Aacharya Mahapragyajii -
Some one asked- " Is it possible to change myself or shall I forever continue as before ?
I said - " Change is the law of nature, Man can be transformed.
If one does want to change, it is certainly possible.
Only MAN can change in a particular direction.
You can also change.
The Gentleman said - " It sounds Strange, I eat because I like to eat for tast
e, for gratification of the palate.
How is diet connected with habit ?
I replied - There is intimate relation between two.
Habits originate from the very fountainhead of the centres of consciousness.
They are located in the brain innumerable centres of consciousness.
It is these centres which determines man's nature .
The Gentleman further asked " How can I change ? Is it possible to change habits ?
I said - Sure, Otherwise all talks of SALVATION is futile.
To Change one's habits, one has to change one's diet.
A man enjoys sleeping, laughing, weeps, thinks and deliberates.
All these activities have different centres of their own.
There is a centre of memory. of imagination, of intelligence.
The nature of man is determined by the centres that are awakened and get activated.
These centres are stimulated by electrical & chemical changes produced in the brain itself.
Chemicals are formed by the food we take in.
Food, then becomes a factor in the activity of the brain and the formation of habits.
The Quality of food taken determines the quality of the chemicals produced,
which in turn affect the activity of brain.
The activity of brain determines our behaviour, thought and habits.
Food, here is used in its most comprehensive meaning - not only the food we take from mouth, but whatever our organism accepts from outside.
The Air we breathe in,
the language particles which makeup our speech,
also thought particles which we gather for reflection.
The vital breath, language, and thought particles etc. are included in under food.
The food we take in greatly affects our brain.How is diet connected with habit ?
I replied - There is intimate relation between two.
Habits originate from the very fountainhead of the centres of consciousness.
They are located in the brain innumerable centres of consciousness.
It is these centres which determines man's nature .
The Gentleman further asked " How can I change ? Is it possible to change habits ?
I said - Sure, Otherwise all talks of SALVATION is futile.
To Change one's habits, one has to change one's diet.
A man enjoys sleeping, laughing, weeps, thinks and deliberates.
All these activities have different centres of their own.
There is a centre of memory. of imagination, of intelligence.
The nature of man is determined by the centres that are awakened and get activated.
These centres are stimulated by electrical & chemical changes produced in the brain itself.
Chemicals are formed by the food we take in.
Food, then becomes a factor in the activity of the brain and the formation of habits.
The Quality of food taken determines the quality of the chemicals produced,
which in turn affect the activity of brain.
The activity of brain determines our behaviour, thought and habits.
Food, here is used in its most comprehensive meaning - not only the food we take from mouth, but whatever our organism accepts from outside.
The Air we breathe in,
the language particles which makeup our speech,
also thought particles which we gather for reflection.
The vital breath, language, and thought particles etc. are included in under food.
A man downs a glass of WINE at a stretch.
Immediately, control over the brain is relaxed.
What disturbed the equilibrium of brain ?
Obviously the drink.
Someone has weak memory.
He take SHANKHPUSHPI or BRAHMI ( Ayurvedic medicines).
His memory improves.
So, in this way memory can be increased or decreased
Even light food must not be taken in excess.Immediately, control over the brain is relaxed.
What disturbed the equilibrium of brain ?
Obviously the drink.
Someone has weak memory.
He take SHANKHPUSHPI or BRAHMI ( Ayurvedic medicines).
His memory improves.
So, in this way memory can be increased or decreased
by the intake of food we take.
Food has been categorized broadly in 4 categories.
1. VITAL
2. NUTRITIVE
3. STIMULATING
4. RESTORATIVE
Vital foods strengthen and help maintain life.
Nutritive foods increase the potency of body.
Stimulating foods greatly stimulates body.
Restorative foods restore energy.
Food that stimulates also provoke ANGER.
Food with phlegm provokes GREEDINESS.
Food which provoke the wind, creates DEPRESSION
There is an intimate relationship between the wind and all those bad HUMOUR.
Man's life is bound up with food.
Hospitality too begins with food.
Wherever two men or women get together, they ultimately talk about food.
The gentleman said - " After this elaborate discussion, it is fairly clear that purity of food is necessary for changing one's habits.
But what does this purity of food implies ?
I replied - Pure Food means wholesome, frugal and right food.
The food which is beneficial in quality and quantity and unadulterated is clean food.
That is what purity of food implies.
Food has been categorized broadly in 4 categories.
1. VITAL
2. NUTRITIVE
3. STIMULATING
4. RESTORATIVE
Vital foods strengthen and help maintain life.
Nutritive foods increase the potency of body.
Stimulating foods greatly stimulates body.
Restorative foods restore energy.
Food that stimulates also provoke ANGER.
Food with phlegm provokes GREEDINESS.
Food which provoke the wind, creates DEPRESSION
There is an intimate relationship between the wind and all those bad HUMOUR.
Man's life is bound up with food.
Hospitality too begins with food.
Wherever two men or women get together, they ultimately talk about food.
The gentleman said - " After this elaborate discussion, it is fairly clear that purity of food is necessary for changing one's habits.
But what does this purity of food implies ?
I replied - Pure Food means wholesome, frugal and right food.
The food which is beneficial in quality and quantity and unadulterated is clean food.
That is what purity of food implies.
But SOCIAL behaviour is rather strange.
10 to 20 people meet, sit down together to eat and the principle of quantity is forgotten.
Heavy foods are tantalizingly displayed in heapfuls.
One course after another is served till the stomach is full to bursting point.
Thus unwittingly people behave towards those whom
10 to 20 people meet, sit down together to eat and the principle of quantity is forgotten.
Heavy foods are tantalizingly displayed in heapfuls.
One course after another is served till the stomach is full to bursting point.
Thus unwittingly people behave towards those whom
they love in a manner so atrocious as no enemy would adopt towards his bitterest foe.
The food which excites passion, lust, anger, and greed and violence is TAMASIK food or RAJSIK food.
The food inspiring sensations of black, blue or brown cannot be pure and good.
It activates the lower centres of body.
The SATVIK food awakens the centre of the body above navel, activates them.
The ANAND kendra ( the centre of bliss), the VISUDDHI kendra ( the centre of purity),
the GYAN kendra ( the centre of knowledge), the DARSHAN kendra ( the centre of insight) and the JYOTI kendra ( the centre of light) all becomes activated by SATVIK food.
The food which excites passion, lust, anger, and greed and violence is TAMASIK food or RAJSIK food.
The food inspiring sensations of black, blue or brown cannot be pure and good.
It activates the lower centres of body.
The SATVIK food awakens the centre of the body above navel, activates them.
The ANAND kendra ( the centre of bliss), the VISUDDHI kendra ( the centre of purity),
the GYAN kendra ( the centre of knowledge), the DARSHAN kendra ( the centre of insight) and the JYOTI kendra ( the centre of light) all becomes activated by SATVIK food.
I said - What is beneficial is too big a subject.
In brief, substances which are good for brain, heart, liver, lungs, spleen,kidneys &
eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin.
It requires tremendous knowledge to determine what substance is good for what limb ?
What is beneficial is determined by place, time and quantity.
In brief, substances which are good for brain, heart, liver, lungs, spleen,kidneys &
eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin.
It requires tremendous knowledge to determine what substance is good for what limb ?
What is beneficial is determined by place, time and quantity.
There is a saying in Ayurved, PIPPAL, JAGGERY & SALT must never be taken in excess.
AN EXCESSIVE SALT EATER BECOMES BALD.
Now the second question - What is FRUGAL diet ?
Not only useful but also moderate.
That 'moderate' refers to quantity.
It is a demerit to consume food beyond a certain measure.
MILK is a useful food.
But if taken immoderately without reference to time & quantity, even this best of foods becomes harmful.
NECTAR turns into poison.
Heavy food is water dominant.
It is therefore indigestible.
It creates disorders and perversions .
Some people in RAJASTHAN are very fond of sweets.
Sweets, Milk, Butter - all heavy foods resulted in many people looking OLD by the time they were in their THIRTIES.
AN EXCESSIVE SALT EATER BECOMES BALD.
Now the second question - What is FRUGAL diet ?
Not only useful but also moderate.
That 'moderate' refers to quantity.
It is a demerit to consume food beyond a certain measure.
MILK is a useful food.
But if taken immoderately without reference to time & quantity, even this best of foods becomes harmful.
NECTAR turns into poison.
Heavy food is water dominant.
It is therefore indigestible.
It creates disorders and perversions .
Some people in RAJASTHAN are very fond of sweets.
Sweets, Milk, Butter - all heavy foods resulted in many people looking OLD by the time they were in their THIRTIES.
