Feeding the Dead

Some cultures consider food to be so important that they continue to feed a person even after death. One of the most poignant pieces in The Tibetan Book of the Dead, is the passage describing how food should be brought to the dead person in the days after death, so they will not feel abandoned by their loved ones, while their souls make the difficult transition through the bardo, the threshold between earthly and non-earthly existence. There is a beautiful logic to this. If our spirits live on after death and suddenly we find we can no longer partake in the privileges of being alive, such as eating, we might miss being able to do so!

Blessings on your table!
The Intellectual Foodie

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