their minds at all. They are squandering
Their mental energy by leaving their mind undisciplined like a pet dog that is allowed
To urinate and defecate all over the house and tear up the furniture.
Occasionally we find those who use their mind to work with
Their feelings in order to create beauty through
Wonderful, lovely ideas.

There are many other subtle bodies which humans possess.
They are little known in the western world.

Because these subtle bodies are little known, to avoid confusion,
Here we will generalize & combine them in the term "True body" of the human.
It is "True" because it is the essential nature of humanity, which surpasses
Emotion & Thought in beauty by far. It is also unable to be
Fully defined by words & concepts. Don't worry
Too much about all this.

This food
Is all around us.
It is within the cracks and crevices
Of the noise, chaos, confusion, and suffering
On the planet. It is within our heart and mind and spirit,
It is the lifeblood of the soul of humanity. Drink from this fountain
By calming yourself. Go into stillness and relax. Begin by deepening the breath.
Allow a deeper awareness of what you are to bubble up from within.
Realize your position; you are connecting Heaven & Earth
By the integrity of your inner being.
You are returning
To wholeness.

Some call the practice of broadening and clarifying awareness Meditation,
Some call it Communion with the Divine. Others term it Contemplation,
Introspection, the Mystical Union with All that Is, and many
Other names. The terms are not important,
But the practice is a matter of
Life or Death.

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