Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 - Lesson 4 of 10

POWERFUL COGNITION

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Eat fresh food in silence and with completion and gratitude.

17.9

कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः ।
आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः
॥ १७-९ ॥

kaṭvamlalavaṇātyuṣṇa- tīkṣṇa rūkṣa
vidāhinaḥ āhārā rājasasyeṣṭā duḥkha
śokāmaya-pradāḥ

People in the mode of aggression like
foods that are very bitter, sour, salty,
hot, pungent, dry, and burning, and
cause pain, grief, and disease

Vegetarian food that is fresh and not spicy is ideal for spiritual practices.

यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत् ।
उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्
॥ १७=१०॥

yātayāmaṁ gatarasaṁ pūti paryuṣitaṁ ca
yat ucchiṣṭam api cā medhyaṁ bhojanaṁ
tāmasapriyam

People in the mode of ignorance like foods that are stale, tasteless, putrid, rotten, refuse, and of impure energy

Eat food as it comes, fresh from the earth, and cooked with the energy of fire.