Diet by Sanatana Sai Sanjeevinis and other notes. 6

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In addition to the food unhealthy qualities caused by humans' not complete,

far from nature-friendly technology and ignorance the natural style of life,

Swami stresses to the important method of purifying the food. There is a

wish to share it as a special part of this serial about diet. "Realising

that man's attraction for sensual pleasures is due to the kind of food that he

takes, the ancients devised an easy and sacred method for purifying food before

eating. They used to sprinkle some water on the food and utter the mantra:

"Annam Brahma! Raso Vishnuh! Bhoktaa devo Maheswarah!" (The solid food is

Brahma, the liquids are Vishnu and the enjoier of the meal is Maheswara). The

sprinkling is done with Sathya and Rita (Truth and the Cosmic order which

together sustain the universe). In performing this rite, the partaker of food

is praying to the trinity to protect him with "Sathya and Rita." ...By this

rite the food was being sanctified. The intellectuals of today, full of pride

in their knowledge and skills, are ignoring the potency of Sathya and Rita."

(Sri Bhagawan Sathya Sai Baba. "Sathya Sai Speaks." Vol. 23, Chapter 17).

To be continued after one - two days. Namaste - Reet