[Jaya Jagannath] Please help: Fasting

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Om Gurave NamahDear Narasimha,

from where I come from, Oranges and Apples arte considered luxury! Normally Coconut and Bananas are readily available and these are consumed. The water of the tender coconut is supposed to be very good, but i do not prefer it and only stick to Banana.

Good input..

Best wishes

Sanjay

PS about that book..it is very frustrating to deal with these publishers. Perhaps SJVC shpuld start its own publications division. I am thinking of putting my book in the web for free download and if anyone wants then they can send a donation.

- pvr

varahamihira

Sunday, March 25, 2001 11:02 AM

[Jaya Jagannath] Re: Please help: Fasting

Pranaam Sanjay, Brendan can add, but please permit me to jump in and make one comment. In India, it is very common to consume fruits while fasting. Brendan is very correct in saying that fresh vegetables and fruits can disturb vaata, but fruits are better than vegetables. Moreover, we can choose the right fruits. Fruits like apples aggravate vaata more than some other fruits. Fruits like grapes are safer, but they also aggravate vaata when taken in excess. The best fruit for vaata types is perhaps banana. Perfectly ripe bananas soothe vaata and they are a good food for vaata types during a fast. Oranges are also excellent fruits for strong vaata types. We can thus choose the right fruits based on the constitution. Raw vegetables are particularly bad for vaata types, but they are not too good for others either. Not only do they provoke vaata, but modern research shows that nutrient absorption is much less with raw vegetables than with fully cooked ones. I do not advise eating fresh vegetables. If one is conscious of minerals and vitamins, cooking in a covered container and eating without throwing away the water is advised (of course, not when fasting). I usually have a lot of accumulated vaata and some pitta and I take some dates and raisins (kismis) when fasting. They reduce vaata. If raisins are taken during a fast, they tend to clear the accumulated vaata in the intestines and colon. Your comment on Chandra lagna is very apt. Luminaries show Tejas and Ojas in ayurvedic terms. Your sishya,Narasimha > Om Gurave Namah> Dear Brendan,> You can give us a recommendation of other uncooked foods for this purpose.> That was a very helpful post. I find that the Moon sign has a lot to say about the Prakriti like the Lagna. Any inputs on this?> Best regards> Sanjay Rath> - > Bpfeeley@A... > varahamihira > Friday, March 23, 2001 7:56 PM> Re: [Jaya Jagannath] Please help: Fasting> > > In a message dated 3/22/2001 12:06:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, > srath@v... writes:> > Hare Krishna> Dear Sanjay,> > Thanks for your note on fasting. Just an add-on for the benefit of the group. > Vata types should be careful with fasting as fasting disturbs V and should > only be done for very short periods of time if at all. Even fasting on raw > fruits and veggies is dangerous for V. They are full of akasha and yes, the > person may experience wonderful sense of lightness and "spiritual" well being > but it is dangerous for V.> > P and K people can tolerate fasting and K people especially can benefit > greatly from it. V people should fast on small amounts of V reducing Kitchari.> > I saw a person once who suffered severe depression during the winter > months... so called seasonal depression. She was eating raw fruits and > vegetables as 50% of her food intake. The cold winter months aggravate V and > hot cooked food with appropriate spices to stimulate Agni is needed to offset > that. Once she started eating balanced food for her prakruti she became a > happy person.> Regards,> Brendan