After smelling the cherry blossoms, I sighed - "Beautiful!". And a spray of tiny petals went twirling in my breath.

Ok.. Before you get over emotional and heated about how ridiculous the concept of living on love and light might

In order to Live on Love and Light, One must first have complete faith in Love and Light.

appear to you, please take time out to consider the following:

Firstly, there are unquestionably some out there (see Philosophy>Breatharianism>Breatharians), that claim to be living on air and water alone. (and undoubtedly Love, Light and Hugs too)..

I cannot personally vouch for the authenticity of any of these claims, as I have myself never met a breatharian, but I do not personally doubt the possibility.

FAST - not Feast. FRUIT - not Flesh. FIG - not Fish. FRESH - not Fowl.

2ndly, if any mature person should decided to follow a path of breatharianism, then that is fully their own choosing. I see 3 possible outcomes to such a choice. 1, they may not succeed, but may die in the process.. 2, they they may not succeed and return to more solid substances once more.. and 3, they may succeed and move on to something higher.. In any of the 3 scenarios, only the individual is at risk..

3rdly, a far more grisly greasy fact, is that those at the other extreme, that eat the flesh of others daily, do not only put themselves at risk. Indeed, given let's say, a below average lifespan of 60 years, it is quite (un)reasonable that a human flesh-eater might in that span of time, devour the equivalent of something like 800 chicken carcasses, 20 cows, 70 pigs, 70 sheep, possibly 1000s of fish, and countless other animals.. Let's say a good conservatively estimated 3000 individuals in your stomach!! What a graveyard! R.I.P !!

Think of all the misery and suffering this "choice" causes! And that is only the fleshy side of things.. Include dairy and eggs, and who knows the true extent of deaths and suffering of individuals the average westernized human might be the cause of..?

And you may sit, possibly, and wag your finger at breatharianism!? Let's get the facts straight.. Last year, there was a TV documentary on breatharianism, aired (if you'll pardon the pun) in many countries. They interviewed a breatharian or 2, and managed to drum up something like 5 known cases of people dyeing during attempts at breatharianism!! Think how statistically ridiculous this is!! In all the years that the philosophy has existed (and it has been around for centuries).. They still only managed to find a meagre 5 people that died from trying!!

How many people have died from alcohol related accidents? How many people die in hospital beds daily??

Ok.. please dispense temporarily with the skepticism.. For the purpose of the experiment, let's just suppose that it can be done.. that there are people out there living on love and light alone.

Our bodies are ultimately much more similar than they are different. They all follow the same sets of rules..

No, I'm not saying you can stop eating today and live to tell the grandchildren, but what I am saying, is that with enough prior preparations, I believe anyone can do it.

I'm not talking here of fasting, as fasting implies only a temporary absence of food. I have undergone several fasts of a week or 2 duration, but always my intention had been to return to food.

The "How" of it are better left to those already in the know..

More to the point though is "why"? Why should one want to do that anyhow?

Most people would probably look at the idea as being a painful depravation. The thought of not eating all those good things one has become accustomed (addicted) to is probably not a pleasant one.. Food has become such an issue in all our lives..

We are probably all guilty of overeating, so quite profoundly, how can we expect to live without eating, when we can't even live without overeating?

For me, the breatharian thing is about letting go.. It's about understanding that we are more than just gross physical manifestations. It's about accepting our true potential and transcending material dependency.

The way I see it, is that humans are a very out of place species.. It seems that pretty much every species out there has it's natural environment. It's food is there for the taking. They don't need to work in the sense that we do.. Sure they might spend all day looking for just the right twig to complete their nest, but this is art, not work.. Whatever they generally want, it's all there for the free..

But where pray is our home? Where is our environment such that we can basically live such simple uncomplicated lives? Without even the need for gardening, and still a comparative physical comfort?

Is it a flat in Kensington snuggled up nicely between the dole office, and woolies supermarket?

Personally I'm in a frame of mind where money has become a real pain. I'd like to live without it, but fear prevents me from fully doing this. Because of my dependency on food and accommodation, I work.. But all work is a compromise for me.. I'd rather not be doing it.. I'd truthfully much rather be relaxing on the beach, walking in the mountains, talking and sharing hugs with good friends and swimming in freshwater lakes..

I am a self proclaimed vagabond. I accept that my nature is one of impermanence. I have no real home, and no great desire to be permanently settled anywhere.. It seems like my dependance on food is what ultimately stops me from flying.

The way I see it, I have 2 possibilities, both are strong desires.. The first is to transcend food, the 2nd is to increase my faith in the Divine..

These words are part of a book that I am working on. I am unsure how far away I am from completion as my use of computer is sporadic and words don't always flow easily. Feel free to Email Me if you have comments or wish to put an order in for a copy. Otherwise please also consider signing my Guest Book, and share some thoughts with me..