Guest guest Report post Posted December 27, 2005 Can anyone throw some light on why orthodox hindus do not consume onions and garlic. I hv not received any satisfactory answers. To quote a few: a. Onions and Garlic are not recommended by our shastras. b. It leads to mental disturbances. Tx for your time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 27, 2005 there's a story about a cow killed and cut in pieces... some pieces buried in the earth give the birth to plants like garlic, onion, carrots and so.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barney 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2005 Please give a logical explanation otherwise let an expert answer such matters. Hindusim is not a fairy tail but has solid reasons for such for all purpose. May be by taking onions and garlic increases one's lust in sensual feelings and that might disturb one's yogic pratice. But I leave it to an expert to clarify. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 27, 2005 Hari OM According to Gita, food is of three types sattavic, rajasic and tamasic. Taking food of particular type creates same type of intelligence in the consumer. Check BG to see what type of fodd is Onion and Garlic (acid, hot, pungent?) then may be you can find the reason of its avoidance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 27, 2005 your explanations do not seems more rational than mine (and your explanations are a derivate of mine... exactly like the reason for we do not eat cows: we do not eat cows because it is bad for our health, but because they're dear to lord krsna govinda and all other deities.. Said it.. eating meat is ALSO bad for health) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 30, 2005 Hey, Can you please tell me what BG is?Is it a link where we can learn more about hinduism Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 30, 2005 quote"To quote a few: a. Onions and Garlic are not recommended by our shastras. b. It leads to mental disturbances." How many persons do u know who were mentally disturbed due to onions and garlic? What reason does the sastras have against onions? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sundeepan 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2010 Hey,Can you please tell me what BG is?Is it a link where we can learn more about hinduism Thanks BG is The Bhagavad Gita. You can read it here : Introduction to Bhagavad Gita . There are too many links regarding "Hinduism". Hinduism is Sanatan Dharma, which means eternal. There is no such thing as Hinduism. It's a word coined by people who probably could not pronounce Sanatan Dharma. Peace! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
i want peace of mind 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2010 Reason is very simple. Onion Garlic etc are tamsic food, which is create negative energy in the body. If you know that our religion is based on the positivity of the paratma in simple world power of creation or in very simple word big ban .. so if we want to connect with that positive energy source that we should avoid tamsic food . Well just try to avoid Onion Garlic you will find that you are facing less heart burn acidity etc... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites