Prana in the Kitchen
How does the food lovingly cooked by one's mother taste?
How does it feel to sit at a table and be affectionately served by one's mother? The experience cannot be equaled in any other way. Why is this so? What is the governing factor behind the taste, hygiene, and wholeness of food cooked at home? The answer lies in the very energies, intentions, and vibrations of the true love and affection that a mother or wife feels for her child or family—these get transferred to the food as an important ingredient! Even the finest cuisine at the most elite restaurant lacks this ingredient.
When a lady of the house cooks food with loving and genuine intentions for the welfare of her people, a part of her Praana, or vital energy, flows out of her and enters the food she prepares. Just as we can sense whether someone harbors feelings of love or hatred towards us through their vibrations and attitude—even without verbal communication—Praana too can transfer from person to person, and from the cook to the food.
Food cooked at a restaurant by a commercial chef is prepared with a business-like attitude, devoid of emotions. It may even be polluted with negative energy, depending on the nature of the person who prepared it. Consuming such food, 'contaminated' by negative energy, often leads to illness. Moreover, food from commercial outlets is typically high in additives, essences, artificial colors, and other chemicals, all of which contribute to the deterioration of health.
For the spritual person, flushing out toxins from the body and ensuring that new toxins—especially those introduced through such additives—do not re-enter is of great importance. Taking all these factors into account, it is best to avoid outside food as much as possible and commit oneself to food prepared at home.