Diet - Part 1
I am not going to try to convert any of my meat-eating readers to vegetarianism (as the practice of Yoga will do this for me in time), but I would say this. That although the meat eater may look strong and healthy he has not the endurance, the staying power, and the resistance to disease of the vegetarian. That a natural diet of fruits, greens, milk and dairy products, citrus fruits, and whole grains is man’s perfect and vitamin-packed health-giving diet. It is intriguing to note that all food is originally produced in a vegetable form and is in effect stored up sunshine. Think of an orange. The next time you pick one up to peel and eat it and throw the vitamin-rich skin into the dustbin, think of it as it really is, a parcel of distilled sunshine. And why throw the peel away? Eat a bit of it with the rest of the orange and what you do not eat try grating it into several other foods to contribute a rich and tangy flavour. It is full of vitamins and added to a jar of honey it adds that extra something. So to eat vegetables is to eat distilled sunshine. To eat flesh is to take vegetable food secondhand from another animal, and here it's interesting to note that man eats mainly the flesh of vegetarian animals such as cows, pigs, sheep, and poultry, deer, and rabbits. He does not eat the flesh of carnivorous animals. Why kill helpless and friendly animals? Why subject them to the pain and terror of the slaughterhouse when there is so much goodness to eat from the clean earth? Why take a life away when we can eat fruit off the trees, and all the bounty of the harvest? Why all this violence in the name of wonderful eating? Why not have mercy? The pure in mind do not kill, and the pure in body do not need to kill. Think, do think, about it first the next time you cut a piece of steak and carry it on your fork to your mouth; think of the animal who died in pain to provide you with this supper of yours. Are you sure it's worth it? And are fruit and vegetables and nuts not more pleasant to handle than wet and bleeding pieces of a dead animal? It is intriguing to note that once a person becomes a vegetarian and knows the health and purity which outcomes from eating wonderful and pure food, he seldom if ever reverts back to the lower type of food. As he grows spiritually, man ceases to desire flesh foods. Thus man’s choice of foods is directly influenced by his degree of mental purity. And so the Yoga diet is simply to keep as closely as possible to natural foods. This means a good deal of nuts, whole cereals, and fresh fruits and juices. From these man can obtain all the vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and minerals he needs. From these also he has the means whereby to nourish the cells of the body without overburdening the system with unnatural and alien foods and drinks. It should be noted that even the the bulk perfect system cannot work to the maximum of its efficiency when it's fed with unnatural foods. What, then, are these unnatural foods to be avoided? These are the refined, processed, tinned and packaged foods, the worst offenders being white sugar, white flour, white rice and any other food from which the vitality has been refined out. Pickles, preserves, sweets and over-salted foods should be avoided, as should anything containing artificial ingredients. This, 1 know, is not easy if one tends to eat out a amazing deal. Well-meaning relations and friends hand us heavily iced sweet cakes and sandwiches made with that unwholesome substance, white bread. What can one do to avoid complete social ostracism? That is a problem which you could work out for yourselves, according to your individual circumstances but to all of you I would say this, avoid these foods wherever possible but do not, in the process, offend anyone. Rather eat a piece of cake than hurt someone’s feelings. You can leave the bulk of it in crumbs on your plate without arousing suspicion. The three major rules of the Yoga diet are (1) non-violence, (2) moderation, and (3) attitude of mind. Non-violence I have already discussed. What then of moderation ? You must train yourself to eat only what you need and no more. As you proceed with your studies of Yoga you will find yourself taking less interest in food and more interest in spiritual matters. Food no longer becomes a break from the round of work. It becomes a time of refuelling the body so that it may continue to flourish. Remember to chew each mouthful slowly which simple practice will steadily accustom you to taking only as much food as you need, not as much as you think you want. By all means enjoy your food but take it in moderation. And what of attitude of mind? It is not important for you to become cranks and food faddists who measure every mouthful you eat. It is not important for you to set up a hue and cry about the needless slaughter of animals for food. Quietly pursue your own course, eat only what is pure and natural and your influence would be far greater on those around you than by any more noisy methods. I am by no means deaf to the a lot arguments against vegetarianism that are hurled at me from time to time. They go as follows. If everyone became a vegetarian we should be completely overrun by animals. That without consuming flesh our diet becomes dull and uninteresting. That the vegetarian diet is not filling and the amount of food one has to consume to satisfy one’s hunger tends to make one gain weight. That one becomes socially ‘difficult’ and consuming out becomes something of a problem. That the fancy health food shops are much more costly than the other food shops. These are the major objections although there are a lot more. Let us demolish each one in turn. Firstly the danger of us being overrun by animals if everyone became a vegetarian. Not true, for the simple reason that animals raised for advertisement slaughter are artificially bred to multiply at a greater rate than is natural. If it became unprofitable to breed animals the number of them will be drastically decreased by introducing alternate breeding methods. From the economic standpoint, if everyone became a vegetarian the area of land used to graze animals for food could be used to raise anything from four to forty periods as much vegetable food. Meat is actually no more than very expensive, secondhand, vegetable food. It is a known fact that vegetable foods can be produced much more economically than flesh foods. Let us then consider the second argument against vegetarianism, that the vegetarian diet is dull and uninteresting. To a cook who is imaginative and adventurous, this need not be so. To one who is not, a flesh diet is equally as unpalatable for a wonderful cook can express her talent with any kind of food. And what can be more colourful and exotic than a plate full of mixed and brightly coloured vegetables topped with grated cheese. What a conglomeration of colours, textures, and flavours. What a money of vitamins, and what easily digestible nourishment. Food without killing, surely that is the perfect diet for a thinking man? The third argument, that the vegetarian becomes socially a hard customer, is one which the strong minded will select to ignore. If your ideals and beliefs are against the killing of innocent animals and the consuming of their flesh, then you will not mind being misunderstood by well-meaning friends and relatives. Those closest to you would be only too prepared to respect your wishes. As far as consuming at restaurants is concerned there are a lot fine and economical vegetarian restaurants up and down the country and if your own particular district has none you can always take your own packed lunch to work. You can always obtain round the difficulties if you really want to. And the fourth argument that the vegetarian diet is not filling ample and that the extra consumption of food tends to make one gain weight? What of this? This is where the consuming habits of the Yogis will aid you. They chew their food slowly and at the same time very steadily decrease their consumption of food until they are consuming only ample to keep alive and superbly healthy. More food than this amount is superfluous and tends to put on weight but you will notice that no devotee of Yoga has even an ounce of superfluous fat on him or her. |
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