sattvic diet

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Thanks for the responses on this topic. It would seem

that sattvic food is easy and natural to stick to in

India; but getting much more complicated elsewhere.

Being an outcome of simplicity of life, people only

using food for survival rather than enjoyment, and an

unpolluted environment.

Some sources say for example that eating in a hurry

is considered tamasic, as well as over-eating.

We live in a society that worries about weevils in

rice from a health point of view, rather than the

desire of weevils and other animals not to be eaten.

Yet think nothing of so-called vegetarian foods being

cooked in vessels used to cook nisheda (forbidden)

food, or oil so used.

The injunctions that sattvic food must be 'cooked only

by a person of very holy disposition who lives a very

pious life',('this is the most important quality for

sadhakas, since the transformation of food through

fire makes subtle sanskaras adhere to it') might be

injudicious to insist on in, say, a McDonald's

takeaway.

 

Nsrudin

 

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Long before I had heard of a sattvic diet, I learned to ask my heart, "What

feels peaceful to eat?" and then just listen.

In this way the mind doesn't get tangled up around "yes" and "no" right and

wrong, but a deeper presence is acknowledged and consulted.

This can be done with any question. The more one turns within, the more one

learns to hear and trust.

linda

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Nasrudin

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Sunday, January 18, 2004 11:45 AM

[RamanaMaharshi] sattvic diet

Thanks for the responses on this topic. It would seemthat sattvic food is easy

and natural to stick to inIndia; but getting much more complicated

elsewhere.Being an outcome of simplicity of life, people onlyusing food for

survival rather than enjoyment, and anunpolluted environment.Some sources say

for example that eating in a hurryis considered tamasic, as well as

over-eating.We live in a society that worries about weevils inrice from a

health point of view, rather than thedesire of weevils and other animals not to

be eaten.Yet think nothing of so-called vegetarian foods beingcooked in vessels

used to cook nisheda (forbidden)food, or oil so used.The injunctions that

sattvic food must be 'cooked onlyby a person of very holy disposition who lives

a verypious life',('this is the most important quality forsadhakas, since the

transformation of food throughfire makes subtle sanskaras adhere to it') might

beinjudicious to insist on in, say, a

McDonald'stakeaway.Nsrudinhttp://personals..au - PersonalsNew

people, new possibilities. FREE for a limited time.

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