| Food for Life Global represents the world's largest | | | | Food is the most basic necessity of life. It's only |
| vegetarian food relief. With roots in India's Vedic | | | | purpose is to nourish the body, mind and soul. |
| food culture, projects in 50 countries, a strong | | | | Food therefore should give life and cleanse the |
| heritage of respect for the environment, and a | | | | body and uplift our spirit. Food that is old, |
| current distribution of more than 400,000 meals | | | | decomposed, and consisting of dead flesh, will |
| daily, the charity is beginning to make a significant | | | | pollute the body and consciousness, while food |
| impact on world consciousness. | | | | that is fresh, alive and nutritious will enrich the |
| How so? The mission of Food for Life is to bring | | | | body, cleanse mind and satisfy the soul. |
| about peace and prosperity in the world through | | | | Taking such conscious eating a step further, when |
| the liberal distribution of pure vegetarian meals. | | | | we recognize the equality of all beings, it will come |
| Food for Life strongly believes that the reason | | | | natural to us to share the bounty of the earth |
| there is so much violence in the world is because | | | | with others and give up all selfish tendencies. |
| of man's inability to see the equality of all beings. | | | | World hunger is a case in point, for the issue is |
| The pure vegetarian meals we serve, therefore, | | | | not a lack of food resources, but inequitable |
| are a statement of respect for other species and | | | | distribution. |
| a call to a more humane way of life. | | | | The truly conscious person therefore, does not |
| Just like us, animals feel pain. Granted, they may | | | | disrespect other living beings; they honor the |
| not have the intelligence of man, but they do | | | | environment and love their own bodies treating it |
| have emotions and are living, breathing conscious | | | | as if it were a temple. They live their lives in full |
| beings just like humans. Recognizing this fact is | | | | awareness of their connection to their |
| the basis of a truly humane society. | | | | surroundings. Such spiritual perspective is the |
| Since food is so central to everyone's life. It is | | | | foundation of India's Vedic culture of hospitality of |
| only natural that it is the most effective medium | | | | which the Food for Life program was founded |
| to initiate change in consciousness. All of us have | | | | upon. |
| had the experience of sitting down to a meal | | | | The conscious person fully embraces a socially |
| cooked with love and felt an immediate | | | | responsible and environmentally respectful lifestyle. |
| transformation of consciousness and reciprocal | | | | By becoming aware of our human responsibility to |
| love for the person that cooked the meal. The | | | | maintain and protect the environment and other |
| fact is, when prepared with love, food can speak | | | | forms of life, we will learn to love our brethren |
| any language. Such food has the ability to break | | | | and not exploit them. The same applies to our |
| down barriers, turn anger into love, fear into trust | | | | choice of clothing and habitat. |
| and ignorance into enlightenment. | | | | The beginning of this journey in raising our |
| When a person is living consciously, they will do so | | | | consciousness begins with the tongue. Never |
| in all their thoughts and actions. Their life will be | | | | underestimate the power of the plate. What you |
| consistent and in harmony with their environment. | | | | put on your plate is as much a political statement |
| They will compliment their surrounding and not | | | | to the world as it is a mirror of who you really |
| disturb them. Living consciously begins with | | | | are. |
| conscious eating. | | | | |