Ananda Marga
Spiritual and Social Practices
Edited by Taraka ad Ac. Acyutananda Avadhuta
Food Classifications
As a result of eating sentient food and
regular spiritual practice, the cells of the human body become sentient.
Naturally an effulgence emanates from those cells creating an aura around the
physical body of the spiritual aspirant.
Sattvika (sentient) Foods
| grains | most spices |
| most pulses (da'l, legumes) | nuts and seeds |
| fruits | vegetable oils |
| most vegetables | sugar, honey, sweets |
| milk and milk
products, including cheese |
seaweed vinegar |
|
Rájasika (Mutative) foods |
|
| chocolate, coffee and tea | mazur dal (Lens esculenta Moench.) at noon |
| cola drinks | sea kelp |
|
Támasika (static)
foods |
|
| stale or rotten food | milk of a newly– calved cow |
| meat, at least of
large animals eggs |
mazur dal cooked for one meal, served at the next meal |
| fish | white brinjal (white eggplant) |
| onions garlic |
mushrooms cicimgá (snake– gourd) |
| intoxicants and
narcotics tobacco |
dainga (land– growing)
kalamii (Ipomoea reptans [Linn.] Poir.) |
| mustard greens | khensári dál |
| red puni (Basella rubra Linn.) |