Granth Sahib Quotes on Food (11 Quotes)

I remember Him in meditation with every breath and morsel of food, with perfect faith. How could I forget Him from my mind How could I forget Him from my mind, even for an instant He is the Most Worthy He is my very life

Faith, contentment and tolerance are the food and provisions of the angels. They obtain the Perfect Vision of the Lord, while those who gossip find no place of rest.

He has given a home to the homeless He has given honor to the dishonored. He has fulfilled all desires remember Him in meditation, day and night, with every breath and every morsel of food.

The wife yearns for gold and silver, and her friends, the senses, yearn for good food.

After their death, where will they be sent The sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage give them no place of protection, and no Brahmin will eat their food. They remain polluted forever, day and night they do not apply the ceremonial tilak mark to their foreheads. They sit together in silence, as if in mourning they do not go to the Lord's Court.

I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who has bestowed the True Name. Night and day, I praise the True One I sing the Glorious Praises of the True One. True is the food, and true are the clothes, of those who chant the True Name of the True One.

The True Food is the Love of the Lord the True Guru has spoken. With this True Food, I am satisfied, and with the Truth, I am delighted.

As it is pre-ordained, people speak their words. As it is pre-ordained, they consume their food. As it is pre-ordained, they walk along the way. As it is pre-ordained, they see and hear. As it is pre-ordained, they draw their breath. Why should I go and ask the scholars about this

First, the baby loves mother's milk second, he learns of his mother and father third, his brothers, sisters and aunts fourth, the love of play awakens. Fifth, he runs after food and drink sixth, in his sexual desire, he does not respect social customs. Seventh, he gathers wealth and dwells in his house eighth, he becomes angry, and his body is consumed. Ninth, he turns grey, and his breathing becomes labored tenth, he is cremated, and turns to ashes. His companions send him off, crying out and lamenting. The swan of the soul takes flight, and asks which way to go.

When the mind accepts, and is satisfied with the One, then the consciousness becomes steady and stable. Then, one's food is the True Name, one's garments are the True Name, and one's Support, O Nanak, is the True Name.

In the third watch, both hunger and thirst bark for attention, and food is put into the mouth. That which is eaten becomes dust, but they are still attached to eating. In the fourth watch, they become drowsy. They close their eyes and begin to dream. Rising up again, they engage in conflicts they set the stage as if they will live for 100 years. If at all times, at each and every moment, they live in the fear of God - O Nanak, the Lord dwells within their minds, and their cleansing bath is true.