You are What You "Drink" / "Eat"...

Sometimes we encounter something and the memories are aroused.

I watched a video that made me think. My Grandmother always said that when we have our lunch and dinner we should be in a happy mood. We should sit together, chitchat and enjoy the food. As children we never understood "Why".

We will always begin the meal with the following :

वदनी कवळ घेता नाम घ्या श्रीहरीचे | सहज हवन होते नाम घेता फुकाचे ||
जीवन करी जिवित्वा अन्न हे पूर्ण ब्रह्म | उदरभरण नोहे जाणिजे यज्ञकर्म ||

vadani kaval gheta naam ghya shri-hariche l
sahaj havan hote naam gheta phukache l
jivan kari jivitva anna he purn-brahma l
udar-bharan nohe janije yadnya-karma ll 

(Meaning: Eating is not  merely for filling stomach but is a sacred act of consuming healthy meal for a complete digestion and so be humble and satisfied with the food.

 We should always remember that we are indeed so blessed to have food of our own choice. There is nothing wrong in being humble,  we should be grateful for the rain (nature in a way) and the farmers for their hard work for the harvests, the fire to cook the food and all the helping hands responsible for serving the food on our plates everyday. A simple way to express gratitude is by saying a thanksgiving prayer )

 Every culture has its own way of saying a prayer of thanksgiving before eating a single morsel of food,  the Christians say their grace.

In Islam, the tradition of saying a prayer when the meal is ready and while starting to eat is followed well: 

• When meal is ready: "Allahumma barik lana fima razaqtana waqina athaban-nar. " (Translation: O Allah! Bless the food You have provided us and save us from the punishment of the hellfire.
• While starting to eat: bismillahi wa 'ala baraka-tillah ("In the name of God and with God's blessing") or simply b-ismi-llāh-ir-raḥmān-ir-raḥīm ("in the name of God, the gracious, the merciful") 

In Japan it is customary to put one's hands together and say "Itadakimasu" (いただきます^?) ("I humbly receive") before eating a meal. "Itadakimasu" is said to express gratitude for all people who played a role in preparing, cultivating or hunting the food.

In Korea, it is customary to say "Jal meokgesseumnida" (잘 먹겠습니다) ("I will eat well'). The saying is not religious in nature, and usually only occurs when eating with someone else.

Does all this has any meaning?

Does this only religious / cultural?

Do you know a thought is a vibration?

Do you know an emotion is a vibration?

Watch the following amazing Video. If water has these properties, can we make best use of it for ourselves? for our well-being? 

If you have stopped the tradition of offering prayer before meals, will you now restart it?

Will you teach that tradition to others? To the young ones in the family?

So I  understand my Grandmother better now.