Digestion
What is the meaning of "Aham vaishva naro bhootva"?
I (God) am present in beings as the fires of digestion.
The food thus offered to God is digested by ‘Vaishvanara’ in the digestive system. Since God exists in the form of fire as Vaishvanara, He digests the food along with impurities. So, man will not be affected even if the impurities enter the food.
True or False :Cooking food increases Prana (life force).
False. It kills life force.
Man is killing the life force that is present in naturally occurring food by cooking it. By eating food that is devoid of life force, man is weakening his own life force thereby being subjected to many illnesses.
Name all 5 koshas in order from gross to subtle.
Annamaya (body), Praanamaya (life force), Manomaya (mind), Vignyaanamaya (intellect) and Anandamaya (bliss).
What are the three categories of food declared by scriptures?
Rajasic, Thamasic, and Sathwic.
How often did ancient sages eat?
Our ancient sages used to eat only once a day.
The gross part of the food we take is converted into_________;
excreta or Feces
Name 3 vegetarian food groups that can provide proteins just like meat.
Example: lentils/beans, curds/milk, vegetables.
Doctors speak about proteins being present in non-vegetarian food, but the fact is that there are better quality proteins in food articles like vegetables, pulses, milk, curd, etc. Non-vegetarian food not only affects man’s body but also has deleterious effect on his mind.
What Kosha is only present in man and not in animals?
The Vignyaanamaya kosha.
Vignanamaya kosha (the sheath of wisdom) is present only in man and not in other beings. This sheath is man's Intelligence, Discrimination, Wisdom
Which Human Value is associated with the Annamaya (food sheath) kosha?
Human values:
Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Love, Non-violence
Righteousness.
Righteousness comes out of the body. Therefore, we should perform righteous acts through our body.
How full should adults be when they need to stop eating?
1/2 stomach full
The subtle part of it goes into the making of _____;
Blood and Flesh
Where do most diseases in the body start?
The Stomach.
The head may be considered as located above, on top; but the reason for the headache is not the head but the stomach. Similarly the cause for the ailments of different parts of the body lies in the stomach.
Man is made up of five different koshas.
Out of these five, three are related to the physical world and two belong to the world beyond.
What 3 Koshas are related with the physical world?
The Annamaya, Praanamaya and Manomaya koshas.
The totality of one’s existence on this earth consists the coming together of these three sheaths.
To transcend from the human plane of existence and to become one with divine, one needs the vignyaanamaya and anandamaya
What does the Subtle part of water form in the body?
It becomes the life force.
Ideally, how full should a youth's stomach be when he/she is finished eating?
3/4 stomach full
The subtlest part of the food becomes the___________.
Mind.
So the nature of mind depends on quality and quantity of food consumed.
As is the food, so is the head. A person’s thoughts, desires and aspirations are related to the kind of food he or she consumes.
According to Swami, eating 3 times a day makes a person?
A sick man-Rhogi.
The man who eats only once is a yogi, the one who eats twice a day is a bhogi (enjoyer), and he who eats thrice a day is a rogi (sick man). Today, people go on consuming food at all times, not to speak of drinks and snacks in between. How then can they escape from indigestion and other diseases?
Which koshas can be purified by reciting Omkara?
All Koshas.
Swami explains the power of the omkara and said that it purifies the antahkarana. He further said that it purifies all the koshas or sheaths that the jeevaatma (individual) is encased in. “Through such purification”, He said, “Omkara takes one closer to one’s own divinity”.
Food decides the nature of your______.
mind.
As is the food so is the head! One’s thoughts, desires and feelings depend on the food one takes
At what age should the amount you eat start to slowly decrease?
50 years
Name five "do's" for eating correctly
Example of "don'ts": oily and processed foods
Eat natural pure foods
Eat vegetarian diet
Eat in moderation
Eat only when hungry
Eat in calm, clean, pleasant place while seated –not walking or talking or watching TV
Eat at least one meal of raw foods every day
Eat steam cook foods.
Eat sprouted foods
Lunch heaviest meal, dinner light meal 3 hrs. before sleeping followed by ½ hr. walk
Grains and legumes soaked at least ½ hr. or more before thorough rinsing and cooking
Baba says that white sugar can cause cancer. Specifically what is in white sugar that is causing the damage in the body?
Powder of bones.
Commercial sugar is made out of many chemicals. Powder of the bones is one of them. This content gets lodged in any part of the body causing a particular block. Blood has two types of cells namely the red blood cells and the white blood cells. Clogging of the white blood corpuscles at a particular point is the spot for cancer.
What is Antah Karana (the inner psycho-somatic instrument) made up of?
The Antah karana is made up of the mind, the intellect, the memory and the ego.
The mind itself assumes the subtle form of antah karana, consisting of four aspects, namely, manas (mind), buddhi (intellect), chitta (memory), and ahamkara (ego), the last three being the subtle aspects of the mind.
How many species eat food that is not cooked?
8,399,999
8,599,999
8,799,999
8,999,999
8,399,999 species eat food that is not cooked. They eat the food that is available naturally without making any changes to it. Hence these living beings experience and enjoy good health. It is man alone who is plagued with many diseases!! The reason for such rampant diseases is the aversion of man for the naturally occurring food that is God’s creation.
Food that has too much starch and oil has _______
effect on the body?
Raajasik
Thaamasik
Satawick
Food having too much salt or pepper is Raajasik (passion-arousing) and should be avoided; so also too much fat and starch, which are Thaamasik (disposed to inactivity) in their effects on the body, should be avoided.