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How To Cook Your Life
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Reviews & Ratings
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Edward Espe Brown
09-08-2025I guess that your algorithms did not let you know that I am the "star" of this movie How to Cook Your Life. And excuse me, yes, I think it's great. But as I say about food, you make your best effort and some people like it, some people don't. See where your taste is at: check it out.No, I do not know how to perform impeccably, but is that what life is all about? "You're only as good as your last performance." Or can you be you, and share your heart and your food with family and friends with joy and well-being?Love and blessings. And Guten Appetite.
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Patricia Brescia
09-08-2025I can watch this video many times and never tire of it, which is why I purchased it after watching a copy. It combines great humor, serious spiritual practice and commentary on our lives with inspiration and lightness. Suzuki's simple teaching of "letting the bird come home to your heart" when the monk is disturbed by the blue jay cawing outside his window while he tries to study is the jewel of the film. Edward Espe Brown is a funny, serious, charming man and he brings his human vulnerabilities to us all with compassion and authenticity. The chanting and bells are beautiful background to the inviting journey to this magical place. I highly recommend this film to anyone interested in Zen, meditation, good food and spirituality. It is a gem.
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Kindle Customer
09-08-2025If you have a little patience while watching this film, you will be greatly rewarded. Edward Espe Brown is not only a wonderful cooking teacher, but a humorous and humble spiritual guide. The side stories about food that illuminate this film's philosophy are enlightening and thought provoking without having to resort to disturbing film footage about our corporate food industry's ugly side. I don't purchase many DVDs, but I had to have this for my small collection. I love to cook, and having this film is like having a spiritual guide at my side to help me be patient and have reverence while I prepare food for my loved ones and myself.
Technical Specifications
A Zen priest in San Francisco and cookbook author use Zen Buddhism and cooking to relate to everyday life.
