Izidalwa zondliwa ukudla, ukudla kukhishwa imvula, imvula ivela emhlatshelweni, futhi umhlatshelo wenziwa ngesenzo. Yazi ukuthi isenzo sivela kuMoya oPhakeme owodwa; ngakho-ke wonke uMoya oqhubekayo uhlale ekhona emhlatshelweni.

-Bargavad Gita.

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UKUDLA

I-FOOD akufanele ibe yindawo evamile-okumele ibe yinto yokucwaninga kwefilosofi. Abanye basebenzisa ingxenye enkulu yamahora angamashumi amabili nane ekusebenzeni ukuthi bangathola imali eyanele ukuthenga ukudla okudingekayo ukuze bagcine umzimba nomphefumulo ndawonye. Abanye abavame ukuchitha isikhathi basichitha isikhathi esiningi ekuhleleni ukuthi bayodla, kanjani ukuthi bazokulungele, nokuthi bazobajabulisa kanjani kanye namanxeba abangane babo. Ngemuva kwesikhathi sokuphila esetshenziswa ekudleni imizimba yabo, bonke bahlangabezana nesiphetho esifanayo, bafa, bahlelwa eceleni. Umsebenzi onesilima nomuntu wesimasiko, isithukuthezi-esitolo nesisebenzi sowesifazane, umsizi nesosha, inceku nenkosi, umpristi nompofu, bonke kumele bafe. Ngemuva kokudla izidumbu zabo emifino elula kanye nezimpande, ekudleni okunempilo kanye nasezindlini ezicebile, imizimba yabo ngokwayo iyisikhathi sokudla izilwane nezilwanyana zomhlaba, izinhlanzi zolwandle, izinyoni zomoya, amalangabi umlilo.

Imvelo iyaziwa kuyo yonke imibuso yayo. Uqhubeka ngokusebenzisa amafomu nemizimba. Umbuso ngamunye udala imizimba ukuze uhlanganise ukuzamazama okungezansi, ukubonakalisa umbuso ngenhla, nokuqaphela. Ngakho-ke yonke indawo iyakhiwa izingxenye ezithandanayo. Ingxenye ngayinye inomsebenzi ophindwe kabili, ukuze ube yisimiso sokuzisa kulokho ngezansi, futhi kube ukudla komzimba walokho ngenhla.

Ukudla kungukudla noma izinto ezidingekayo ekwakheni, ukusebenza, nokuqhubeka, kuzo zonke izinhlobo zomzimba, kusukela kumaminerali aphansi kunabo bonke abahlakaniphile kakhulu. Lokhu okunomsoco noma izinto ezibonakalayo zihamba ngezikhathi zonke kusukela ebusweni obuyisisekelo zibe amafomu ekhonkolo, lapho kuvela khona isakhiwo kanye nemizimba ephilayo, kuze kube yilezi zixazululwe zibe izidumbu ze-intelligence namandla. Ngakho-ke indawo yonke njengayo yonke isondla njalo.

Ngezilwane zokudla zithola izidumbu futhi zingene emhlabeni. Ngokudla bahlala emhlabeni. Ngokudla bahamba emhlabeni. Akekho ongaphunyuka umthetho wokubuyiselwa kanye nenxephezelo yimuphi uhlobo olondolozela ukujikeleza okuqhubekayo ngemibuso yakhe, ukubuyela kulowo nalowo okwakususwa kulo futhi okwethemba.

Ngokusetshenziswa kahle kwemizimba yokudla kuqhutshwa futhi kuqhubekele ukuguquguquka kokujikeleza kwawo. Ngokusetshenziswa okungalungile kokudla umzimba ophilile uzoba nesifo futhi uqede umjikelezo wokufa.

Umlilo, umoya, amanzi, nomhlaba, yizici, izakhi zokusebenzelana nemimoya, ezihlanganisa futhi zithintela edwaleni eliqinile lokhonkolo kanye namaminerali omhlaba. Umhlaba uwukudla kwemifino. Lesi sitshalo sigxila emadwaleni futhi ngesimiso sokuphila sivulekile futhi sikhetha ukudla okudingekayo ukwakha isakhiwo esisha ngokwalo. Ukuphila kubangela ukuthi lesi sitshalo sande, siphume, futhi sikhule sibe ifomu elizichaza kakhulu. Ukuqondiswa ngumoya futhi ufisa ukuthi isilwane siyithatha njengokudla kwayo umhlaba, imifino nezinye izilwane. Kusukela emhlabeni kanye nesakhiwo esilula saleso sitshalo, isilwane sakha umzimba wayo wezinhlaka eziyinkimbinkimbi. Izilwane, isitshalo, umhlaba kanye nezakhi, konke kukhonza njengokudla komuntu, i-Thinker.

Ukudla kusezinhlobo ezimbili. Ukudla okungokwenyama kusemhlabeni, izitshalo nezilwane. Ukudla ngokomoya kuvela emthonjeni ohlakaniphile owenziwe kuwo wonke umhlaba lapho isimo senyama sincike khona.

Indoda yilokhu okugxilwe kuyo, umlamuleli, phakathi kokomoya nomzimba. Ngomuntu ukusakazwa okuqhubekayo phakathi kokungokomoya nokusebenza komzimba kugcinwa. Izinto, amatshe, izitshalo, izilwane ezinwabuzelayo, izinhlanzi, izinyoni, izilwane, amadoda, amandla kanye noonkulunkulu, zonke zifaka isandla ekusekeleni komunye nomunye.

Ngemuva kokuba umuntu we-lemniscate ahlale ehambisa ukudla okungokwenyama nangokomoya. Ngokucabanga kwakhe umuntu uthola ukudla okungokomoya futhi uyidlulisela ezweni elingokoqobo. Emzimbeni wakhe umuntu uthola ukudla okungokwenyama, ukukhishwa okuvela kulokho okuyisisekelo, futhi ngomqondo wakhe angayishintsha futhi ayenze ibe yizwe elingokomoya.

Ukudla kungomunye wabafundisi abangcono kakhulu bomuntu. Ukufunwa kokudla kufundisa abangenalwazi nabanenhlanhla isifundo sokuqala somsebenzi. Ukudla kubonisa ukuphefumula nokugcwala ukuthi ukuphelelwa ngokweqile kuzoholela ebuhlungu nasezifo zomzimba; ngakho-ke ufunda ukuzithiba. Ukudla kungumthombo wokusebenzelana nemimoya. Kungase kungabonakali kanjalo kumadoda ezikhathini zethu, kepha esikhathini esizayo umuntu uzobona futhi aqonde leli qiniso futhi athole ukudla okuzoshintsha umzimba wakhe ube yinye yezinga eliphezulu. Isizathu sokuthi kungani ehluleka ukukwenza manje kungenxa yokuthi akalawuli ukuthanda kwakhe, akayikukhonza abanye abantu, futhi akaboni ubuNkulunkulu obubonakala kuye.

Ukudla kufundisa umuntu okhaliphile isifundo semijikelezo nobulungisa. Uyabona ukuthi angathatha ngemvelo ngemikhiqizo yakhe ethile, kodwa ukuthi ufuna futhi aphoqe izinguquko zakhe zokuhamba ngebhayisikili okulingana nabo. Lapho umthetho wobulungisa uhambisana nomuntu uhlakaniphe futhi ukuphakama kwezinga eliphansi zibe amafomu aphakeme kumenza angene ezweni elingokomoya lapho ehola khona.

Indawo yonke ukudla. Indawo yonke iyondla ngokwayo. Umuntu ukhala emzimbeni wakhe ukudla kwayo yonke imibuso engezansi, futhi udonsela phezulu ukudla kwakhe okungokomoya ngesikhathi sokuzindla. Uma umyalelo wokuziphendukela kwemvelo kufanele uqhutshwe, kumele uhlinzekele umzimba wakhe inhlangano ephakeme kunaye. Le nhlangano isuka emzimbeni wayo wesilwane futhi iyingxenye ehlakaniphile engokomoya yomuntu. NguNkulunkulu wakhe. Ukudla umuntu angamnika unkulunkulu wakhe kuhlanganiswa nemicabango nemisebenzi emihle, izifiso, nokuzindla kokuphila kwakhe. Lona ukudla okudalwa umzimba onjengawo unkulunkulu womphefumulo. Umphefumulo walokho wukuthi amandla noma umzimba ongokomoya lapho isimiso esisodwa saphezulu nesihlakaniphile singasebenza.