Shri Krishna Loves You: Impact Of Food On Our Personality

Shri Krishna says that the type of food we eat can point to the texture of our faith.

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॥ श्रीमद्‍भगवद्‍गीता ॥ 17.8॥

_आयुः सत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः ।_
_रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः॥_

भावार्थ :

जो भोजन आयु को बढाने वाले, मन, बुद्धि को शुद्ध करने वाले, शरीर को स्वस्थ कर शक्ति देने वाले, सुख और संतोष को प्रदान करने वाले, रसयुक्त चिकना और मन को स्थिर रखने वाले तथा हृदय को भाने वाले होते हैं, ऐसे भोजन सतोगुणी मनुष्यों को प्रिय होते हैं। (८)

Meaning:

Food that enhances longevity, mind, strength, health, happiness and joy, that which is juicy, oily, stable and pleasant, is dear to one who is saatvic.

HARE KRISHNA

Explanation:

The Chhandogya Upanishad describes the impact of food on our personality. It says that the food we eat is divided into three parts. Majority of what we eat is rejected by the body. The second part is used to build the bones, muscles, skin, organs and so on. The third part, the most subtle part goes into the antaha karana, comprising of the emotional mind, the intellectual mind, memory and senses. In other words, the food we eat impacts our personality in a multitude of ways.

Shri Krishna says that the type of food we eat can point to the texture of our faith. He lists the characteristics of food that is consumed by a saatvic person. Saatvic food promotes aayu or longevity. It improves the quality of thoughts in our mind. It improves our strength and our health, since it provides essential nutrition to the body. We have happiness while we are eating it, and joy after we have eaten it. It does not cause any regrets while eating it, or after eating it.

What does such saatvic food taste like? It is juicy, like a succulent fruit. It is not dry, it has just the right amount of fat and oil, like almonds. It is stable, it provides long term benefits to the body, long after having consumed it. It is hridyaa which means pleasant. One does not have to cultivate a special taste for it since it is agreeable to all. Another meaning of hridyaa is medicinal. Such food can be digested easily when our power of digestion is low, and can also help in the healing process.

Chant the mantra you have faith in

Hare Krishna

The Hare Krishna maha-mantra is composed of three Sanskrit words, which are “Hare”, “Krishna” and “Rama”. According to the scriptures “Obstruction or problem can’t come into their lives, who do chant this mantra continuously”. The Great Mantra is:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare

Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण , कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे |

हरे राम हरे राम , राम राम हरे हरे ||