Superior and Inferior food [garlic and onion]

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It sounds like people are feeling attacked for their points of view

regarding scriptures again. It think the basic issue is that some

of us consider scriptures to contain prejudices and

misinformation of their times, along with spiritual messages. I

feel that this is so.

 

Patanjali's yoga sutras come from a school of thought that

considers the body as something to free oneself from, to

transcend. I disagree with that approach. I think trying to free

oneself in the way Patanjali advocates is trying to free oneself

from life in the body. I choose to be embodied. That's why I'm

here

 

, "Satish Raja Arigela"

<satisharigela> wrote:

> , "N. Madasamy"

> <ashwini_puralasamy> wrote:

> > Depend on what kind of poison satish? There are poison

that are

> very

> > toxic and some are not. When I am referring to food. We are

> talking

> > about food that are edible and this distinguished between

sattvic

> and

> > tamasic food.

>

>

> ?

>

> Like every substance tamasic and sattvic food have their own

> properties and they create the tamasic and sattvic effects in the

> body accordingly. This is discussed in a number of works(like

> patanjali yoga sutras which gives reasons as to why of it etc)

and

> experienced by a lot a sadhakas.

>

> The poison example is there to show that substances will have

their

> own effects on the human body and not to discuss wat kinda

poisons

> do what to the body.

>

> Read childofdevi's posts *again* and patanjali yoga

sutras(where it

> discusses yama niyama i think)

>

>

> > Are you a vamachara, satish? If you are not and have said

once

> that

> > you have no interest in Vamachara practices, then I believe

you

> are

> > in no position to even talk about it.

>

>

> What exactly is your problem?

>

> I am not a vamachari. What I meant is that I have no interest in

> practicing vamachara(that doesnt mean i have no interest in

learning

> their procedures and acharas and other paddhatis). You are

no one to

> tell me what to speak about and what not to speak about.

>

> I am not a Vaishnava either but know to some extent their

worship

> procedures etc. likewise to an extent about vamachara

practices.

>

> *Go read* the original texts in sanskrit which talk about

vamachara.

> If you know of any vamacharis who said they are exempt from

smriti

> rules they are just misinformed. Prolly they find it inconvenient

to

> follow them and start teaching to others(because they cant

follow)

> that they dont need to adhere(usually happens).Or simply they

are

> half learned and just dont know. It is definitely not possible to

> follow everything in the smriti but some of these ppl lack even

the

> humility to acknowledge that(they cant follow) if not follow them.

> And probably also have their some personal habits which are

against

> smriti rules which is when they start preaching(to keep

themselves

> happy) that they dont need to adhere to justify their own habits

as

> part of achara.

>

> I am not posting anymore on this.