All of you must have heard of satvik food and at some time in your life would have taken it too. Ayurveda classifies various types of food as follows: - Tamasic – food which grows underground; - Satvik – food that comes from top of a tree like leaves, flowers and fruits. It is fresh, locally grown and seasonal. Humans have soul, body and mind.
The soul is inner consciousness or equivalent to God. By offering food to God, including satvik food in the meal one tries to convert an individual to a pure soul. It is like when you sprinkle water around the food you are conducting an act of purification. The Upanishads say that the food an individual eats also influences his thoughts and his/her nature in return.
Eating satvik food purifies the mind. It is seen that people with a pure mind eat satvik food. Bhagvad Gita also talks about the importance of a good diet. Krishna explains to Arjuna about various types....
