| The simple answer would be no, as this would be | | | | resentment and anger. The chemical changes |
| a contradiction in terms. As soon as you put | | | | produced in the body by these impure vibrations |
| forward the idea of a Zen diet you enslave | | | | have the power to poison food handled by such |
| yourself to it. The main premise of Zen teachings | | | | people, and can cause reactions in people who are |
| is freedom to accept or reject without | | | | sensitive to these, such as stomach upsets and |
| compulsion or remorse. In this way there could | | | | similar ailments. This is why in Zen monasteries |
| never be a Zen macrobiotic, or any other type of | | | | the only people who are allowed to prepare and |
| Zen diet. It is one thing to say that it is easier to | | | | handle food are those whose minds are purest. |
| discipline oneself in Zen and come to awakening | | | | If you cannot know the mental state of a cook |
| when your basic vitality is strong, and a moderate | | | | or shift in a restaurant, it is good spiritual practice |
| diet of nutritious, unrefined, and unprocessed | | | | to avoid ordinary restaurants whenever possible. |
| foods will help bring this about. It is quite another | | | | You would do well to eat at restaurants run by |
| to insist upon a Zen diet. | | | | spiritual groups, as when food is seen as an |
| It's surprising how few people are aware that | | | | offering it is prepared and served with love and |
| even good food can be harmful when if it prepare | | | | dedication, and therefore becomes infused with |
| and served by a person who is anxious or fearful, | | | | these pure energies. |
| or whose mind is currently dominated by | | | | |