Simple easy meals one person for health

 For the health of myself and Earth and of animals, I try to minimise the use of utensils. Usually just one pot, one bowl. 

Usually I boiled water in low to medium heat in a glass which can stand up to 300 °C. 

Add a bit of good salt (Himalayan/ pink), 

and in goes the pasta. Frusili, mostly.

Organic is better. 

Other veg.  

Potatoes from my pot plant.

Usually I prepare in an other bowl other seasoning, freshly crushed rainbow peppercorn, sesame oil, extra virgin olive oil, etc.

Sometimes I also pre-soak wakame seaweed. Sometimes, I have my pasta serve with salted seasoned dried seaweed sheets.

Plant-based. 

There are so many international seasoning, spices, herbs, sauces to choose from international cuisines. 

Try fusion, too.

Apart from Italian sauces or Italian mixed spices, try variations of :

Shichimi powder, siracha sauce, Japanese dashi, mirin, soy sauces, Chinese 5 spices.... 

Organic pasta.

 Tricolor is nice for presentation, too.

Without egg, without milk.

Hence not egg noodle. 

Since rice grows in water paddy and odten polluted with heavy metal and harmful pollutants, I rarely have any varieties of rice products(米粉rice noodle, 河粉...) except very occasionally organic rice.

This is Japanese soba with broccoli , wakame seaweed. Cooked with crystalized ginger. Served with shichimi powder, Kikoman soya sauce, sesame oil, extra vigin olive oil, spring onion.

This one with crinkle-cut butternut squash.

Gro Incredible Burger. 

LindaMcCartney vegetarian meatballs.

Etc. 

Nowadays so many plant-based choices from Waitrose, Sainsburys, Marks & Spencer, Co-op ... 

Tips: 

I eat a lot of fruits & nuts besides cooked food.

Minimising cooked food in Summer. 

I varied and rotate my meals. Sometime just eat a good home made sandwich. I like M&S olive ciabatta rolls. Co-op olive bread and Sainsburys olive bread are also good. 

There are many variations and favour of vegan cheese  slices , 

vegan cheese spread , etc.

Not to mention organic peanut butter, other nut butter.

My Vitamin B12 come from

 Marmite💋, 

fortified non-dairy milk, 

and supplements.

2020 little things

 Even amidst these worldwide crisis, we shall continue to keep calm and be grateful of everything. 

I like :

White. Round/circle/sphere. 

High. Sunshine. Breeze. 

💟Ocassional change of scene is good.

A little treat .  Caring for oneself.

Allow oneself to feel joy.

🍓From my pots I planted in late Spring, 

I have a few fruit & veg. 

Small, but always thankful for the Creator. 

Overcome

A friend (SH) of a teacher(SC) shared some wisdom of another teacher(H).  My thought is at the end of the article seen online.

 Jealosy · Grief · Guilt

What is Guilt?  Feel it. Is it pleasant or unpleasant? Does it makes you easeful or uneasy? Obviously it is unpleasant and uneasy. And what mental factor is this that produces such characteristic of unpleasant and uneasiness? Surely it must be aversion or dosa (Pali).

Aversion function is to dispel, to reject.

Whenever guilt arises there is this thought of “I shouldn’t have done it” or to make another guilty “he/she should not have done it” – in both cases it points to rejecting and dispelling the situation. They are very clear signs of aversion.

But aversion comes in many ways and each are unique of its own. For example, jealousy and grief is different though both have dispelling nature.

Jealousy don’t like others of having more. Grief don’t like someone is gone. So when it comes to guilt it is about “don’t like what has happened”.

Notice that in these three examples — jealousy, grief and guilt — they all have common character of dispelling. But they are different. Why so?

Let’s explore them a little more.

Jealousy

It has a comparing factor of others better than us. It is about not able to have (greed) possession or ownership of a certain object.

Grief

It has a comparing factor of what one have and now no more. It is about an object that it longs for (greed), or attached to, and no longer having it anymore.

Guilt

It has a comparing factor of it should not have been such. It is about an action that if possible should not (greed) have been done.

All 3 are targetting at different objects and situations. And also different meanings. Because of that aversion comes in different ways, manifesting itself in different characteristics.

But beneath them all, they have the root of aversion and greed since aversion cannot arise without greed. Because of greed over an event and not able to meet its standard of expectation, aversion is its result. 

So you may ponder what is the cause of all these defilements?

A few angles to consider —

 1. The mind comes with some kind of ignorance / delusion of not understanding conditioning. Happenings is not personal. Happenings is not tailored to our wanting or not wanting. When condition is there it will happen. If condition is not there it won’t happen. Even this latter is also a type of condition. Not knowing conditionality is ignorance. Because of not knowing conditionality, delusion takes place in the mind.

2. Since all happenings are due to conditionality, nothing can be owned, not even our mind. That is a fact. Because of the mind not knowing this fact, craving arises to hold on to objects, be it person, situation or event. In this case one can notice that ignorance is very connected to craving.

3. Where there is craving or attachment, the mind is constantly expecting pleasurable feelings. Craving is always seeking for such, blind to the fact that nothing is up to craving. It will just be a matter of time aversion will occur.

And this the Buddha showed us the three defilements - delusion, greed and aversion as the culprits of suffering.

They are the cause of suffering and also the effect (experience) of suffering. Only when the mind fully understood conditionality — which can only happened with the arising of wisdom factor in the mind, these defilements will slowly end.

Wisdom can only arise due to Right Practice and that entails right information of realities that leads to seeing things correctly, or right attitude. So it is the Three Yogi Job.

If we meditate to get good experiences we will suffer too. That is because of craving.

When we try to escape from defilements we have to suffer. Defilements cannot be escaped except to be fully understood and comprehended.

So when guilt, jealousy or grief arises, we wanted to “finished them up” — we will suffer more because of dislike.

We can only use our practice, mindfully and ardently with right understanding to become aware of it. Simple, light and easy. Not pushy and wanting immediate result.

❤💭 People with different faiths try to analyse the causes of suffering, and have different solutions to solve the problems or overcome them.
I highlight some above. 

Christianity also spot those causes and warns people against them: jealosy, grief, guilt, greed, ignorance, etc.
One good thing is, Christ sacrificed himself and saves us, gives us new life when we accept Christ.  God the father, the son & the Holy Spirit are here to help us overcome those problems & temptations when we follow the wisdom and the truth in good Bible.
❤Seek wholeheartedly and the doors will open.

1Chronicle16v35

被攻被滅  要求救  time people ask for help.
(不同譯本保留不同古語稱呼)

“Cry out, “Save us, O God of our salvation! Gather and rescue us from among the nations, so we can thank your holy name and rejoice and praise you.” Praise the Lord , the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting! And all the people shouted “Amen!” and praised the Lord .”
～ 1 Chronicles 16:35‭-‬36   NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/1ch.16.35-36.NLT


And say, “Save us, O Elohim of our deliverance; And gather us together, And deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Your set-apart Name, And boast in Your praise.” Blessed be יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl From everlasting to everlasting! And all the people said, “Amĕn!” and praised יהוה.
Diḇre haYamim Aleph (1 Chronicles) 16:35‭-‬36   TS2009
https://bible.com/bible/316/1ch.16.35-36.TS2009


“And say you , Save us, O God-Elōhīm (The Living Word)  [The Many Powered] of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to you holy name, [and] glory in you praise.  Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous)  [be] the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) God-Elōhīm (The Living Word)  [The Many Powered] of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] forever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) .”
1 Chronicles 16:35‭-‬36 NMV
https://bible.com/bible/2135/1ch.16.35-36.NMV

"Say: “Save us, God who can save us! Gather and rescue us from the nations; so that we can thank your holy name and glory in praising you. Blessed be Adonai , the God of Isra’el, from eternity past to eternity future!” All the people said, “ Amen !” and praised Adonai ."
～ Divrei-HamYamim Alef (1 Ch) 16:35‭-‬36 CJB
https://bible.com/bible/1275/1ch.16.35-36.CJB


"Give thanks to God —he is good and his love never quits. Say, “Save us, Savior God, round us up and get us out of these godless places, So we can give thanks to your holy Name, and bask in your life of praise.” Blessed be God , the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then everybody said, “Yes! Amen!” and “Praise God !”"
～ 1 Chronicles 16:34‭-‬36     MSG
https://bible.com/bible/97/1ch.16.34-36.MSG

「要說：拯救我們的神啊，求你救我們， 聚集我們，使我們脫離外邦， 我們好稱讚你的聖名，以讚美你為誇勝。  耶和華－ 以色列 的神， 從亙古直到永遠，是應當稱頌的！ 眾民都說：「阿們！」並且讚美耶和華。」
～ 歷代志上 16:35‭-‬36    CUNP-神
https://bible.com/bible/46/1ch.16.35-36.CUNP-神


「主に叫べ。 『私たちの救いの神よ、どうかお救いください。 私たちを国々から呼び集め、 安全に救い出してください。 そうすれば、あなたのきよい御名に感謝し、 声の限りほめたたえます。』  イスラエルの神は、永遠にほむべきかな。」 この歌にすべての民は「アーメン」と和し、主をほめたたえました。」
～ 歴代誌Ⅰ   16:35‭-‬36   JCB
https://bible.com/bible/83/1ch.16.35-36.JCB

Lazy meals protein packed

Simple quick  & easy. 

1 saucepan 1 bowl. 

Meal 1 

Linda MacCartney vegetarain meat balls. 

This pact does not have egg or milk.

I boiled a pack of mixed vegetables. 

The balls are tasty enough.

Also I added rehydrated seaweeds.

 Meal 2
With an Oriental twist.
The Tofoo Company naked.
Lots of protein.
I boiled them.
Pour into a bowl with large tablespoon of Clear Spring red Miso paste.
Adding good mixed olives in garlic chili.
A tiny bit of smoked garlic tamarind pickle from The GarlicGrower..
I added seaweed again.
Sprinkle some toasted sesame.
Toasted sesame oil.

Voila.
I also have plenty of
fruit,
mixed nuts
and salad.

Guess
how many grams of protein come from the meatless meat balls and tofu!?