Ep. 149 - सरल भगवद् गीता अध्याय 17 (श्रद्धा के विभाग) श्लोक 8,9 || Bhagavad Gita Simplified Chapter 17 (Divisions of Faith) - Verses 8,9 || 17/11/2022

(Verse 8) The Chhandogya Upanishad describes the impact of food on our personality. It says that the food we eat is divided into three parts. The majority of what we eat is rejected by the body. The second part is used to build the bones, muscles, skin, organs, and so on. The third part, the most subtle part goes into the antaha karana, comprising the emotional mind, the intellectual mind, memory, and senses. In other words, the food we eat impacts our personality in a multitude of ways. 

Saatvic food promotes aayu or longevity. It improves the quality of thoughts in our minds. It improves our strength and our health since it provides essential nutrition to the body. We have happiness while we are eating it, and joy after we have eaten it. It does not cause any regrets while eating it, or after eating it. 

(Verse9) The Lord explains that Rajasic happiness appears to be pleasing in the beginning but turns out to be extremely painful in the end. Similarly hot and sour food may be relishing to some palates, but they produce grievous discomfort, pain, and disease, in the end. 
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