RELATED TO FOOD

There are countless rules necessary for keeping good health by which physical vitality is maintained. In the same way, there are innumerable rules related to food for keeping purity of the soul. Purity of the soul is necessary for seva, devotion, remembrance and other such activities .

1. Vaishnavs should abstain from eating all such things which have been forbidden in the scriptures, Viz... Meat, eggs, food prepared with eggs, alchohol and other intoxicating substances, onion and garlic. These are strictly prohibited all the times.

2. To whatever extent possible, vaishnavs should try to abstain from eating in restaurants. Impure food eaten in restaurants destroys the entire intellect, especially the decision making faculty which judges right and wrong and good health required for seva can not be maintained.

3. To whatever extent possible, vaishnavs should not take food or water in the homes of non vaishnavs as it destroys devotional bhava.

4. Those foods which may be considered to promote good health but which are harmful to the soul should be avoided. Likewise those things beneficial for the soul but which may be harmful to the health should be avoided. (For example, sweets offered to Thakurji should not be taken by a diabetic).

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