| *4.) Self-discipline of one’s thoughts is much more important than discipline of one’s food diet. 5.) As the main purpose of eating is to: a.) fill one’s stomach, b.) transform food into: heat, warmth, and energy require for daily activities (& livelihood), *c.) So please remember, eating is not for enjoying or satisfying one’s: (i) taste buds, (ii) desire to fulfill indulgence of attachment to certain foods ! ***d.) In other words, eating is for necessity only, not want ! |
| Self-discipline by one’s spirit & mind (totally detaching from all lower desires): *1.) Agni Yoga Teaching mentions that one’s thoughts are the most important; not the foods one eats! 2.) There is a Buddhist saying, “If spirituality* could be achieved just by eating vegetable matter, the elephant and the cow would have attained it long ago.” ! [ * goal of spirituality in this case is Nirvana. ] 3.) Co-measurement: “..If a person is weakened by hunger or thirst, if he is too tired to control his emotions and thoughts, how can he possibly reach the goal which can be reached only by means of a clear mind and broadened consciousness?” † |
| † Agni Yoga: Letters of Helena Roerich I |