Food and Spirituality

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Dear Friends:

 

I believe it was Hippocrates (the father of medicine)

who said, "Let food be your medicine."

 

The critical role of food is noted again and again in

yogic texts and scriptures. Now western medicine has

recognized the importance of plant foods.

 

Recently I spoke to a close friend of the family, who

is a well respected Indian doctor, now in his mid 60s.

About 30 years ago, I remember we were all sitting at

the dinner table and this wonderful person was telling

my father about the stress of being a doctor and often

having to make very difficult, and sometimes life and

death decisions. The good doctor mentioned his

interest in meditation and my father read his palms

(which he did for everyone who visited us) and told

him that he would do very well in his career and

things would go well for him.

 

Over the last 30 years I have watched my friend evolve

in his thinking. Recently when he came to visit us, we

reminisced about my father. The doctor mentioned that

he is trying now to eat mostly raw foods and nuts and

it has helped him with his health. He still has

weakness for Dosas and Samosas and Pakoras but tries

to minimize their consumption. I might have him write

an article on fruitarianism for the next issue of the

HS Mag. If any of you wish to write on the topic of

food and the vedas or spiritual aspect of food, please

let me know.

 

Sri Ramana when asked about the rules to follow for

practice on the path, typically said that the best

rule was to eat sattvic food in moderation.

 

Love to all

Harsha

 

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