Vegetarian or non vegetarian food?

[Guest guest]

Dear Sunil,

 

Namaste. Whether to be vegetarian or non vegeatarian depends on a

number of factors. Many spiritual aspirants prefer to be vegetarian,

especially those who do not have much of physical activities. Non

vegetarian food is rajasic and/or tamasic in nature and may agitate

the mind.

 

However the monks of the Ramakrishna Order do take non vegetarian

food because they have to participate in various social and relief

work. Being finicky about food would be a hindrance to them. But

this does not mean that all monks of the Order are non vegetarian.

Many are vegetarian. Many Mission centres in the south are strictly

vegetarian. The Eastern zone have fish occasionally and the Northern

centres may serve mutton also. But even in these centres the

personal preference of the Monks are respected. In the Math, eating

for the sake of gorging ones stomache is not encouraged but the

nutrition requirements of the Monks are taken care of.

 

Both Thakur and Holy Mother advocated the eating of fish. Today the

medical community also advocates the same as certain fatty acids

found in fish have therapeutic properties. Thakurs view was that the

main concern should be to concentrate upon God and not upon food.

Swamiji too had the same opinion. Moreover the Holy Trio had rightly

prophecied that in this era of food shortages restrictions on food

may prove to be counterproductive.

 

In today's polluted atmosphere the medical community has advocated a

fish based diet alone and advised against various forms of meat.

This is because of the current tendency to feed and inject steroids

and other harmful chemicals into poultry and cattle for increase in

meat and milk production. This use of steroids/banned substances and

the effects on humans who are consuming the adultrated meat and milk

is a cause for concern worldwide.

 

Take the food that suits you is the advice I give to all who ask.

But we should also be aware of the nature of the food we are taking.

 

Regards,

Jagannath.

 

 

 

 

 

Ramakrishna , sunil n <sun_fundu> wrote:

> Namaste

>

> I have this doubt about eating non vegetarian food.

[Guest guest]

Dear Jaganathji

 

Would you please let us know when did thakur and maa

advocated the eating fish? also in the past letters,

some devotee told even thakur uses to have fish? is

that right? if yes when?

 

according to my knowledge thakur only had tasted fish

at the time of tantrik sadhana under the guidance of

bhairavi brahmani. had thakur and holy mother used to

have fish daily or on what basis? please let us

enlighten on this subject.

 

in some situations i have read thakur used to tell

swamiji not to have non veg as it disturbs mind

heavily if ones aim is to sail totally in spiritual

path..also some times swamiji used to tell thakur that

'today i had fish' , for that thakur asked not to have

any meat from there after.. after this swamiji totally

refused to touch meat and later on swamijis father

made fun of him...i really dont know much on this but

i heard this story when i used to visit ramakrishna

ashrama of mysore.

 

please do advice

 

jai thakur jai maa jai swamiji

narendra sastry

 

 

 

 

 

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