Blog readers may find a bit surprising to find a post on cooking and serving in a religious blog.However in reality without food there is no existence of nature itself.Annam or food is everybody's life force or if we put it in another way Life force is everybody's Annam or food. Annad bhavanti bhutani (All living bodies subsist on food grains) Annam bahu kurvita.(Ensure abundance of food all over) Annam na nindhyath (Do not abuse food) I have summarized a couple of points below from Swamiji's Padapooja book Kitchen should be considered equivalent to a Pooja Room. Cleanliness and purity should be maintained similar to a Pooja Room. While cooking make sure our mind is clean and not filled with unwanted thoughts.Any unwanted thought has a negative effect on the food. Avoid discussion on anybody/anything while cooking and serving the food. Prepare only the food required and concentrate on quality rather than increasing the number of dishes to show our financial status....
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