FOOD & BHAGWAD GEETA
Let’s see what our revered Bhagavad Geeta mentions about food & sleep.
Bhagwad gita chapter 6 shloka 17, krishna says to arjuna moderation is key in this sloka yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-cheṣhṭasya karmasu yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkha-hā "the one, whose diet and movements are balanced, whose actions are proper., whose hours of sleeping and waking up are regular, and who follows the path of meditation,is the destroyer of pain or unhappiness." Lord krishna mentions in chapter 6 shloka 16 naatyashnatastu yogosti na chaikaantamanashnataha | na chaati svapnasheelasya jaagrito naiva chaarjuna || 16 || Eating too much food or starving, and sleeping too much or remaining awake all the time is not health friendly. such people cannot concentrate or do sadhana.
The bhagwad gita also explains how to eat
yat karoṣhi yad aśhnāsi yaj juhoṣhi dadāsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣhva mad-arpaṇam while eating, one should concentrate only on eating as the food is served to one's consciousness eating leaves, fruits, and water suffice to keep us healthy
आयुशःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः । रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः ॥ 5 ॥ कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरक्षविदाहिनः । आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः ॥ ९ ॥ यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत् । उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम् ॥ १० ॥
Foods that promote life, vitality, strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction those that are succulent, juicy, nourishing, and pleasing to the heart are cherished by those in goodness. Foods that are very bitter, very salty, very sour, very hot, very pungent, very dry, and burning, causing unhappiness, misery, and disease, are palatable to those in passion. Food that is stale, tasteless, putrid, decomposed, foul, and impure, as well as the leavings of others, is dear to those in nescience.
