Book Title: Whether Soul Super Soul Evil Soul Exists
Author(s): Suvarna Jain
Publisher: Suvarna Jain

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________________ Eat when you are hungry & not for taste, I'll health culminates premature death. Eat what cheers avoid excess, uneatable exciting food, spicy food, eat at fixed hours, with happy mind. "Health heads list of ten pleasures" sthananga sutra, "Health is valuable riches" says Buddha Unodari is light eating at every meal Jainas are expected to stop eating before they are full snacking in between the meals is prohibited eating once or twice a day or in Ayamkil eating food only once cooked without ghee oil spices, curd milk product only salt is allowed such vratas are based on scientific principles This practice helps us to gain self control & promotes good health by enabling us to maintain a comfortable body. Weight and reduces lethargy commonly experienced after heavy meals Fasting excretes internal waste purifies body from gaseous product, cough,acidity. Drinking fittered & boiled water discards worms & water automatically This practice renders drinking water safe by eliminating bacteria & heat sensitive chemicals consuming un-boiled water will be harmful in terms of health & in terms of number of bacteria killed which is violence - Health is physical & psychological means mind & body both affect each other & to be healthy both should be healthy Vegetarianism is reverence for life produce a compassionate non violent life style veggies even don't use milk products Jainas regard plants as living organism non vegetarian diet is totally restricted on ground as violence A diet containing meat, fish, chicken, alcohol produce passions which are harmful to mental state or health eggs are rich in cholesterol fats is considered as major risks factor in heart disease fish & egg contain large amount of protein which is not useful to body & burden to kidney is thrown out. A meat diet may be low in dietary fibers the lack of which causes diseases of gastro intestinal tracts. Meat may contain harmful chemicals tranquillizers hormones which may have been fed antibiotic which will enter the body who takes such food vegetarian food decreases morbidity increases morality & spiritual health. Human beings have intestinal tracts about 8 to 12 times larger than the body. Carnivores have intestine 3 times longer than their bodies. Humans have much dilated HCL in gastric juices & large salivary glands carnivores have a high concentrated HCL Humans & herbivores have small teeth with flat molars where as meat eating animals have large front teeth & no flat molars. The anatomy & physiology of humans particulars facilitates the digestion of plant products & is best suited to vegetarian food. Jain Education International 75 For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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