So I was at the grocery this morning and struck up a conversation with a woman who was beside me fondling lettuces. "Looks like you're eating healthy," I said, peering into her cart. It was running over with blueberries, strawberries, veggies and the like.

"Been watching a show on BBC," was her comment. "We should eat like the monkeys, basically."

I did my part by buying bananas. Do monkeys eat garlic?

Spiritual thought for the day:

Whenever you catch yourself suffering mechanically, vow to relieve the suffering of all sentient beings. The first part arises from monkey mind. The vow arises from wholeness. The difference is quite dramatic.