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Namah Vol. 27, Issue 1, 24th April 2019

with the food. You have to tune yourself a Overcome your attachment to food. Eating
little to feel these subtle influences on your is also a saadhanaa, which should be done with
being. complete dedication and without any desire.
Eat slowly in a meditative state. Relish each
Trust the primary intelligence of your body to rasa of the food, and become aware of how
guide you your body accepts the food.
Once you can feel the consciousness associated
with the food, and feel the effect of food on your Step 3 — Exercise to ensure the right flow
body, you need not depend on secondary of prānna in the body
knowledge to guide you regarding what food
is good for you. You can trust the primary Listen to your body
intelligence of your body to guide you to Your body is conscious; your body is intelligent.
know what’s right for you. If you listen to your body, she will tell you
what is good for her and what is not. Learn to
Eat to nourish your body, and not for any other listen to your body. Talk to her; communicate
reasons with her. Make her your partner and involve
You will be surprised to realise that we rarely her in all decisions related to her. Each
eat with a conscious motive of nourishing exercise you wish to do, ask her if she is
our body. We eat mechanically, out of habit, fine with it, and wait for her answer. Do
out of desire, out of social compulsion or just not assume that she does not know, or that
unconsciously. We eat because it is time to she cannot communicate. The body surely
eat, because it is impolite to waste food. In communicates but we must have the patience
all these reasons, we never ask our body, to listen to her.
does it really need the food? We never ask
the body, is this food good for you? Exercise to make the body feel happy
The only purpose of exercise is to make the
Train the body to draw energy from higher sources body feel happy and strong. Do only those
The body needs energy to survive. Ordinarily exercises which make her happy and strong.
food provides our body with the essential Do not mistreat her; treat her with love and
energy to survive. However with practice gentleness. Involve your body in making all
you can train the body to absorb energy decisions regarding exercise. Always ask the
from higher sources such as praanna, sun, earth body if she is happy with the exercise. Never
and others. Once the body learns to draw do anything harshly with the body, never
energy from higher sources, the need for food cause any injury knowingly to the body. Your
reduces dramatically. body is more important than your desires.

Hierarchy of food Your body has immense capacity for strength
Fresh vegetables and fruits provide all the and stamina
essential elements for the body to live. Your body has immense capacity hidden within
Stop all processed food, food that comes in it. Respect your body and plan a systematic
packets, food from restaurants. programme to gradually enhance the strength
Eating must become a spiritual practice and stamina of your body. Always remember

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