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Both tamasic and rajasic foods should
be avoided so it does not really matter much about which foods are tamasic or
rajasic. What is important is that one should eat more and more satwic foods
until dependence on the other two are overcome gracefully. What is a true satwic diet? Source of Food The food must be purchased from an
honest source and with honestly earned money. The Cook The cook must be satwic, of a good
character, in a good mental state, and chant mantras or sing bhajans (hymns)
while preparing (cutting, cleaning, washing the food) and while cooking. There
are several stories that verify the above points. There was once a King who
dreamed a terrible dream, he dreamt that he took his own (whom he loved dearly
in the waking state) by the hair, dragged her to the entrance of his house and
chopped her head off. On awakening he summoned his chief minister and sought an
explanation. After several days’ investigation, the minister brought a
prisoner to the King, and said that the night before he had this terrible dream,
the usual cook was ill and this prisoner who was a good cook was asked to
prepare the meals. The King then enquired from him as to why he was in prison.
He related that on one unfortunate day he had consumed a large quantity of
alcohol and in his drunken state he had become very aggressive, he grabbed hold
of his mother’s hair, dragged her to the entrance of his house and there he
chopped her head off, and to this day he regrets this most terrible crime. It is
very clear that the most prominent thought in the mind of the cook has a
powerful effect on his environment and that these mental vibrations even enter
the food that is cooked and subsequently affect all those who consume the food.
So care must be taken with regard to the character of the cook. Do you
understand why Swami does not want us to eat in hotels and restaurants? Container The
container must not add impurities to the food, so highly quality, clean and
sterile enameled or stainless steel pots should be used. Aluminium pots are
poisonous and add its metal to the food, causing abdominal cramps, weakness and
other signs of aluminium poisoning. Iron pots add excess of iron to the food and
cause a condition called haemosiderosis, which affects the liver. Process of Cooking The food should not be overheated, or
over cooked, low temperature, slow cooking is safer and more nutritious, also at
least 50% of the food should be raw, like salads, sprouts, fruit, nuts and
certain raw vegetables. Stir fry is also better than fully cooked foods. Ingredients Excess of oil, butter, cream should
be avoided, for a balanced diet. Care should be taken to consume only 1500 to
2000 calories per day, divided so that only 50 grams of protein are consumed
(excess protein cannot be stored so it is passed out in the urine along with
extra calcium resulting in osteoporosis – thinning of your bones) the
remaining 1300 to 1800 calories should be mainly carbohydrate with a minimum of
fat which should be derived from vegetables like olive oil, avacado, nuts, and
seeds. Hydrogenated fats and oils are harmful. Eating the Food At the dining table, firstly the food prayer should be chanted and the best one is from the Gita, Chapter 4, verse 24, Brahmaarpanam
brahmahavir Brahman is the oblation, Brahman is the melted butter, Brahman is the oblation poured into the fire of Brahman. Brahman verily shall be reached by him who always sees Brahman in action. Chapter 15, verse 14 Aham
vaishwaanaro bhootwa Having become the fire vaishvanara, I
abide in the body of living beings and associated with the Prana and Apana
digest the fourfold food. After this mantra is chanted with full knowledge of
its meaning, food should be consumed. One should eat until one feels gentle
hunger. When one sits to eat you should feel light and energetic and when you
get up from the table you should also feel light and energetic. Throughout the
eating process one should not speak or watch television and the food must be
chewed properly. Water Extracts from Gita Vahini, Chapter 26 “Krishna ! You said that the Daivic
and Ausuric natures of man are the consequences of acts and feelings that had
impact on the individual in previous births. Since it is impossible to escape
from such impacts, what is the fate of those who are condemned to carry this
burden with them? Or can their consequences be mitigated? If such exist, please
tell me about them so that I could save myself thereby.” Arjuna asked thus in
order to draw out from the Lord the remedy for all mankind. Krishna gave an immediate answer.
There are three types of Gunas, sathwic, rajasic and thamasic. They are based on
the anthahkarana, the inner consciousness. That too is dependent on the intake
of food. You are what you feed on, your activities shape your nature. So at
least in this birth, by regulating food and activity (aahaara and vihara) man
can overcome the Aasuric tendencies that tend to prevail upon him. He can
promote sathwic tendencies through planned self-effort”. This advice was
tendered lovingly by the Lord to the eager inquirer, Arjuna. Arjuna was thrilled with joy when he
heard that man has means of saving himself. He longed to inform himself further.
Krishna showered grace through His enchanting smile and condescended to reply.
“Arjuna, food is the chief formative force. The soiled mind dulls the
brilliance of moral excellence, how can a muddy lake reflect clearly? The Divine
cannot be reflected in the wicked or the vicious mind. Food makes man strong in
body; the body is intimately connected with the mind. Strength of mind depends
upon strength of body too. Moral conduct, good habits, spiritual effort all
depend on the quality of food. Diseases, mental weakness, spiritual weakness,
spiritual slackness, all are produced by faulty food.” “Krishna!” asked
Arjuna, “Pray tell me the constituents of sathwic, rajasic and thamasic
food.” “Arjuna ! Food to be sathwic should
be capable of strengthening the mind as well as the body. It should not be too
salty, too hot, too bitter, too sweet or too sour. It should not be taken while
steaming hot. Food which fans the flames of thirst should be avoided. The
general principle is that there should be a limit, a restraint. Food cooked in
water should not be used the next day, it becomes harmful. Even fried articles
should be consumed before they develop unpleasant odours. “Rajasic food is the opposite of
the Sathwic. It is too salty, too sweet, too hot, too sour, and too odorous.
Such food excites and intoxicates. “Lord, excuse me if I appear
impertinent. I ask with a desire to know, that is all. By mere change in food
habits, can character be changed from one guna to another? Or, has something
more to be done to supplement the purification process? Tell me, if there is
anything more.” “My dear brother-in-law ! If
transformation of character was so easy, wickedness and vice, so characteristic
of the Danava nature, could be wiped off the surface of the earth in a trice. Of
course, there are some more things to be done. Listen. There are three
‘purities’ to be observed, purity of the provisions, purity of the vessels
in which food is prepared and purity of the persons who serve the prepared food. “It is not enough if the provisions
are pure and of good quality. They should have been procured by fair means; no
unfair, unjust, untrue earnings should be used for one’s maintenance. These
are fouled at the very source. The source as well as the course and the goal
must be equally pure. The vessel must be clean, free from tarnish. The person
who serves must not only be clean in dress, but clean in habits, character and
conduct. He should be free from hate, anger, worry and indifference while
serving the dishes. He should be cheerful and fresh. And he must humble and full
of love. While attending on those who are dining, he should not allow his mind
to dwell on wicked and vicious ideas. Mere physical cleanliness or charm is no
compensation for evil thoughts and habits. The Sadhaka who has to secure
concentration has to be careful about these restrictions. Otherwise, during
Dhyanam, the subtle influences of the wicked thoughts of the cooks and the
servers will haunt the Sadhaka. Care should be taken to have only virtuous
individuals around. Outer charm, professional excellence, reduced wages; these
should not be allowed to prejudice you in favour of dangerous cooks and
attendants. Examine carefully their habits and their character. The food you eat
is such an important constituent of the physical and mental stuff with which you
have to struggle in the spiritual field. The purity of the mind can be and has
to be supplemented by the purity of the body as well as purity in its important
function, speech. That is the real thapas, physical, mental and vocal. “The mind should be free from
anxiety and worry, hate and fear, greed and pride. It should be saturated with
love for beings. It has to dwell in God. It has to be restrained from pursuing
objective pleasures. No lower thought should be allowed to creep in, all
thoughts must be directed towards the elevation of the individual to higher
planes. This is the proper thapas of the mind or manas.” “Now the physical thapas. Use the
body and its strength and capabilities for the service of others, for the
worship of the Lord, for the singing of His glory, for visiting places hallowed
by His Name, for regulated exercises in breath control, for holding the senses
away from deleterious paths and for treading the path of God. The service of the
sick and the distressed, the observance of moral codes and such beneficial acts
must make it sacrosanct. “Vocal thapas too has to be engaged
in. Avoid talking too much, desist in false statements, do not take delight in
backbiting and in scandal mongering, never speak harshly, speak soft and sweet,
speak with the memory of Madhava ever in the background of the mind. “Of
those three, physical thapas, mental thapas and vocal thapas, even if one is
absent the atmic effulgence (Atmajyothi) cannot radiate light. The lamp, the
wick and the oil are all essential for a light, the body is the lamp, the mind
is the oil and the tongue is the wick. All three must be in good trim. “Some pious people consider that
the acts of charity are also physical thapas. It is good that they think so. But
when doing charity, one has to do so after pondering over the place, the time
and the nature of the recipient. For example, charities for schools should be
given at places where there are no schools until then, hospitals have to be
established in areas where diseases are rampant, the hunger of the people has to
be appeased where famine conditions have been caused by droughts or floods. The
nature and condition of the recipient have to be considered while imparting
teaching of Dharma and Brahmavidya, and while doing service of various kinds.
The charitable act that removes from a person the deficiency that is most
harmful to his progress is called Sathwic.” “Krishna”,
interrupted Arjuna, “May I ask a question here? Charity, however done is
charity, is it not? Why do you distinguish between sathwic, rajasic and thamsic.
Are there any such?” Krishna
answered, “of course, there are. Among those who donate for charities, most
are anxious to get name and fame, that is the motive for the act. They are after
something in return for what they offer. Very few desire the grace of the Lord
and nothing else. Gifts made with that one end in view, to receive the grace of
the Lord are sathwic. Gifts made expecting something in return like fame and
publicity, esteem and power, or made in a huff or made reluctantly under
pressure, these are to be classed as rajasic. “Charity
should be given with reverence and faith. It should not be just thrown in the
face of the recipient. Nor should it be given to an understanding person or at
an inopportune moment. Food for the overfed is a burden, not a boon. Hospitals
in places that are inaccessible are as good as charity thrown away. Such
benefit-less and wasteful charity is called thamasic. “While
engaged in Daana or charity, one has to be very vigilant. You should not scatter
it to whomsoever pleads for it, nor can you shower it on all kinds of places. Be
careful that you remember the three types mentioned by Me and then, do as seems
most proper. The gift you make must not be for name or fame, it should have no
motive for pomp or publicity, it should be purposeful and useful. In all acts,
the sathwic act is the best. This attitude must permeate all actions seeing,
hearing or speaking.” Arjuna,
who was listening with head bent and with great concentration to all this,
drinking in the sweetness of the Lord’s countenance, asked Him thus, “what
exactly is true listening and true seeing, please tell me this in some detail. I
can then follow the instruction.” He prayed to Krishna in such a pleading tone
that the Lord smiled kindly at him. Krishna
patted Arjuna on the back. He said, “sathwic listening is listening to the
stories, experiences and messages of sages and saints who aspired after God and
realised Him. Sathwic seeing is seeing the worshippers of the Lord, seeing
portraits of saints and sages, attending festivals in temples, etc. Rajasic
seeing is seeing scenes of luxury, pictures of sensuous joy, of pompous
pageantry of the exhibition of power and status and display of egoistic
authority. Taking delight in the description of sensuous scenes and incidents,
in the demonstration of power and authority, in the assertion of might and
prowess, these are to be classified as rajasic listening. Others take delight in
listening to gruesome adventures, stories of wicked ogres and vicious deeds.
Such are thamasic individuals. They admire cruelty and horrifying scenes and
they take pleasure in such pictures before them. They worship demonic
bloodthirsty gods and they revel in the lore of ghosts and evil forces.” Dear
Readers! This is the heart of the teachings of the Bhagavadgeetha. The body and
life in it are based on food and sustained by food, anna. So, food decides the
level of attainment, high or low. Nowadays, emphasis is being laid on discipline
and regulated behaviour (Nishta), without reference to the Naashta (food).
However great and learned a person may be, however much he pays attention to the
teachings of the Vedantha and takes care to spread them, if he neglects the
strict code laid down for the food that is the very basis of the body and its
functions, he cannot succeed. “How
can one escape an evil reaction if the Geeta is held in one hand and hot coffee
or a lighted cigarette or beedi or a pinch of snuff is held in the other? Some
even justify their unregulated lives by declaring that whatever eaten, however
eaten, wherever eaten, the stuff is rendered pure and acceptable on account of
the raging fire of Jnana which they have in them. If you cannot limit and
control your feeling, how can you limit and control your senses.” Swami’s
message on Sathwic diet, 15 July 1983, The
cause of all conflicts in the world is the food one eats, some eat sathwic,
others rajasic and tamasic foods, because they eat food in these 3 different
denominations, they have 3 different types of behaviour. Because of what they
finally become, difference of opinion and conflicts arise. There
can never be a bond of understanding between persons who eat satwic food and
another who eats rajasic foods. Maybe for a short while they will be friends,
but eventually they will drift apart. There can be a lasting friendship between
2 people who eat satwic food; likewise 2 people who eat rajasic foods can strike
a bond of friendship, however eventually rajasic people will disagree. “if you
want to strike a bond of friendship with God your thoughts must be such that it
is completely divine. God is satwic in nature. If you wish to strike a bond of
friendship with God, your behaviour must reflect only satwic qualities.” “When
we sit down to eat food, we feel light and energetic. When we complete our meal
we must also feel light and energetic. So sathwic foods are all those foods
which make us light, gives you sufficient energy and removes laziness. As far as
possible we must cook food in oil, not in fat (cold pressed olive oil seems to
be the best). True
sadhakas must eat only once a day. A person who eats twice a day is a bhogi or a
man of pleasure and a person who eats 3 times a day is a rogi or a sick person. “Meat
develops the demonic quality in you and food which is excessively hot or even
sour can be likened to meat and wine. Pickles are literally soaked in salt and
an excess of salt is worse than wine.” The above foods promote the quality of
jealousy in you and jealousy is the product of the 6 bad qualities present in
everyone. An
excess in salt and meat gives you the quality of jealousy. “The
first step in the transformation of the mind is do not criticize or harm others.
Criticizing others ia a sin of great magnitude. If you want to attain moksha you
have to transform the mind and this can only take place when you partake of a
satwic diet. Satwic diet purifies your thoughts and helps to focus your
thinking. Smoking destroys the kundalini shakthi that you possess. Smoking also
destroys the spiritual vibrations in your surroundings. Extract from Sandeha Nivarini, page 43 “Try to prevent the 5 sins that the
body commits; killing, adultery, theft, drinking intoxicants and eating of
flesh. It is a great help for the highest life if these also are kept as far
away as possible.” In
an interview with a strict vegetarian Swami told him that although he was a
vegetarian he was not taking in satwic food at all. Swami told him not to have
highly spiced pickles, garlic and onions.
“One who controls and regulates the actions of others is called YAMA. One who controls himself and regulates his own actions possesses the quality of SAMYAMA. There should be discipline and regulation in life in accordance with self-imposed constraints. These self-imposed constraints constitute the TAPAS of an individual. An unrestrained life is an immoral life. A spiritual aspirant need not live in monastic isolation. He should practice universal compassion, which is nothing but an intense desire for the welfare of the entire humanity. FOOD plays an important part in the cultivation of universal compassion. Satwic food enables a Sadhaka to apprehend the omnipresent reality of Divinity. Satwic food is conducive to the progressive attainment of the four states of spirituality, viz.
We
must understand the mechanics of the 3 gunas in relation to food, time, space,
gifts, types of work, etc. Eg. TIME: Satwic time is 4 am to 8 am and 4 pm to 8
pm, rajasic time is 8 am to 4 pm and tamasic times is 8 pm to 4 am. Gifts: given
at the right time, place and to the right person is satwic. Satwic work is
selfless service, etc. Rajasic and Tamasic Foods – The Danger Free
Radicals Every
atom has an outer orbit or orbits, they are fully occupied when two electrons
are present. If However, one electron occupies the outer orbital or orbitals the
atom is electron hungry, it is highly reactive and such an atom is called a free
radical. List
of free radicals or where they are produced :
How
do we practically measure this free radical level? The following blood tests may
help :
Free
radicals cause disease at various levels by causing damage to protein, DNA, RNA,
cell membranes, etc. It accomplishes this damage by being reactive to proteins
or lipoproteins, causing them to be denatured or dysfunctional. The
solution:
Antioxidants Rajasic And Tamasic Foods - The Danger Food Additives The W.H.O. has identified at least 8000 chemicals used as food additives :
Natural Additives These are from plants and are used as toxic defence by plants, preventing animals from consuming them. Also derived by the industry as a secondary plant compound. Listed below are a few of the toxic ones:
These
additives are:
Detrimental
effects of several food additives :
Rajasic And Tamasic Foods - The Danger Protein
Rajasic And Tamasic Foods - The Danger Hypoglycaenmia
(low Blood Sugar) There
are many causes for hypoglycaemia, viz. dietary, hormonal, metabolic, etc. We
will deal with the obscure cases and causes related to refined foods, caffeine,
and theobromine, etc. With the refinement of foods one gets sugar entering the
blood stream very rapidly, this is counteracted by insulin production which
causes a rebound effect together together with autonomic activation (excess
production of adrenal hormones, the signs of which are sweating, shaking,
pounding heart, increase heart rate, anxiety and shivering, these hormones cause
gluconeogenesis) by caffeine, theobromine, etc. all these factors combine to
cause a rebound reaction of low blood sugar which is characterized by
neuroglycopenic symptoms of confusion, drowsiness, weakness, difficulty in
speaking, loss of concentration, visual disturbance, double vision and
dizziness. The
normal blood sugar should be 80-120 mg/100ml. 150 ml of coffee and tea contains
85 mg and mg of caffeine respectively. In addition to these effects, caffeine
and theobromine causes increase in blood pressure, increase in gastric acid
–ulcers, increase stress-release of stress hormones. Natural
soluble fiber-like that is found in oats slow down the rate of sugar absorption.
So it is important to note that if large quantities of refined starches and
carbohydrates are taken without fiber, blood sugar problems will develop. It is
therefore recommended that you have an integrated diet, eg. Rice should be
unpolished, wheat should be ground and all components added back before it is
cooked or baked, etc.
Rajasic And Tamasic Foods - The Danger Fat “Man
today is a victim of worry. What is the cause of this worry? Lack of contentment
is the cause. The rich man is not contented in spite of the accumulation of
wealth. Worry causes hurry and both together bring about ill health. So, worry,
hurry and curry (fatty foods) are the root causes of cardiac ailments. The
consumption of large quantities of fat is the cause of cardio-vascular diseases.
Doctors advise against the consumption of fatty foodstuffs, which cause increase
in weight resulting in susceptibility to cardiac diseases.”
SS Speaks, Vol 22, page 29 Most
enzymes in the human gut are water soluble except in the duodenum where
emulsifiers and lipases are added from bile. Note that our food that is usually
covered with a fine layer of oil impairs enzyme activity, so the food is not
metabolized properly, most of this oil is absorbed via lymphatics which drain
into major vessels via subclavian artery. This oil covers the red cells, these
then stick to each other, a phenomenon called clumping takes place. Oxygen
cannot pass through this layer, depending on the fatty meal you can get from 40%
up to 60% decrease of oxygen absorption. This is probably one of the major
causes of drowsiness after a heavy fatty meal. If however you eat natural water
soluble fats like avocado, etc, all the enzymes will operate optimally on it and
all fats are digested. It is not advisable to coat food with non water soluble
fats. Rajasic And Tamasic Foods - The Danger Cancer
Cancer
is on the increase in countries where there is high intake of animal fat like
Netherlands, Denmark, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, Ireland, US,
Belgium, Australia. South Africa is also on the way up because of high fat
intake. The problem with saturated fats is that it promotes ischeamic heart and
cerebral disease. If you have high blood pressure you have 2.2. times higher
risk of getting a heart attack. A smoker has 1.9 times higher risk of a heart
attack. If you have high cholesterol there is 1.75 times higher risk of a heart
attack. If you combine the above 3 factors operating simultaneously there is an
8.5 times higher risk of a heart attack. Males between 25-55 years have a 4
times higher risk than females. Vegetarians have a very low risk provided the
rest of their life style like alcohol, smoking, and stress are absent or low.
Vegans have the lowest incidence, provided other risk factors are absent. Rajasic And Tamasic Foods - The Danger Unsaturated
Fats From Plants , Nuts And Sunflower Seeds The
process of manufacture has to be looked at. These oils are extracted under
terrific heat and evaporated. Unsaturated fats oxidize 10000 times faster than
mono-saturated plant oils, causing excessive free radical formation (see : olive
oil – therefore its used as a cold pressed oil) More
than 50% of our unsaturated oils are imported in large tanks which don’t go
back empty, in fact it has been stated that substances like insecticides,
polyaromatic hydrocarbons, perchlorethylene, methyl silicone, BHH, BHT,
polsorbates, polyglycerides are filled into these tanks and returned for reasons
of economical viability, this will lead to contamination of the already heavily
oxidized polyunsaturate. Once
a poly-unsaturated fat (PUF) is out of the seed it is unstable, we get
peroxidation, then it is heated to 400 degrees Fahrenheit leads to more
oxidation and the production of free radicals (see later). So our sunflower oils
are not a true health product, in fact free radicals promote CANCER. Rajasic And Tamasic Foods - The Danger Margerine Consists
of one or a mixture of sunflower, soya, coconut, maize and palm oils. To this is
added water, salt, Vitamin A, C, E (anti-oxidants which are not enough to
neutralize the free radicals already existing in the oil), Lecithin and other
emulsifiers. Preservatives: Sodium Benzoate and K-sorbate. Milk solids –
casein colouring, Beta-carotene, retinyl esters and Flavouring. Manufacturing:
Rajasic And Tamasic Foods - The Danger Dairy
Products Mainly
affects little children with: Allergies, Asthma, sinusitis, otitis media,
bronchitis, and diarrhea. We
can digest milk up to age of 4-5 years after which we have little or no Rennin
or Lactase, except in certain North European countries where due to genetic
phenomenon (LAC-OPERON) adults have the reduced ability to produce this enzyme
– lactase. Dairy proteins can pass undigested directly into the blood stream
as immunoglobins causing reactions like hay fever, eczema, colic, psychological
disturbances etc. Cow’s milk has too much protein and only 4-5% Carbohydrate
(higher in human milk). Casein also stimulates thyroid function causing
metabolic dysfunction. Hard
cheese has already been fully digested by bacteria, it cannot be digested any
further by the human enzyme system, so a golden rule should, if it cannot rot,
it is not fit for human consumption. Rajasic And Tamasic Foods - The Danger Meat “It
is significant that those who live on vegetarian food are less prone to diseases
while meat eaters are subject to various diseases. Man should consume what is in
accord with the needs of the human body. Doctors speak about proteins. Are there
not proteins in vegetables, milk, and curds and pulses? Non-vegetarian food not
only affects the body but also the mind. Food, Head, God, these three are
inter-related. By consuming animal food, animal tendencies are aroused. As is
your food, so are your thoughts.” SS Speaks, Vol 23, page 81 The
average animal that is produced today for human consumption is not produced as
you may think by natural means at all. The cow does not eat grass neither does
the pig, in fact even sheep are given toxic waste to eat although they are more
discerning about their diet. Actual
Feed Made
from carcass meal, Manure, Sewage, Edible plastic, Petro-chemical residue. Feed
Additives Antibiotics
are administered in sub-clinical doses to make the animal grow faster (this has
the side effect of creating resistant bacteria). Probiotics, organic acids, steroids and growth hormones are
used to promote rapid growth and weight. The antibiotics given are Tetracycline,
Streptomycin, Chloremphenicol and Gentamycin. Due to all these factors the meat
consumed today have a high content of bacteria which are pathogenic e.g. 50-60%
of beef is salmonella infected and 80% of pork is salmonella infected. The
carcass meal on its own has been implicated in the spread of bovine spongiform
encephalitis. If
you do an antibiotic study of chicken or beef it will be found that at least 40
to 60% of this meat will be containing tetracyclines, streptomycin,
chloremphenicol, or gentamycin. The chemicals added to carcass meal are also
carcinogenic to man. Bovine spongiform encephalitis has also been implicated in
the following diseases: Alzheimer’s, Atypical dementia, Pick’s disease,
Friedericks ataxia: some percentage of these may due to a little protein called
PRION which comes from the animal consumed. You may note that millions of people
today die DEMENTED. Bovine spongiform encephalitis has also been implicated in
the above diseases. If
you really know exactly how the animal feed is produced it is unlikely that you
will ever eat meat products as it is. Therefore
it is apparent that today’s highly refined foods, artificial additives,
secondary products, fats, oils and meat are highly toxic and are the promoters
of disease like: cancer, heart attacks, allergies, premature aging, presenile
dementia, strokes, diabetes, asthma, bronchitis, hay-fever, bacterial resistance
and hence superinfections, gastro-enteritis, otitis-media, sinusitis,
hypoglycemia (and all its symptoms), muscle spasm, skin disease, arthritis,
Collagen diseases etc. You
may want to know how it is possible to have safe food: Oils:
safest is cold pressed olive oil or pure butter from genuine Cow’s milk, all
these in small quantities, also naturally occurring fats and oils from avocado,
nuts and soy bean etc, all these in permutations and combination can give you
all that your discerning tongue may require in the domain of fried taste. Proteins:
A 70kg person only requires 50 mg of protein per day, this can be obtained from
the use of grains and legumes in combination: e.g. half a cup of cooked whole
chick peas and one cup of cooked unpolished rice contain all the essential
amino-acids you need or if you have oats for breakfast, wheat for lunch, and
mealies for supper these 3 will provide the protein needs for the day. Excess
proteins are only harmful to the system, in that it cannot be stored but
converted to fats and carbohydrates. The liquidizing of nuts can provide an
excellent spread for home baked bread, baked from genuine ground wheat. The
basic truth of the matter is that food as it has been provided by God should be
consumed as it is in an integrated way. If food has to be stored then the safest
way is refrigeration or canning. Some
Guidelines for healthy eating
(Reference : Satvic Food and Health by Gerard T. Satvic)
Foods
to Avoid Reference
: Satvic Food and Health by Gerard T. Satvic)
What
the Scriptures and Religious Texts say about Meat Eating Call against animal sacrifice and consumptionALL
Gods creatures are
His Family and he is the most beloved of God who trieth to do the most good to
God’s creatures. From:
Qura’n The
Faith Of Zoroaster According
to the tenets of Zoroastrianism, a corpse is untouchable. It defiles men and
materials. It is a sin
to bring
it near fire, much worse to cook
any corrupt flesh. By-
Dastur Khurshed S.
Dabu Wisdom
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