When I cut open a red pepper and a purple cabbage for the first time, I was in awe at the splendor, the integrity, the "perfection" of their interiors.  Sometimes we meet the essence in things, and we can share that connection with others.  Spirituality is about making one's love or spirit manifest.  For instance, in cooking, we're manifesting food for one another, and this could come out of love and generosity rather than a sense of duty or obligation.  "Spirit" or "heart" is in all of us, and we can study how to manifest that in our lives in cooking or speech or behaviors so that our good-heartedness becomes clear and palpable.

- Edward Espe Brown