I was thoroughly moved by this little lady. She truly makes me feel free in the sense that she separated me from my desires and goals, if only during that short hour that the episode lasted. Both her mentality towards life and death, "the self" and the living world, and her relation to/view of the food that she cooks really made me think and feel insignificant - in a good way. I was thoroughly moved by this little lady.
6 Reviews
Our symbiotic world, tied together in an hour
thermann9-174-1603282 May 2021
I don't know how this episode eluded me for 4 years. I just wanted to relax for an hour but by the time the episode ended, I came away thinking that we live in a fast food world, but life is a long journey.
Her preparation for a dish may take months, years in the planning, from growing the vegetables, harvesting, and in many cases fermenting for the exact moment of presentation.
Everything is handled with such care, respect and precision. It's like she is infusing her dish with her own spirit and positivity.
I especially appreciated her stories about her parents. She talks about the first time she prepared a meal for her family. Her parents came home, shocked at her efforts and genuinely impressed. Her mother told her "You will live a good life".
Later in the episode she speaks of when her father came to visit her late in his life. He was worried about her and wanted so be with her so he could experience how she lived. After having reservations about the vegetarian lifestyle, she prepared a heartier dish for him which single-handedly assured him, she was living well.
She says a quote, "Even kings bow to monks". And her father bows to her three times in acknowledgement and respect.
There is much to be said about a simple life, an open heart and and parental affirmation.
Her preparation for a dish may take months, years in the planning, from growing the vegetables, harvesting, and in many cases fermenting for the exact moment of presentation.
Everything is handled with such care, respect and precision. It's like she is infusing her dish with her own spirit and positivity.
I especially appreciated her stories about her parents. She talks about the first time she prepared a meal for her family. Her parents came home, shocked at her efforts and genuinely impressed. Her mother told her "You will live a good life".
Later in the episode she speaks of when her father came to visit her late in his life. He was worried about her and wanted so be with her so he could experience how she lived. After having reservations about the vegetarian lifestyle, she prepared a heartier dish for him which single-handedly assured him, she was living well.
She says a quote, "Even kings bow to monks". And her father bows to her three times in acknowledgement and respect.
There is much to be said about a simple life, an open heart and and parental affirmation.
Awe Inspiring...
alyze0810 June 2018
Watch a master chef at work in a Buddhist Nunnery!
lauralgarland21 August 2021
This documentary was a spiritual experience for me. The beauty and intention of Jeong Kwan, and her approach to cooking is counter to the ego driven world of haute cuisine. She gardens and cooks with such beauty. It is a zen experience.
Delicately enlightening
trukil20 April 2021
Some souls catch a body and come to Earth to help us, fellows.
The documentary catches this and can transmit it somehow. An enlightening experience that calls for more profound explorations and a new approach to the quotidian.
The documentary catches this and can transmit it somehow. An enlightening experience that calls for more profound explorations and a new approach to the quotidian.
exemplary
broderick-1471831 July 2020
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