the monks and garlic

[Guest guest]

There are several types of monks.

Monks that everything ( including meat ) as in Tibetan Buddhist monks.

Monks, who are vegetarians, and will eat garlic and onion ( including many Hindu

monks).

They stay away from Garlic and Onion in specific periods like the rainy season.

Then there are Jain ( and some Hindu ) monks, who will not eat Garlic or Onions.

 

a) Garlic and onions are considered to be aphrodisiacs,

but more importantly, they are

b) grown below the earth, and are considered to be " homes"/ food of other

animals ( ants / other bugs). These monks will eat only fruits, and only those

that have fallen by themselves and not take them from the trees. These are rare

monks, but I have met several Hindus and Jains ( non-monks), who follow this

pattern in life ( of cooking without garlic / onion )..

Durgesh Mankikar,MD

[Guest guest]

Dear Dr Durgesh,

 

Namaskar. Yes what you say is perfectly true. Actually monks no longer

live secluded lives devoted only to spiritual practices. They mingle

with the society and perform relief activities as well. So it is very

important that they are used to all kinds of food and get a balanced

diet.

 

As Sri Ramakrishna said, "It does not really matter if you are a

vegetarian or a non vegetarian. What matters is whether your mind is

devoted to God."

 

I myself prefer to be a vegetarian purely on health grounds. If one is

sick it is better to avoid complicated food.

 

Regards,

Jagannath.

 

ayurveda, durgesh mankikar

<d_mankikar> wrote:

> There are several types of monks.

> Monks that everything ( including meat ) as in Tibetan Buddhist monks.

> Monks, who are vegetarians, and will eat garlic and onion ( including

many Hindu monks).

> They stay away from Garlic and Onion in specific periods like the

rainy season.

> Then there are Jain ( and some Hindu ) monks, who will not eat Garlic

or Onions.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dr Vasant Lad & Dr David Frawley gives an excellent and very exact description

of the general and specific actions of garlic on the body and mind in Yoga of

Herbs. I myself have verified this through extensive testing. I will post this

shortly.