Apr
14
Written by:
Jayanthi
Monday, April 14, 2008
Submitted by Sudarshan K
Madabushi
"Sattvic"
Food
The
"sAttvic" Man is, like the sophisticated F-16 jet fighter designed to
perform extraordinary functions -- flying supersonic speeds at
near-stratospheric altitudes. The "sAttvic" Man too is similarly born
to strive for the higher things of life such as Knowledge, Illumination,
Goodness and Selfless Work. He is different from lesser men of the world. Such
a man deserves the highest grade of fuel, the highest of "anna
shuddhi". If he must function in life as he really must -- in accordance
with the innate nobility and superiority of his inner aspirations -- he must
feed upon an essentially "sAttvic" diet.
The Bhagavath-Gita prescribes for such a man only such varieties of diet
("aahAram") that can promote robust bodily growth, mental alertness,
well-being, longevity, intellectual vigor, health, affability and happiness.
Such Food or "aahaara" is said to be full of sweetness, oleaginous in
character and wholly nutritious. It is well described in Chapter XVII.8 in the
Bhagavath-Gita. Examples of "sattva aahAra" are fresh fruits and
vegetables, milk and milk-products, rice, and wholesome grains and cereals etc.
Generally speaking, vegetarian food tends to be "sAttvic" in nature.
It is this type of Food particularly which, in its 3rd Commandment, the
Upanishad says should be grown abundantly in the world --- "annam bahu
kurveeta!"
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