FOOD

Seven dhātus

plasma

Blood

muscle

fat

bone

marrow

reproductive fluids

From what we eat and drink …

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Waste

one part is excreted as waste,

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Plasma

some turns into plasma and blood

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Mind

and one part turns into mind .

If we injest wholesome food, then we get a strong and vigorous body and better-quality thoughts and feelings.

If we eat poor quality food, we get a weak, vigourless body and degraded thoughts and feelings.

Annam – Food

  • Taste your food,
  • don’t eat your ideas.
  • Fresh,local
  • pure, seasonal
  • wholesome, delicious.
  • A hearty breakfast,
  • lunch before 1 p.m.
  • and dinner before 7 p.m.
  • Less sweets,
  • no snacking,
  • chew your food.

Six tastes - 6 rasas

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lavaṇam

Salty

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kaśāyam

astringent

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Amlam

Sour

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Tiktam

Bitter

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Madhuram

Sweet

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Kaṭuḥ

Spicy

Meals

Before starting a meal say a prayer out of gratitude to the producers of the food.
While eating, full attention should be given to the food…
and not to chatting or watching television, operating mobile phones, playing video games, etc...

12 guidelines to follow while having food