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full satisfaction). This is something I have discovered. Constant
unodari is like fasting all the time. If you went about trying to
practice all the twelve tapa, when would it all ever end?
Unodari for Awareness
Questioner: What if I cannot fast in order to make
progress on the path of moksha? Is there anything else I can
do?
Dadashri: Do unodari (consuming less than what the
stomach demands).
Questioner: What does unodari mean?
Dadashri: If you eat four rotlis (flat unleavened wheat
bread), then first you start with eating three, and then two. That
is called unodari. This ‘pot’ (stomach) is not meant to be filled
to the brim!
Questioner: If we do not eat enough, then how are we
supposed to make an effort to practice religion?
Dadashri: Unodari means that, if you are hungry, then
you should eat, you are not asked to practice religion on an
empty stomach. With unodari, you are less likely to doze off.
Unodari is one of the best things you can do. Divide your meal
into four parts. Allow one part for rotli and vegetables, one part
for water and keep one part vacant for air to move around in.
If you do not, then you will lose your awareness (jagruti) for
sure. Real unodari is where awareness (jagruti) never fails you.
You should fast if you have overeaten or you feel sickly.
However fasting is not mandatory.
Fasting, and Yet Kashays?
Questioner: On the day I fast, the moment I wake up,
I feel it would be good if someone were to do my work for me.
Dadashri: It would be better if you did not do penance