Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Thank you Babaji... You are my very fave naughty old swami too! :-) I have had experience for many years in energy healing and have found that there is a direct connection between spiritual practices changing the physical vehicle down to the cellular level. The addition of rudrakshas into the stew only accelerates the spiritualization process of the body temple. There is much documentation out there to support that as the body goes through these tremendous changes as a result of spiritual practices, one's eating habits can also change dramatically. Meat eaters will lose the taste for meat. Vegetarians will crave meat...and everyone wants chocolate ! :-) After years of being vegetarian with only occasionally eating fish, I found that my body completely yearned for meat ..I now occasionally eat it..good thing..last year was diagnosed as anemic. On the other hand, as a result of doing very intense practices, about the same time I discovered I can no longer tolerate alchohol. It simply makes me feel awful. It seems as if the majority consensus seems to be to approach our life as devotees from the perspective that we Love Lord Shiva and to never forget that we are greatly loved by the Almighty One. It we try and stay conscious of that, then all our decisions will be happy, healthy ones that will help us on our path. Love to all, Kanti In a message dated 9/4/2002 9:48:26 PM Central Daylight Time, baba108 writes: > Namaste > > I am a naughty old swami - I eat onions and garlic - now this is a > no no and what can I say I eat them - I also cook with chili > pepppers - there is no end to my audacity - I firmly believe that a > soul should give up nothing, let it fall to the wayside of it's own > accord. That way you will not grow to hate yourself later. > > Love baba > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Some of us are naturally vamacharya and vira and life wouldn't mean anything any other way. - vs_raghuvamshi Thursday, September 05, 2002 7:33 AM Re: Food habits of a devotee Thanks for the translated texts. Made interesting reading. First of all, I am not sure how authentic this text is and find it quite baseless. Unfortunately, Hindus by nature tend to believe in anything that is said to be a "Scripture".... These are my reflections : 1. This scripture says that a Rudraksha represents the supreme GOD himeself. In that case, why does it prescribe those fancy numbers of Rudrakshas to be worn on all parts of the body. If a Rudraksha is a form of the Supreme, then just one should do. One GOD, one Rudraksha. 2. The numbers presented are so wierd, and contradict many other texts that forbid wearing the Rudraksha on the wrists. This "scripture" looks more like a sales pitch for the Rudraksha Industry :-) 3. About the eating habits, I agree with another poster, the Chef friend's views. The scriptures were written in a different age for a totally different life scenario. We need some Guru and some Modern day scriptures to guide us through this Kali Yugh. We cannot survive by just eating Sattvic food because every body, including Brahmins have to compete with all types of people and work hard to just survive. This is not the age where one can eat just sattvic food, and spend time only on devotion - the other animals will eat you in no time... Unless ofcourse, you are either famous or very rich and dont have to worry about monetary things. We need some guidance on how to be a devotee and at the same time, maintain our ability to survive in this earth. Regards, -Vinayak , "Tomgull" <tomgull@e...> wrote: > These guidelines are for more of a devotee of Rudrakshas and Shiva, > not necessarily devotees of God, to clarify. I'm pasting this from > the file I've uploaded that I took from Sw. Sivananda's translation > of the Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad: > > "One who wears Rudrakshas, should not use intoxicants, meat, garlic, > onions, carrots and all such prohibited things. By wearing Rudrakshas > during eclipses, Vishusankranti (the end of Mina and beginning of > Mesha Masa), new moon, full moon and other such auspicious days, > one is freed of all sins." > > Remember that things like garlic, onions, and meat are > mostly "rajasic" foods that support/create passion and > animal characteristics (sex, aggressions, etc.). > While this is usually not good for a sadhak, who ideally > would eat sattvic food to encourage peace and truth, etc. > I can say from experience, that eating rajasic food helps > me to deal with a rajasic world, that is, I live and work > among people who are very animal like, and I know I'd be > overwhelmed if I played the peaceful tranquil, having eaten > only sattvic food. It's a jungle out there for some of us. > If I had the ideal conditions, sure I would eat only > vegetarian, but I do what I must. However, due to my > continuous sadhana, there are times when I involuntarily > refrain from eating meat or certain foods. > > tom > check the FILES section for the full text or search the > web for lordsiva.pdf > > Sponsor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 excellent point - to have lived without chillis is to never have lived at all..... - baba108 Wednesday, September 04, 2002 9:47 PM Re: Food habits of a devotee Namaste I am a naughty old swami - I eat onions and garlic - now this is a no no and what can I say I eat them - I also cook with chili pepppers - there is no end to my audacity - I firmly believe that a soul should give up nothing, let it fall to the wayside of it's own accord. That way you will not grow to hate yourself later. Love baba , "Tomgull" <tomgull@e...> wrote: > These guidelines are for more of a devotee of Rudrakshas and Shiva, > not necessarily devotees of God, to clarify. I'm pasting this from > the file I've uploaded that I took from Sw. Sivananda's translation > of the Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad: > > "One who wears Rudrakshas, should not use intoxicants, meat, garlic, > onions, carrots and all such prohibited things. By wearing Rudrakshas > during eclipses, Vishusankranti (the end of Mina and beginning of > Mesha Masa), new moon, full moon and other such auspicious days, > one is freed of all sins." > > Remember that things like garlic, onions, and meat are > mostly "rajasic" foods that support/create passion and > animal characteristics (sex, aggressions, etc.). > While this is usually not good for a sadhak, who ideally > would eat sattvic food to encourage peace and truth, etc. > I can say from experience, that eating rajasic food helps > me to deal with a rajasic world, that is, I live and work > among people who are very animal like, and I know I'd be > overwhelmed if I played the peaceful tranquil, having eaten > only sattvic food. It's a jungle out there for some of us. > If I had the ideal conditions, sure I would eat only > vegetarian, but I do what I must. However, due to my > continuous sadhana, there are times when I involuntarily > refrain from eating meat or certain foods. > > tom > check the FILES section for the full text or search the > web for lordsiva.pdf > > > > , "vs_raghuvamshi" > <vs_raghuvamshi> wrote: > > Greetings to all. > > > > I could not find any definitive guide to what kind of food is or is > > not acceptable to a devotee wearing a Rudraksha mala ? Is it enough > > to follow the guidelines laid down by your caste or do we have > > special guidelines for these devotees ? questions like is meat ok ? > > and if fasting is advised on any specific day(s) etc ... > > > > Best Regards, > > -Vinayak Sponsor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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