3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

DIET6 Ishould never be violated even for the consideration ofguests.These are very small things but they have much effect.So a simple diet, a strict vegetarian diet with no spices,should be adhered to. Eat only as much as you need andleave the table still a little hungry. These are the thingsto be followed which will make you active in all youraffairs, whether in meditation, physical work or anythingelse."'The soul, as I have said before, is eternal, all wisdomand bliss. If it is all wisdom and full of bliss, then how isit possible for it to have any unhappiness in this world?For how long will it enjoy the outer tastes? We thinkthat we are enjoying the enjoyments, but in fact the enjoymentsare enjoying us. The god of food once went toLord Vishnu [part of the triune Lord of Creation:Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva: the Creator, Sustainer andDestroyer, respectively] and complained. "The peopleare eating me up brutally, without any sympathy forme!" Lord Vishnu said, "All right, if anyone eats youbeyond his needs, then you eat him up." Just think; whatis the cause of all disease? Indigestion. We enjoy, andenjoy, and enjoy until we are no longer capable of enjoyinganything. Then the enjoyments start enjoyingus.175Let half of the stomach be full with food, one fourthwith water and let one fourth remain vacant, so that digestionwill not be difficult.The more your stomach is clear, the more concentrationyou will have. If your stomach is upset, then natu-