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"Intense love does not measure, it just gives." - Mother Teresa
This quote, right there on the label of my GT's Enlightened Organic Raw Kombucha, led me to ponder my first world sense of privilege. Pursuing the fountain of youth and spending money on one's optimal nutrition while children go hungry? Am I missing the point?
The “mother” culture that home brewers use to make kombucha produce
“daughter” or “kombucha babies” that are shared with friends or sold
online — much like bread bakers pass along their coveted sour dough
starters. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36571884/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/t/trendy-fizzy-drink-mushrooming/#.T5TJBdXU6dw
My yoga practice has made me aware of the concept of ahimsa:
Ahimsa – Compassion for all living things
The word ahimsa literally mean not to injure or
show cruelty to any creature or any person in any way whatsoever. Ahimsa is,
however, more than just lack of violence as adapted in yoga. It means
kindness, friendliness, and thoughtful consideration of other people and
things. It also has to do with our duties and responsibilities too. Ahimsa
implies that in every situation we should adopt a considerate attitude and do
no harm. http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Mother-Teresa-is-already-a-saint,-says-Mgr-Henry-D%E2%80%99Souza-22539.html
Thus, if one practices ahimsa, shouldn't one seriously consider our duties to spread kindness? Maybe looking at what we spend on our supplemental nutrition can inspire us to live more simply. Then again, by optimizing our energy levels and vitality with nutrition we may have more energy to do good works. If Kombucha is figured into your food budget , maybe you could omit luxury items such as desserts and processed health foods.
What about using optimal nutrition (and yoga) as a springboard to ignite social change through service? Yoga teacher, Sean Corne is doing just that.
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Perhaps by enhancing my overall health and connecting
with others who are doing the same, I may be able to live a more
compassionate existence in which I strive to serve. Kombucha just might
be a key component to my path...and one can always learn how to home
brew this powerful tea for a fraction of the cost.
The dictionary at http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nirvana defines Nirvana the following way:
nir·va·na (nîr-vä
n
, nr-)
n.
1. often
Nirvana
a. Buddhism The ineffable ultimate in which one has attained disinterested wisdom and compassion.
b. Hinduism Emancipation from ignorance and the extinction of all attachment.
2. An ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy.
So, I ask you, though a commercial product produced for profit may seem an unlikely candidate for a path to Nirvana, couldn't a humbly produced kombucha "practice" aid one in attaining stability and harmony? If one has been freed from the cycle of ignorant thinking and taken one's health into one's own hands, couldn't one spread joy to others while not being attached to outcome of actions?
Namaste.
