Could something as simple as "rice" be what has helped to form the Oriental mind?

Question

The Divine reflected in the mundane? Good physical health, creating good mental health, and therefore spiritual insight?

Hermes

Answer 1

Its possible, I remember hearing that the British empire was founded with our diet and cups of tea

Answer 2

I'm not Oriental but lived in the Far East for five years, and have been to almost every Asian country. You will find huge diversity within Oriental people of every nationality. For example, go to Korea and you will find that many people say their strength (physical, mental) in derived from kimchi (spiced fermented cabbage) not rice.
However, I must say that I've lived with an Oriental person for a long time, and he is still in robust health despite eating a Western diet most of the time. For him, and many other Oriental people I know, including pastors, their spirituality seems to come from within, regardless of diet.

Answer 3

Asian food i one of the most varied and diverse menus of the world.
Protein from meat is what makes us different from mostly vegitarian apes, thats how we evolved smarter as our digestion and blood supple increased to our gut and hense brain.

Answer 4

More like isolationism and communism but it is all changing now.