Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

eating gram lentils. It is good to eat only sattvicfood. Haven’t you read that in the Gita? Doyou read the Gita?Mani — Yes, sir. The Gita speaks ofmoderation in diet. It talks of sattvic food,rajasic food and tamasic food. It also talks ofsattvic kindness, rajasic kindness and tamasickindness. And it describes the sattvic ego andso on.Sri Ramakrishna — Do you have a copy of theGita?Mani — Yes, sir.Sri Ramakrishna — It contains the essence ofall the scriptures.Mani — Yes, sir. It speaks of realizing God byfollowing various ways. Just as you say thatone can reach Him by a number of paths – ofknowledge, of love and devotion, of action andof meditation [3] .Sri Ramakrishna — Do you understand themeaning of Karma Yoga? It is to surrender thefruit of all actions to God.Mani — Sir, the Gita does say that. It also saysthat work can be performed in three differentways.