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The Essence of All Religion
ultimate giver of blessings and grace.
SPIRITUALLY BALANCED DIET
Questioner : “Hae Dada Bhagwan! Mane koi pan ras
ma lubdhapanoo na karai evi shakti aapo. Samrassi khoraak
levai evi param shakti aapo.”
“Dearest Dada Bhagwan! Give me the infinite inner strength
to control my excessive temptation towards food. Give me the
strength to consume a well-balanced and wholesome food.”
Dadashri : When you sit down to eat and you only like
certain vegetable dishes, for example only those made with
tomatoes, and you keep thinking about it later, it is called
‘lubdhapanoo.’ There is nothing wrong with eating tomatoes,
but you should not keep having thoughts about tomatoes,
otherwise all your energies are drained in lubdhapanoo. So
what you have to say is, “Whatever is served, is fine with me.”
There should not be lubdhapanoo of any kind. Eat whatever
is served on your plate, quietly. You have to accept whatever
comes to you on your plate. You should not be thinking about
any other things.
Questioner : Then what is ‘samrassi’?
Dadashri : ‘Samrassi’ means you have to eat everything;
the sweet bread, lentil soup, rice, vegetables etc. and not just
indulge yourself in one thing, like eating just the sweet bread.
Some people stop eating sweets. These sweets will place
a claim against them: “What have you got against me?” The
crime is committed by one entity, but another gets punished.
You cannot succumb to your tongue (taste buds). The blame
lies with ignorance.
Questioner : But what is a samrassi meal? How can the
same amount of bhaav go into it?