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Basic Diet Instructions
Basic Diet Instructions
Aahaar (Diet)
Nidra (Sleep)
Brahmacharya (Controlled Lifestyle)
Importance of Aahaar
(diet)
Of the three pillars of health, aahaar or diet is the most
important, and that is why it is mentioned first
Of all the factors that are responsible for the growth
and development of the human body, diet is the most
important.
Hitaahaar (Beneficial or conducive diet)
Has shadras (6 tastes), or has all or most of them or
has rasas according to prakruti (body type)
Is liked by the one eating
Is clean and pure
Not very hot
Has been freshly prepared
Importance of hitaahaar (conducive diet)
It is only hitaahaar that is solely responsible
for growth and development of the body and
maintenance of health. On the contrary
inconducive diet is responsible for disease
development.
Although there are other factors in the
development of the body, aahaar is the most
important
Fundamentals and rules of Aahaar