Bhagavad-gita As It Is, 6.16

April 18, 2006

naty-asnatas 'tu yogo 'sti

na caikantam anasnatah

na cati-svapna-silasya

jagrato naiva carjuna

There is no possibility of one's becoming a yogi, O Arjuna, if one eats too

much, or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough.

PURPORT - Regulation of diet and sleep is recommended herein for the yogis.

Too much eating means eating more than is required to keep the body and soul

together. There is no need for men to eat animals, because there is an ample

supply of grains, vegetables, fruits and milk. Such simple foodstuff is

considered to be in the mode of goodness according to the Bhagavad-gita. Animal

food is for those in the mode of ignorance. Therefore, those who indulge in

animal food, drinking, smoking and eating food which is not first offered to

Krsna will suffer sinful reactions because of eating only polluted things.

Bhunjate te tv agham papa ye pacanty atma-karanat. Anyone who eats for sense

pleasure, or cooks for himself, not offering his food to Krsna, eats only sin.

One who eats sin and eats more than is allotted to him cannot execute perfect

yoga. It is best that one eat only the remnants of foodstuff offered to Krsna. A

person in Krsna consciousness does not eat anything which is

not first offered to Krsna. Therefore, only the Krsna conscious person can

attain perfection in yoga practice. Nor can one who artificially abstains from

eating, manufacturing his own personal process of fasting, practice yoga. The

Krsna conscious person observes fasting as it is recommended in the scriptures.

He does not fast or eat more than is required, and he is thus competent to

perform yoga practice. One who eats more than required will dream very much

while sleeping, and he must consequently sleep more than is required. One should

not sleep more than six hours daily. One who sleeps more than six hours out of

twenty-four is certainly influenced by the mode of ignorance. A person in the

mode of ignorance is lazy and prone to sleep a great deal. Such a person cannot

perform yoga.

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April 18, 2006

Dear Harry and All,

Let's please keep in mind that this is a forum for the discussion of

jyotish. We have members from all corners of the globe, from many

different religious, cultural and political backgrounds...the one

common thread that binds us as a group is our interest in jyotish. If

we confine our discussion to that we will avoid offending anyone's

belief, don't you agree?

It's only natural that religion will come up from time to time as

this is at the very heart of jyotish. But we must endeavour not to

sermonise any particular school of thought. The commentary below is

clearly the ISKCON version of the Bhagavad-gita - my own preference

is Maharishi's commentary - I'm sure others have their own preference

also.

The policy of Jyotish-Vidya is that all religions are based on the

one fundamental truth... "I AM THAT I AM" ...all the rest represents

the many different paths we take to arrive at that truth. All the

conflict in this world arises from zealots proclaiming that their

path is the one true path and all the rest are doomed.

Jyotishi's (above all) should know that this is not so! Each soul

follows his own path...according to his karma!

Best Wishes,

Mrs. Wendy

http://JyotishVidya.com

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"Haresh (Harry) Nathani" <haresh1405

<jyotish-vidya>

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 11:03 PM

Bhagavad-gita As It Is, 6.16

naty-asnatas 'tu yogo 'sti

na caikantam anasnatah

na cati-svapna-silasya

jagrato naiva carjuna

There is no possibility of one's becoming a yogi, O Arjuna, if one

eats too much, or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep

enough.

PURPORT - Regulation of diet and sleep is recommended herein for

the yogis. Too much eating means eating more than is required to keep

the body and soul together. There is no need for men to eat animals,

because there is an ample supply of grains, vegetables, fruits and

milk. Such simple foodstuff is considered to be in the mode of

goodness according to the Bhagavad-gita. Animal food is for those in

the mode of ignorance. Therefore, those who indulge in animal food,

drinking, smoking and eating food which is not first offered to Krsna

will suffer sinful reactions because of eating only polluted things.

Bhunjate te tv agham papa ye pacanty atma-karanat. Anyone who eats

for sense pleasure, or cooks for himself, not offering his food to

Krsna, eats only sin. One who eats sin and eats more than is allotted

to him cannot execute perfect yoga. It is best that one eat only the

remnants of foodstuff offered to Krsna. A person in Krsna

consciousness does not eat anything which is

not first offered to Krsna. Therefore, only the Krsna conscious

person can attain perfection in yoga practice. Nor can one who

artificially abstains from eating, manufacturing his own personal

process of fasting, practice yoga. The Krsna conscious person

observes fasting as it is recommended in the scriptures. He does not

fast or eat more than is required, and he is thus competent to

perform yoga practice. One who eats more than required will dream

very much while sleeping, and he must consequently sleep more than is

required. One should not sleep more than six hours daily. One who

sleeps more than six hours out of twenty-four is certainly influenced

by the mode of ignorance. A person in the mode of ignorance is lazy

and prone to sleep a great deal. Such a person cannot perform yoga.

April 19, 2006

Dear Wendy

Pls accept my sincere apologies, if I hv hurt any sentiments. Preachings from

Bhagwat Gita are not religion based but scientific based, it is a science by

itself. Each verse has certain scientific element which helps all in pursuing

our lives in a better & systamatic way. It shows us a way how to execute our

karma's in a better & refined way. Just as Moon in vedic astrology rules our

mind, and as per vedic astrology astology the Lord of Moon is Lord Krsna, it was

Lord Krsna who spoke the Gita and showed us a way how to scientifically lead our

lives & execute our Karma's.

Just as in astrology when dasa's or planets change, our lives get changed or

affected, with preachings from Gita will help us how to tackle those moments of

our lives in a scientific & refined way without altering our state of

conciousness.

Anyway I am not tring to justify on any thing, I will stop it.

Harry

Wendy Vasicek <jyotish wrote: