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The chit can roam internally, inside the body, as well as
externally. The chit can see and know everything that is going on
in the mind.
Consequences of an absent chit
‘We’ asked a mill owner who was visiting ‘us’ in Santa
Cruz, “Sheth have you ever eaten a meal properly? Do you
keep your chit in place when you eat? What is the cause of high
blood pressure? It is because you eat without the presence of
your chit.” The poor Sheth became humbled and put his head
in my lap and said, “Yes Dada, I have never eaten with my chit
in my food.”
What did Lord Krishna say? He said, “Enjoy what is in
front of you and do not worry about what is not.” When there
is food in front of you, eat peacefully with your chit in the food.
It will taste very good if your chit is present. You would not
enjoy even a thirty-two course meal if your chit is absent. If you
give this body only a small amount of rice, it will be content
whole night. But instead what people do is their body eats at the
table but mentally they are in their factories or their places of
business. Then they have heart attacks. Their hearts fail! They
didn’t fail at school, but they fail here!
Observe the animals when they eat to see if their chit is
wandering around. A dog wags his tail with excitement when he
is eating. All animals eat in the presence of their chit but when
these sheths, doctors, lawyers eat; they eat in the absence of
their chit. That is why they have problems of high blood pressure
and heart attacks. High blood pressure and heart attack is a
consequence of an absent chit. The blood vessels become hard
because of this. What would become of a patient if the doctor’s
chit were absent while he was performing a surgery? There are
endless operations going on within while eating, and therefore
eat with your chit focused on the food. Check to see if your chit
is present while you are eating by asking, “Are you present?”