PEACE LOVE YOGA: A Yogic Diet

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"All Inquiry is meant for one purpose; to take you experientially into the unknown as efficiently as possible. Once you get there, simply be still because inquiry has delivered you to its destination. The rest is up to Grace. Do not hold onto any knowledge that comes your way. Even the greatest revelations much not be clung to, or you will end up with a head full of memories and a heart empty of substance. The truth is ever new, existing only in the now. The highest truth is beyond knowledge and experience. It is beyond time and space, and beyond beingness, consciousness, and oneness. Just remember that all direct path techniques are meant simply to undermine, to cut away, the one who is performing them. No matter what spiritual path you've walked or what teachings you've followed, they must lead you back to no path and no teaching. A true teaching is like a blazing fire that consumes the itself. The teaching must not only consume you, but consume itself as well. All must be burned to ash, and then the ash must be burned. The, and only then, is the Ultimate realized. True Enlightenment destroys enlightenment. As long as you can refer back to yourself and say, 'I'm enlightened', you not. Enlightenment is authentic only when there is no one left to be enlightened. Even to say 'I am nobody', is one too many. There's a point when you intuitively realize that to be Free you have to give up your attachment to Freedom. You have to quit asking yourself: Is it still there? Am I okay? You have to decide to never look over your shoulder again to see if you're free or if others know you're free. You just have to let yourself burn there - no matter what. This isn't something I can help you with. I can tell you what you need to do, but you have to do it. In the beginning, teachers can help a lot. But the deeper you go, all they can do is point, and clarify, and tell you what you need to do. Only you can take this step. Nobody can push you in to this place."

- Adyashanti

No Expectations

A spirit that lives in this world

and does not wear the shirt of love,

such an existence is a deep disgrace.

Be foolishly in love,

because love is all there is.

There is no way into presence

except through a love exchange.

If someone asks, But what is love?

answer, Dissolving the will.

True freedom comes to those

who have escaped the questions

of freewill and fate.

Love is an emperor.

The two worlds play across him.

He barely notices their tumbling game.

Love and lover live in eternity.

Other desires are substitutes

for that way of being.

How long do you lay embracing a corpse?

Love rather the soul, which cannot be held.

Anything born in spring dies in the fall,

but love is not seasonal.

With wine pressed from grapes,

expect a hangover.

But this love path has no expectations.

You are uneasy riding the body?

Dismount. Travel lighter.

Wings will be given.

Be clear like a mirror

reflecting nothing.

Be clean of pictures and the worry

that comes with images.

Gaze into what is not ashamed

or afraid of any truth.

Contain all human faces in your own

without any judgement of them.

Be pure emptiness.

What is inside that? you ask.

Silence is all I can say.

Lovers have some secrets

that they keep.

(Rumi)

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Ahimsa/Non Harming

Ahimsa would suggest that the foods that you ingest should cause no harm to you are anyone else. Questions that surface when contemplating Ahimsa and diet:

Is the food I am eating causing damage to my body?
Was anyone or anything harmed unnecessarily in the creation or processing of this food?

Aparigraha/Non Hoarding

Aparigraha deals with taking only what is necessary and letting go of attachments. Questions that surface when contemplating Aparigraha and diet:

Is there more food on my plate that what my body needs to be healthy?
Am I wasteful with food?
Are my eating habits taking food away from others?
Am I attached to certain foods in a way that is harmful to me, the environment or to others?

Sauca/Purity

Sauca deals with purity and cleanliness. Questions that surface when contemplating Sauca and diet:

Is my food clean and free of all impurities?
Does this food contain toxins?
Is this food toxic to me, other living beings or the environment?
Does this food disrupt the purity of my mind and emotions?(Maybe think about alcohol,sugar, caffeine and its effects on mood and behavior)

Santosha/Contentment

Santosha deals with being satisfied and content. Questions to contemplate:

Do I feel satiated when I am done eating or am I too full or underfed?
Does this food turn off my hunger signals or make me crave more? (sugar, high fructose corn syrup)
Are my cravings disruptive to my feeling of satisfaction?
Am I making a decision to be happy about the food that I have to eat?

Tapas/Disciplined Use of Energy

Tapas deals with the heated energy it takes to stay disciplined. Questions for diet and Tapas:

Am I eating more calories then I can burn off?
Am I disciplined about my food intake?
Am I disciplined about my yoga practices and exercise that helps my body stay balanced?
Are my thoughts on food steady and balanced?

Svadhyaya/Self Study

Svadhyaya deals with self inquiry and studying things that will promote self improvement. Questions for diet and Svadhyaya:

How do I feel when I eat this food?
How do I feel when I eat at this time?
Have I done research on the proper diet for my body?
Do I understand the long term effects of this diet?

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