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Tag: SPIRITUAL
Interview on Main Street Vegan Radio show
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
June 9, 2014
June 4, 2014 — During my 20 minute radio interview on Main Street Vegan show hosted by Victoria Moran, I discuss Food for Life’s beginning and work, as well as food yoga philosophy. I am the 2nd guest on the show and my interview starts around...
Pure Food: A Path to Global Unity
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
June 5, 2014
If there is one thing absolute in this world, it is that Food possesses a unique ability to bring people together, transcending cultural and social barriers. By sharing pure, lovingly prepared meals, we can foster unity and understanding among diverse communities, as demonstrated by the...
Original Title: Happy Mothers Day – A day to honour ALL MOTHERS, but how?
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
May 11, 2014
On Mother’s Day, we celebrate not only our own mothers but all mother figures who enrich our lives. Traditional gifts like flowers, chocolates, or breakfast in bed are common, but true appreciation goes beyond these gestures. It is a day to meditate on the unconditional...
Original Title: Dreams sometimes remind us of lessons learned and how far we still have to go
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
April 27, 2014
I recently had a dream about Radhanath Swami, a revered spiritual leader, where I found myself not responding as ideally as I wished. In my dream, I found myself in a bustling temple, uncertain of my purpose there, until I noticed Radhanath Swami, a prominent...
Nityananda, Nityananda, can you pick up the phone? (POEM)
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
February 12, 2014
Nityananda Nityananda, your love knows no bounds, Nityananda Nityananda, you chant the holiest of sounds, Nityananda Nityananda, ever since I called out your name, my dry and boring life has never be the same. Nityananda Nityananda, can you pick up the phone? This lowly traveller...
My journey with Food for Life – A summary of 30 years of service
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
January 23, 2014
I could hardly imagine Food for Life being so successful when I first became a volunteer way back in 1984. Back then, I worked as an assistant cook and server at a free food cafe called, Gopals in Parramatta, Australia. That was one of the...
Jayapataka Swami talks about the beginning of Food for Life
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
January 12, 2014
Jayapataka Swami was one of my early inspirations in my service to Food for Life. I wrote him many times through letters and later emails for guidance in the 80s and 90s as a monk, and whenever he saw me he told me, “Please tell...
Paul Rodney Turner: Australian Food Yogi’s Mission
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
November 22, 2013
First printed Australian Yoga Life and put the www.ayl.com.au Nourishing the soul Sitting on a beach in Sri Lanka at the beginning of his world tour earlier this year, Food For Life (FFL) Global director Paul Rodney Turner was quietly reflecting on his life journey....
Saint Francis of Assisi and Compassion for Animals
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
October 20, 2013
Saint Francis of Assisi Excerpt from: FOOD YOGA – Nourishing Body, Mind & Soul A new book by Paul Rodney Turner, the Food Yogi There are basically two distinct schools of Christian thought: The Aristotelian-Thomistic school and the Augustinian-Franciscan school. The Aristotelian-Thomistic school teaches that animals are here...