02-28-2010, 10:10 PM
Monica, I read most of the Essene Book 1 today from the link you provided.
I think a companion discussion thread on cleansing & fasting may be quite useful.
Beyond the nutrition and cleansing parts of the essene book, it has so much to ponder. I loved the part about how our true family is spiritual. I also delighted at the picture of the elements as angels that are ready to offer loving help if we meet them halfway. And the balance of the well-known "Lord's Prayer" with the companion prayer to Mother Earth feels like a long lost missing piece. We're getting a bit off the subject of nutrition here. But then, from that book's perspective, eating is merely one more sacramental activity in a life of contemplative devotion.
I think a companion discussion thread on cleansing & fasting may be quite useful.
Beyond the nutrition and cleansing parts of the essene book, it has so much to ponder. I loved the part about how our true family is spiritual. I also delighted at the picture of the elements as angels that are ready to offer loving help if we meet them halfway. And the balance of the well-known "Lord's Prayer" with the companion prayer to Mother Earth feels like a long lost missing piece. We're getting a bit off the subject of nutrition here. But then, from that book's perspective, eating is merely one more sacramental activity in a life of contemplative devotion.