Guest guest Posted May 27, 1999 Report Share Posted May 27, 1999 > "Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar)" <hluthar > > > Harsha: Madhavaji, your view that we should not eat what can run away from > us seems very interesting and is a good philosophical defense of being a > vegetarian. I will forward this to two lists where a discussion > on diet has > taken place. One question for you. Would eggs be included in your > vegetarian > diet as they cannot run away? There are many vegetarians who do > not eat eggs > and some do. Your views on the matter are appreciated. [...] What truly amazes is that so few are willing to take the necessary experiments to find out for oneself what one's optimum diet has to consist of. There are many theories with followers but where is experiential data and on what is that based? Considering the issue top-down, one is spirit linked to a body (or bodies). These bodies have to function properly which means for the physical one, abundant energy and the absence of disease and bodily conditions that will influence the mind. Not having had any cold or flue or other disease since ten years, my experiments were rather successful Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 1999 Report Share Posted May 27, 1999 >What truly amazes is that so few are willing to take the necessary >experiments to find out for oneself what one's optimum diet has to consist >of. There are many theories with followers but where is experiential data >and on what is that based? Considering the issue top-down, one is spirit >linked to a body (or bodies). These bodies have to function properly which >means for the physical one, abundant energy and the absence of disease and >bodily conditions that will influence the mind. Not having had any cold or >flue or other disease since ten years, my experiments were rather successful Jan Hi Jan: I do believe that diet is important and should be approached consciously. As I move through life I would have to be totally unconscious not to notice that my body responds negatively to certain foods. However, I also notice that my body responds to my mental diet and attitude as well. You have not been ill for 10 years and I have no doubt that the purity of your diet accounts for that but I must ask you if you have factored in other attributes to your good health - such as climate, low stress levels and clean air? Linda ------ Give back to your community through "Grow to Give." http://www.ONElist.com See homepage for details. ------ Discussion of the True Meaning of Sankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy focusing on non-duality between mind and matter. List Archives available at: /viewarchive.cgi?listname=advaitin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 1999 Report Share Posted May 28, 1999 > "Linda Callanan" <shastra > > > >What truly amazes is that so few are willing to take the necessary > >experiments to find out for oneself what one's optimum diet has > to consist > >of. There are many theories with followers but where is experiential data > >and on what is that based? Considering the issue top-down, one is spirit > >linked to a body (or bodies). These bodies have to function > properly which > >means for the physical one, abundant energy and the absence of > disease and > >bodily conditions that will influence the mind. Not having had > any cold or > >flue or other disease since ten years, my experiments were rather > successful > > > Jan > > Hi Jan: > > I do believe that diet is important and should be approached consciously. > As I move through life I would have to be totally unconscious not > to notice > that my body responds negatively to certain foods. However, I also notice > that my body responds to my mental diet and attitude as well. > You have not > been ill for 10 years and I have no doubt that the purity of your diet > accounts for that but I must ask you if you have factored in other > attributes to your good health - such as climate, low stress levels and > clean air? > > Linda Hi Linda, The climate proved to be unimportant. Stress hasn't been a factor for thirty years and clean air isn't a factor of importance either. Some circumstantial evidence is the health of animals, living in nature, who are subjected to polluted air as well and contrary to humans, they don't develop allergies. So I could compare things in a rather objective fashion. If spiritual life is based on logical premises, it would follow that the diet for optimum health has to coincide with Ahimsa. In my case this is true as not even plants have to be killed for food. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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