What Is the Wisdom behind Eating Food with Hands?
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The West considers eating food with one’s hands to be unhygienic, illmannered and primitive. since ancient times, Indians have
believed that eating food with the hands feeds not only the body but also the mind and the soul.
believed that eating food with the hands feeds not only the body but also the mind and the soul.
origin behind this old adage dates back to Vedic days when people
ate with their hands. This practice originated with Ayurvedic teachings
which made people aware of the energy present in hands. Our hands and feet are the conduits of the panchabhootas—the
ate with their hands. This practice originated with Ayurvedic teachings
which made people aware of the energy present in hands. Our hands and feet are the conduits of the panchabhootas—the
five elements of nature that
constitute our body—and each finger of our hands is an extension of the five elements. The thumb is agni or fire that helps with digestion. One often sees infants sucking their thumbs this is nature’s way of aiding digestion of
infants at an age when
constitute our body—and each finger of our hands is an extension of the five elements. The thumb is agni or fire that helps with digestion. One often sees infants sucking their thumbs this is nature’s way of aiding digestion of
infants at an age when
they are unable to do any physical activity. The forefinger is for vayu or air the middle finger is for akash or ether—the tiny intercellular spaces in human body the ring finger is prithvi or earth and the little finger is for jal or water.
Each finger aids in the process of
Each finger aids in the process of
transformation of food before it passes on for internal digestion. Gathering the fingertips, particularly while eating rice the native and staple food of ancient India as they touch the food, it stimulates the five elements and invites the jatharagni or the fire in our
stomach
stomach
to bring forth the digestive juices. The person becomes more
conscious of the taste, texture, and aroma of the food, and this adds to the pleasure of eating. It is an established fact that food, when consumed with hands, is different in taste and more palatable than food eaten
conscious of the taste, texture, and aroma of the food, and this adds to the pleasure of eating. It is an established fact that food, when consumed with hands, is different in taste and more palatable than food eaten
With fork or knife .
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