Sai Baba Healthy Food Tips -1

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Food is essential for everyone in the world. Among the necessities of life food

comes first. But Man cannot be satisfied with food alone. A full stomach does

not fully satisfy the mind. He cannot merely rest on a satisfied appetite.

- Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai BabaDiscourse on (May 30, 1991)The food that we eat

contains many metals like gold, copper,iron, etc. Iron content is more in leafy

vegetables. Our food isresponsible for the formation of lakhs of cells which

constitutehuman body. So it is food that developes and strengths our bodyTake

care that the food you eat helps you to maintain good health.Do not consume

stale food. It is like poison.- Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai BabaDiscourse on (13th

October 2002)

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ancient times, Bharatiyas adhered to such sacred traditions implicitly. People

decorate their houses with buntings of green leaves on festival days. Big

pandals of mango leaves and plantain leaves are erected at the time of

marriages. Green leaves are given place of prominence in such decorations. What

is so special about them? Can’t we have a shamiana instead? No, that is not in

accordance with our ancient tradition. What is the logic behind this tradition?

As you are aware, we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide which pollutes the

atmosphere. At the time of marriages, many people gather at one place. As a

result, more and more carbon dioxide is released into the air and the

atmosphere gets polluted. The green leaves of the pandal inhale the carbon

dioxide and release oxygen and thus purify the atmosphere. In this manner, they

bestow health and happiness on us. Thus, every tradition of Bharat has a

profound inner

meaning.-------In

villages, people sprinkle cow dung mixed with water in front of their homes. It

is considered to be auspicious. What is the reason? Cow dung destroys

disease-causing germs and thus helps maintain good health. It can cure many

diseases. Today people of other countries have recognised this truth and are

taking full advantage of it. But the Bharatiyas are not making efforts in this

direction.

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earlier days, cow dung was used as a remedy for wounds. People used to bandage

the wound with cow dung. In modern times, people have a wrong notion that the

wound becomes septic if cow dung is bandaged over it. It may become gangrain

also, they argue. It is a baseless argument. If cow dung is applied, the wound

will be healed in three days. The cow dung has such sacred power.

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the cow urine has medicinal properties. It is mixed in water and sprinkled on

people infected with the pox. But, the modern trend is against such natural

remedies, which are in fact, beneficial to one and all.

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— Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai BabaDiscourse on 15th April. 2003Strive to attain

purity of heart. Let this be your foremost endeavour. With purity of heart, you

can achieve anything. In order to attain purity of heart, you have to partake of

sacred food. One who cooks food should have sacred feelings. In olden days,

orthodox Brahmins used to insist on partaking of food prepared by their wives

only. The reason being, housewives wish for the well-being of the entire family

and prepare food. On the other hand, if you employ cooks, God knows with what

feelings they prepare the food! The unsacred thoughts of the cook enter the

food, which in turn poisons your mind. Annam Brahma (food is God). Hence, it

should be prepared with sacred feelings. Mere physical cleanliness will not

suffice, the mind also should be

pure.-------You

should see to it that the vegetables used for preparing food are procured in a

righteous manner. For example, husband brings vegetables from the market. He

might have misused his position of authority and brought them without making

payment or the vendors themselves might have procured the vegetables by unfair

means. When such vegetables are consumed, your mind gets polluted. You do not

realise that the food you eat is responsible for the actions you perform.

Unsacred food makes you do unsacred

deeds.-------TopA

car needs petrol to run. In the same way, the body requires food to sustain it.

So, one has to eat something or the other to sustain the body. Sometimes, you

get bad dreams and bad visions during meditation. This is the result of

unsacred food. You have to enquire before cooking whether the provisions are

got through sacred means. Only then the food becomes fit for consumption.

Before partaking of food, you should pray, Brahmarpanam Brahma Havir Brahmagnou

Brahmanahutam Brahmaiva Thena Ganthavyam Brahma Karma Samadhina.If you pray with

sacred feelings, the food gets sanctified. Before partaking of food, chant the

sacred Mantra. Then no unsacredness would enter your heart. — Bhagawan Sri

Sathya Sai BabaDiscourse on 23rd Nov. 2002TopFood HabitsOn this day of Vinayaka

Chaturthi, people make Kudumulu and Undrallu as special dishes and offer them to

Vinayaka. They are special and unique in the sense that they are cooked on steam

without any oil content. Til seeds, rice flour and jaggery are mixed, made into

balls, cooked in steam and offered to Vinayaka. You should enquire into the

purpose of making such an offering. Till seeds are good for the eyes.

Steam-cooked preparations without any oil content are good for your digestive

system. One who partakes of such food will be free from blood pressure and

blood sugar and will always enjoy sound health and happiness. Food

preparations, which are cooked on fire with oil content, are harmful to

Jatharagni (digestive fire). Such food gives rise to various diseases. One can

lead a long, happy and healthy life, if one avoids food with oil content.

Vinayaka has a pot-belly but he has perfect health as he partakes of

steam-cooked food without oil content.— Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai BabaSource:

>From VINAYAKA CHATURTHI Discourse (12th September 2002)

TopFood HabitsExcessive intake of food results in obesity and,

consequently,Heart will be subjected to greater strain to pump blood. Blood

travels a distance of 12,000 miles in the body with each heartbeat With

increase in obesity, the circulation of blood and hence the functioning of

heart will be impaired. Hence, one should exercise control over one's food

habits. In fact that is what Vinayaka does.— Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai

BabaSource: From VINAYAKA CHATURTHI Discourse (12th September 2002)

Today, a sixteen-year-old boy looks like a sixty-year-old man! Bad habits are

the main reason for this premature ageing. - In the first instance, as soon as

you arise form bed, brush your teeth well and clean your tongue. - The mouth is

the main entry point to the entire body. There is always the danger of germs

entering the body from an unclean mouth.Top

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such good health was common in ancient India. Bheeshma was 115 years old when he

assumed the command of the Kaurava army! Bheeshma, Arjuna, and Krishna all had

healthy, active and strong bodies and hence were always happy. They were those

men and women who set ideals to the society. Their good health was caused by

correct diet and sleep at the right time and in right

quantity.-------Some

helpful hints to maintain good health would be: - Wake up at the crack of dawn,

when the cock crows; - Finish your ablutions and bath; - Never move about in

slushy areas and places where garbage is dumped; - Participate in games and

sports with Joy.Today, people get up at 8/9 AM! This is because the entire

night is wasted away in watching TV or listening to the radio. — Bhagawan Sri

Sathya Sai BabaDiscourse on 27th May 2002Top

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