Question: What should I do if I’m a vegetarian, but my activities are connected with meat selling? Answer: If possible, change your activities. I’ll tell you a personal story. I became a vegetarian before I knew anything about this philosophy. And, uniquely enough, I was working in a steakhouse as a waiter. I knew about karma, and I knew if you ate...
More24. MONEY IS NEEDED BUT INVOLVES KARMA
Question: We can become vegetarians, parcels of God, etc., but at the same time we all are involved in different activities, different types of work as we need money. But money involves karma. Answer: Oh, that’s a statement based on your opinion and understanding, but it’s not exactly correct. You can dovetail every activity you perform with God’s...
More25. I DON’T LIKE THE PHRASE “THE SLAVE OF GOD”
Question: I don’t like the phrase “a slave of God.” “A servant of God” sounds much more gentle. Do you see the difference between these phrases? Answer: I don’t like that word either. “Slave” means you are forced to do something in the general understanding of the word. You are forced to do whatever you are supposed to do. What we are...
More26. EATING AT NIGHT IS UNHEALTHY?
Question: Eating at night is unhealthy? Answer: Ok, we got food questions now [laughs]. Yes, it is. The yoga diet is a diet when you don’t eat late at night. The body is designed to rest at night. When you eat late at night, it can’t rest – organs have to deal with the food. The food doesn’t digest properly – that’s when a lot of people...
More27. HOW OFTEN TO EAT?
Question: How often to eat? Answer: It depends on your bodily constitution. Some people, kapha constitution they call it, their body retains water and the metabolism is very slow. And it’s best for them to eat once a day and maybe have something very light at another time. And it’s best that meal should be around 11 in the morning till 2 in the...
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