Namboku Mizuno (1760 – 1834)
Japanese master of physiognomy and visual diagnosis during the edo period, who emphasized the connection of diet and lifestyle with good fortune and health.
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Of course, food is to sustain life. Nevertheless, if we eat too much and in a disorderly way, we will die just like trees and grasses that receive too much fertilizer.
God is living in people's hearts, and in God there is no distinction or rank. Therefore God lives in everyone. That's why traditionally it is said that all deities are the same. They say God comes to a person who is very humble and honest.
Your mind creates the appearance and disappearance of phenomena.
Real poverty comes only to those who indulge in food and drink. They have made themselves poor.
Sleeping late in the morning is the origin of poverty and short life.
Longevity and short life, suffering and happiness - all aspects of human life depend on modesty in food and drink."
When you are poor, live as a poor man.
A person who controls his food has a strong mind.
For children, inheritance is very, very bad, like an enemy.
People will not respect even a distinguished "man of knowledge" who has a humble attitude toward other people but has no humility in eating.
The standard of simple eating is one bowl of rice and one side dish."
A wise man is the one who influences the world with the tao that he has mastered.
Proper eating is the hardest thing in life.
Food is the origin of success.
If you appreciate its wonderful natural taste, simple food will nourish you and is better than medicine.
Nowadays people of so-called health and strength are nothing more than aggressive. Indulging with meat and sake is not the way of human beings.
Bright and clear mind - that we call God.
It's really true that animal food makes the mind cloudy.
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