MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1152

MESSAGE FOR CONTEMPLATION 1152

Radhe krishna,

Have a blessed day,

AIDS TO YOGA-DIET

Swami Sivananda

Purity of food brings purity of mind. Mind is the subtlest essence of food. Food has a very close connection with the practice of Brahmacharya (celibacy). An aspirant should be careful in the selection of diet in the beginning of his spiritual life. Later on, drastic dietetic restrictions can be removed. Take wholesome, Sattwic (pure) food, half a stomach-full. The food must be simple, bland, spice-less, nonirritating and non-stimulating. Stuffing up the stomach is highly deleterious. You should take food only when you are hungry. Highly seasoned dishes, hot curries and spices, meat, fish, tamarind, mustard, onion, garlic, asafoetida, pickles, things fried in oil, pastry preparations, eggs, tobacco, alcohol, tea, coffee and narcotic drugs —all these are not advisable for the whole-time spiritual aspirants.

Forgive those who slander or speak ill of you. Do not harm anyone who injures you. If anybody from aversion speaks disparagingly of you, greet him courteously without minding those disagreeable words. - Swami Sivananda Kindly do Ananya Chintana (constant remembrance) of the Lord. None can explain the immense benefits of Japa. Japa is the rod in the hand of the blind aspirant to plod on the road to realisation, Japa is the philosopher’s stone or divine elixir that makes him God-like. Through Japa alone one can realise God in this life. Swami Chidananda Chant the Maaha Mantra Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare BE HAPPY https://sekhar789.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-true-dweller-within9chidananda140.html