Food – Nourishing Body and Soul

28/08/2025 3 min Episodio 6
Food – Nourishing Body and Soul

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Episode Synopsis

This episode explores how food, beyond being sustenance, becomes sacred across religious traditions. In Christianity, the Eucharist transforms bread and wine into symbols of divine love. Judaism sanctifies meals through kosher laws and rituals like the Passover Seder, while Islam highlights fasting and iftar during Ramadan as acts of gratitude and discipline. Hinduism offers prasada, sanctified food given to deities, while Buddhism treats meals as mindful meditation. Sikhism’s langar emphasizes equality and service by feeding all, and Indigenous traditions honor food as a gift from the earth and ancestors. Through stories of shared meals and offerings, the episode shows how food nourishes not only the body but also the soul, reminding us that eating can be an act of gratitude, community, and connection.