Hari
Om
Each 'Choose-day' we will investigate the process by
which we can reassess our activity and interaction with the world of plurality
and become more congruent within our personality.
The
following is from the Bhagavad Gita; chapter 17; shlokas 7-10. Essentially, the
whole of the Gita is about making choice for the better and points out in key
places what choices may be considered poor. In this case, it is specific to
diet.
The food
that people enjoy as well as the methods of sacrifice, austerity and charity
are also of three types. Listen now about the distinctions between them.
Food that
increase ones life, energy, strength, health, happiness and satisfaction, that
is succulent, fatty, wholesome and appealing is dear to those in the mode of
goodness. [sattvika]
Food that
is too bitter, too sour, too salty, too hot, too pungent, too dry and creates a
burning sensation within, causes pain, sorrow and disease. Such food is dear to
those in the mode of passion. [rajaasika]
Food that
is stale, tasteless, foul-smelling, rotten, left by others and unfit for
sacrifice is dear to those in the mode of ignorance. [tamaasika]
It is
ancient and still as common sense as modern dietary advice!
