Other Tips
- We should always sit down while we are eating. We should not stand or walk when we eat.
- Eat in a happy, calm and quiet atmosphere.
- Never eat when angry, depressed, bored or upset.
- Do not watch television or listen to radio while eating
- Do not talk while eating. Simply concentrate on each morsel and enjoy it.
- Eat in moderation, only as much as your body needs. One must regulate the intake of solid food so as to fill 50% of the stomach. 25% of stomach can be filled with liquids and the remaining 25% is to be kept empty for the free movement of air within the stomach.
One who eats one complete meal a day is a YOGI (a healthy person)
One who eats two complete meals a day is a BHOGI (a connoisseur)
One who eats three complete meals a day is ROGI (a sick person)
One who eats four complete meals a day is DROHI (a greedy person)
- Not even a morsel of the food we eat is made purely by our own effort. What comes to us in the form of food is the result of the toil of many people, nature's bounty, and God's compassion. So we should never eat anything without first praying with humility and gratitude.
- While eating, if we imagine that our beloved God is present within us, and that we are feeding Him. This will make eating or feeding an act of worship.
- As often as possible, the family should eat together.
- Do not waste food
By regulating our diet
and avoiding bad habits,
we can preserve health.
Moderate food,
and food of the Satvic type,
will promote mental poise and also physical happiness.
Although our diets should
be based on needs, there should
generally be a predominance of
Satvic foods and a minimum of Rajasic and Tamasic foods.
Good qualities like peace,
forbearance, love and attachment
to truth can only be promoted by taking good food.
This would make for spiritual growth
in individuals, so that society would exist harmoniously,
without the evils of crime, quarrels, violence, etc.
As the Food So the Mind,
As The Mind So the Thought,
As The Thought So the Actions"
divinely sent
