Intoxicants and meat eating |
"To start
with the body requires food. This is the food. Food for head. Head for
God. So we should have proper food. The one who wants the experience, the
vision of the Divine should keep himself away from polluted foods. That
which is sathwic, which is pure, which is good, such food should be
accepted. That is sathwic ahara – or pious food – vegetables, greens,
shoots and all these things are required by the body. We should not take
eggs, meat and so on. Because of these all of our life turns polluted. So
we have to immediately give up this polluted food. We should not give
ourselves to intoxicants. Because of the alcohol the senses turn weak. So
for spiritual practice, alcohol will certainly be an obstacle. We reach
the state of forgetfulness in a natural way, not by consuming alcohol.
So-called intoxication is artificial. The state of forgetfulness is
natural. That which is Divine comes to you in a natural way. The same
thing is stated by Narada. We should lead our lives in a natural way. We
should not follow this artificial path. A human has become a demon because
of these intoxicants and meat eating. Not only this, in addition to these
intoxicants there are other things also. There are certain intoxicants
added to our food. We should not have any of these. In fact they have been
mixed in medicines also. Such medicine should not be used. It doesn’t
matter even if we were to suffer but we should not accept intoxicants.
source:
Excerpts from: VALEDICTORY DIVINE DISCOURSE 22nd July 2002 © copyright 2004 www.saibabaofindia.com/sathwicfood
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