I am frequently asked what diet I follow and if I am vegetarian or not. Most of the times I feel I am expected to be a fanatic vegetarian… In answer I will share my experience in this field and I hope the answers I’ve reached may be helpful for you too. My views shared here may seem unorthodox for many vegetarians. I should admit that I prefer to keep my essential practice traditional (no new age, visualizations, wishful thinking, bla bla bla) while adapting totally to the needs of modern life, rather than hiphoping with new stylish practices while holding to ancient slogans on what to eat.
I have been experimenting with yogic diet and vegetarianism since 1997. At that period I thought it was essential for my spiritual evolution to follow the exact instructions of traditional yogic texts (Bhagavad Gita, Siva Samhita, etc) and the traditional Indian classification of food (sattvic, tamasic, rajasic) was the basis of my new diet. Though it is to note that simple vegetarianism is not what these texts recommend.
According to yogic texts food is divided into three categories. (more…)
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