Way of Life Part 3

SR No.: 006515
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Vishvakalyan Prakashan Trust Mehsana
Publication Year: 1986
Total Pages: 348
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Religion
File Size: 18 MB

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The essence of what I say is this. You must not eat that food which upsets your health and maims your intellect. You should not eat food only for the taste of it. You must have the point of view of health in eating your food. If you do not pay attention to your physical health, how can you pay attention to mental health ? How can you think of spiritual welfare ? Only a sound mind in a sound body can assist you to carry out your endeavour to attain spiritual welfare.
From the Audience : We do not have the desire for selfrealisation.
AT LEAST MAINTAIN YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH
Maharajashri : Has not that desire appeared in your heart ? At least, do you not wish for it? The desire to attain spiritual purification might not have appeared in your heart but at least do you not desire that your heart must be pure and noble. Let alone the desire for purity and holiness, at least, do you not desire that you must have physical health? You require a healthy and strong body to carry out any endeavour. Food gives energy to the body and makes it strong and healthy but of course, the food you eat should agree with your constitution.
SWEETS BROUGHT ABOUT A CLEAN END
There was a gentleman. He studied Dharmashastras but he had a great liking for sweets. He had a wondrous fascination for sweets. He never did any physical or manual work and he was growing corpulent. He developed diabetes. The doctors advised him not to consume sweets. Even the tea he drank had to be without sugar. The gentleman was not so much worried by diabetes as by these restrictions. He said to his doctor, "Please show me some way out. I have a strong desire to cat sweets".
The doctor said, "The sugar content in your blood is too high. Let it be controlled first by means of medical treatment; then I will permit you to eat sweets”. But on that very day he ate a sweet called “Rasagulla”. He said to the doctor, "Doctor,