Thought for the Day
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A Thought for the Day From Sri Eknath Easwaran
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February 23

The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the
mind. - Mahatma Gandhi

I first became interested in improving my diet under the influence of
Mahatma Gandhi, who used to include articles on diet and heath in his
weekly newspaper along with all the latest political news. I had been
brought up on traditional South Indian cuisine. I had enjoyed it all
thoroughly, but I had never asked what the purpose of food is. At
Gandhi's prompting, I started asking this kind of question and
concluded to my great surprise that food is meant to nourish the body.
I started changing. I began to eat foods that wouldn't have appealed
to me in earlier days. Now asparagus tastes better than chocolate
torte.

The palate is the ideal starting point for getting some mastery over
your senses. You have three, four, maybe more opportunities a day:
breakfast, lunch, dinner, and any number of between-meal snacks. No
need to talk of fasting or strange diets. Just resolve to move away
from foods that don't benefit your health and begin choosing foods
that do. With this simple resolution, you'll strengthen your will
and deepen your meditation.

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>From Eknath Easwaran, "Words to Live By" (Nilgiri Press, 1997)
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