Does Bhagavad Gita say anything about whether a person should eat Vegetarian or Non Vegetarian food?

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  • @UdayKrishna Please have a look at Chapter 15 Shloka 8 I think it says that at the time of death the consciousness created by living being carries him to the next body. So does it imply that if a person eats non veg he is bound to take form of the animal he is eating. I am reading Srimad Bhagvad Gita for first time. Please forgive my ignorance
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  • @UdayKrishna I just quoted what was written in "Bhagvad Gita as it is " by Mr A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhpada. I usually read from this book. I would be grateful if you can suggest me some books. I have original Bhagavad Gita but that is too hard to read as I do not know sanskrit. I am looking for some good translations which are unbiased and leave reader to have his own conclusions. Thanks a lot
    – StammeringMathematician
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  • @StammeringMathematician I use the Winthrop Sargeant version which is wonderful for beginners. As you start to understand key Sanskrit terms, though, there will be better translations which keep those terms in tact. This is useful because they can have different meanings depending on the context. But, often we are meant to see the multiple meanings or plays on words. I'll quote my version, then give my understanding of it below. "BG 15.8. When the Lord acquires a body, and also when He departs from it, He goes, taking them along, like the wind blowing perfumes from their source."
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    25 mins ago










  • So, when a baby is born, Brahman inhabits that person as their ātmán (True Self). When they die, Brahman, as their ātmán, departs the body. The shloka explains that this is not by our action, but by His. I don't think it has anything to do with the things we eat. Unless it is still alive, the ātmán is gone.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    20 mins ago










  • @StammeringMathematician Another version I just found yesterday is highly searchable: bhagavadgita.io I haven't read through it entirely, but it seems very good so far. Of course, self-translation will become the most helpful in future.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    18 mins ago














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  • @UdayKrishna Please have a look at Chapter 15 Shloka 8 I think it says that at the time of death the consciousness created by living being carries him to the next body. So does it imply that if a person eats non veg he is bound to take form of the animal he is eating. I am reading Srimad Bhagvad Gita for first time. Please forgive my ignorance
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  • @UdayKrishna I just quoted what was written in "Bhagvad Gita as it is " by Mr A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhpada. I usually read from this book. I would be grateful if you can suggest me some books. I have original Bhagavad Gita but that is too hard to read as I do not know sanskrit. I am looking for some good translations which are unbiased and leave reader to have his own conclusions. Thanks a lot
    – StammeringMathematician
    1 hour ago










  • @StammeringMathematician I use the Winthrop Sargeant version which is wonderful for beginners. As you start to understand key Sanskrit terms, though, there will be better translations which keep those terms in tact. This is useful because they can have different meanings depending on the context. But, often we are meant to see the multiple meanings or plays on words. I'll quote my version, then give my understanding of it below. "BG 15.8. When the Lord acquires a body, and also when He departs from it, He goes, taking them along, like the wind blowing perfumes from their source."
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    25 mins ago










  • So, when a baby is born, Brahman inhabits that person as their ātmán (True Self). When they die, Brahman, as their ātmán, departs the body. The shloka explains that this is not by our action, but by His. I don't think it has anything to do with the things we eat. Unless it is still alive, the ātmán is gone.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    20 mins ago










  • @StammeringMathematician Another version I just found yesterday is highly searchable: bhagavadgita.io I haven't read through it entirely, but it seems very good so far. Of course, self-translation will become the most helpful in future.
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    18 mins ago












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  • @UdayKrishna Please have a look at Chapter 15 Shloka 8 I think it says that at the time of death the consciousness created by living being carries him to the next body. So does it imply that if a person eats non veg he is bound to take form of the animal he is eating. I am reading Srimad Bhagvad Gita for first time. Please forgive my ignorance
    – StammeringMathematician
    1 hour ago










  • @UdayKrishna I just quoted what was written in "Bhagvad Gita as it is " by Mr A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhpada. I usually read from this book. I would be grateful if you can suggest me some books. I have original Bhagavad Gita but that is too hard to read as I do not know sanskrit. I am looking for some good translations which are unbiased and leave reader to have his own conclusions. Thanks a lot
    – StammeringMathematician
    1 hour ago










  • @StammeringMathematician I use the Winthrop Sargeant version which is wonderful for beginners. As you start to understand key Sanskrit terms, though, there will be better translations which keep those terms in tact. This is useful because they can have different meanings depending on the context. But, often we are meant to see the multiple meanings or plays on words. I'll quote my version, then give my understanding of it below. "BG 15.8. When the Lord acquires a body, and also when He departs from it, He goes, taking them along, like the wind blowing perfumes from their source."
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    25 mins ago










  • So, when a baby is born, Brahman inhabits that person as their ātmán (True Self). When they die, Brahman, as their ātmán, departs the body. The shloka explains that this is not by our action, but by His. I don't think it has anything to do with the things we eat. Unless it is still alive, the ātmán is gone.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    20 mins ago










  • @StammeringMathematician Another version I just found yesterday is highly searchable: bhagavadgita.io I haven't read through it entirely, but it seems very good so far. Of course, self-translation will become the most helpful in future.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    18 mins ago
















  • @UdayKrishna Please have a look at Chapter 15 Shloka 8 I think it says that at the time of death the consciousness created by living being carries him to the next body. So does it imply that if a person eats non veg he is bound to take form of the animal he is eating. I am reading Srimad Bhagvad Gita for first time. Please forgive my ignorance
    – StammeringMathematician
    1 hour ago










  • @UdayKrishna I just quoted what was written in "Bhagvad Gita as it is " by Mr A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhpada. I usually read from this book. I would be grateful if you can suggest me some books. I have original Bhagavad Gita but that is too hard to read as I do not know sanskrit. I am looking for some good translations which are unbiased and leave reader to have his own conclusions. Thanks a lot
    – StammeringMathematician
    1 hour ago










  • @StammeringMathematician I use the Winthrop Sargeant version which is wonderful for beginners. As you start to understand key Sanskrit terms, though, there will be better translations which keep those terms in tact. This is useful because they can have different meanings depending on the context. But, often we are meant to see the multiple meanings or plays on words. I'll quote my version, then give my understanding of it below. "BG 15.8. When the Lord acquires a body, and also when He departs from it, He goes, taking them along, like the wind blowing perfumes from their source."
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    25 mins ago










  • So, when a baby is born, Brahman inhabits that person as their ātmán (True Self). When they die, Brahman, as their ātmán, departs the body. The shloka explains that this is not by our action, but by His. I don't think it has anything to do with the things we eat. Unless it is still alive, the ātmán is gone.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    20 mins ago










  • @StammeringMathematician Another version I just found yesterday is highly searchable: bhagavadgita.io I haven't read through it entirely, but it seems very good so far. Of course, self-translation will become the most helpful in future.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    18 mins ago















@UdayKrishna Please have a look at Chapter 15 Shloka 8 I think it says that at the time of death the consciousness created by living being carries him to the next body. So does it imply that if a person eats non veg he is bound to take form of the animal he is eating. I am reading Srimad Bhagvad Gita for first time. Please forgive my ignorance
– StammeringMathematician
1 hour ago




@UdayKrishna Please have a look at Chapter 15 Shloka 8 I think it says that at the time of death the consciousness created by living being carries him to the next body. So does it imply that if a person eats non veg he is bound to take form of the animal he is eating. I am reading Srimad Bhagvad Gita for first time. Please forgive my ignorance
– StammeringMathematician
1 hour ago












@UdayKrishna I just quoted what was written in "Bhagvad Gita as it is " by Mr A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhpada. I usually read from this book. I would be grateful if you can suggest me some books. I have original Bhagavad Gita but that is too hard to read as I do not know sanskrit. I am looking for some good translations which are unbiased and leave reader to have his own conclusions. Thanks a lot
– StammeringMathematician
1 hour ago




@UdayKrishna I just quoted what was written in "Bhagvad Gita as it is " by Mr A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhpada. I usually read from this book. I would be grateful if you can suggest me some books. I have original Bhagavad Gita but that is too hard to read as I do not know sanskrit. I am looking for some good translations which are unbiased and leave reader to have his own conclusions. Thanks a lot
– StammeringMathematician
1 hour ago












@StammeringMathematician I use the Winthrop Sargeant version which is wonderful for beginners. As you start to understand key Sanskrit terms, though, there will be better translations which keep those terms in tact. This is useful because they can have different meanings depending on the context. But, often we are meant to see the multiple meanings or plays on words. I'll quote my version, then give my understanding of it below. "BG 15.8. When the Lord acquires a body, and also when He departs from it, He goes, taking them along, like the wind blowing perfumes from their source."
– Rubellite Yakṣī
25 mins ago




@StammeringMathematician I use the Winthrop Sargeant version which is wonderful for beginners. As you start to understand key Sanskrit terms, though, there will be better translations which keep those terms in tact. This is useful because they can have different meanings depending on the context. But, often we are meant to see the multiple meanings or plays on words. I'll quote my version, then give my understanding of it below. "BG 15.8. When the Lord acquires a body, and also when He departs from it, He goes, taking them along, like the wind blowing perfumes from their source."
– Rubellite Yakṣī
25 mins ago












So, when a baby is born, Brahman inhabits that person as their ātmán (True Self). When they die, Brahman, as their ātmán, departs the body. The shloka explains that this is not by our action, but by His. I don't think it has anything to do with the things we eat. Unless it is still alive, the ātmán is gone.
– Rubellite Yakṣī
20 mins ago




So, when a baby is born, Brahman inhabits that person as their ātmán (True Self). When they die, Brahman, as their ātmán, departs the body. The shloka explains that this is not by our action, but by His. I don't think it has anything to do with the things we eat. Unless it is still alive, the ātmán is gone.
– Rubellite Yakṣī
20 mins ago












@StammeringMathematician Another version I just found yesterday is highly searchable: bhagavadgita.io I haven't read through it entirely, but it seems very good so far. Of course, self-translation will become the most helpful in future.
– Rubellite Yakṣī
18 mins ago




@StammeringMathematician Another version I just found yesterday is highly searchable: bhagavadgita.io I haven't read through it entirely, but it seems very good so far. Of course, self-translation will become the most helpful in future.
– Rubellite Yakṣī
18 mins ago










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Welcome to Hinduism.SE StammeringMathematician! With that name I think you are one of my professors 😄 Kidding.



Here's the most specific dietary "guidelines" I could find in Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā,




BG 17.8: Those foods which promote longevity, strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction;

Which are juicy, oleaginous, nourishing, and pleasing to the stomach, are dear to those flourishing in sāttva (bright righteousness).

BG 17.9 Those foods which are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry, and overly-piquant;

Which produce pain, grief, and sickness, are dear to those caught in rajas (passion).

BG 17.10 Those foods which are stale, bland, putrid, and toxic;

Which is ort or unfit for sacrifice, are dear do those drowning in tamas (dark destruction).




So, we can dissect this to get a little more clarity on specific foods.




  • tamas foods: Foods unfit for sacrifice include donkeys and camels as well as anything which is expiring. Ort are the scraps left over from preparing the meal: the chopped-off ends of vegetables, certain peels & skins, etc. Toxic foods are anything that harm the body. As for stale and bland foods, I believe this includes many meats because we don't like to eat them without first spicing them up.


  • rajas foods: I think these are pretty clear. You can tell if something is too bitter, too sour, too salty, too hot in temperature, too pungent, dry-tasting, or too piquant ("spicy" like chilies). If you end up on the toilet after a meal, something was rajas. Personally, I consider pork to be rajas because, if I eat it after a prolonged absence from eating it, I feel very nauseated.


  • sāttva foods: Juicy foods include most fresh fruits and many fresh vegetables. Oleaginous foods are often pressed for their oils. This includes most nuts & seeds as well as some other things like olives.

Of course this is no definitive list, but it's hard to be very precise without delving into interpretation. Other than the above, the only other mention of foods in the Bhagavad Gītā is in reference to ceremonial sacrifice or the below quotes.




BG 6.16: Yoga is not eating too much, nor is it not eating at all;

neither is it sleeping too much, nor not sleeping enough, Arjuna.



BG 3.13: The saintly, who eat what remains of the sacrifice, are released from erring;

but the erring, who cook only for their own sake, consume their own impurity.



BG 9.27: Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice, whatever you gift to others;

and whatever austerities you undertake, Son of Kunti, all that you offer to Me.




So, keeping in mind BG 17.8~10, I think you can discover for yourself which things are fit for eating, and which aren't. Just don't forget BG 9.27 & 3.13; when you eat, remind yourself that it is a sacrifice to God within you. And also per BG 6.16, eat in moderation.






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  • Also, when in doubt, it is safer to not eat something questionable than to eat it, isn't it? So, while vegetarianism or veganism may not be proscribed, such diets aren't going to increase your māyā or sense of suffering.
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As per Bhagavad-gītā, food if of three kinds: Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic. This classification is defined in 17.7 to 17.10.




आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।



रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।



कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।



आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।



यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।



उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।



17.8 Foods that augment life, firmless of mind, strength, health, happiness and delight, and which are succulent(juicy), oleaginous, substantial and agreeable, are dear to one endowed with sattva.



17.9 Foods that are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry and burning, and which production pain, sorrow and disease, are dear to
one having rajas.



17.10 Food which is not properly cooked, lacking in essence, putrid(emitting a bad smell) and stale, and even ort and that which is unfit for sacrifice, is dear
to one possessed of tamas.



~ English Translation By Swami Gambirananda




As per the properties defined in above verses, Non Vegetarian food falls under Tamasic category. And by this narration, it's clear that the food people eat influences their guna (nature) and vice versa. So, it is advised to eat sāttvic food (as much as possible) as other food causes rajo or tamo guna.



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  • "As per the properties defined in above verses, Non Vegetarian food falls under Tamasic category." I think that's going a step too far. Many meats fall into that category, but not all. What about deer & antelope, for example. They are not bland, are fit for sacrifice, and furthermore, were eaten by the heroes of our epics.
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Welcome to Hinduism.SE StammeringMathematician! With that name I think you are one of my professors 😄 Kidding.



Here's the most specific dietary "guidelines" I could find in Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā,




BG 17.8: Those foods which promote longevity, strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction;

Which are juicy, oleaginous, nourishing, and pleasing to the stomach, are dear to those flourishing in sāttva (bright righteousness).

BG 17.9 Those foods which are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry, and overly-piquant;

Which produce pain, grief, and sickness, are dear to those caught in rajas (passion).

BG 17.10 Those foods which are stale, bland, putrid, and toxic;

Which is ort or unfit for sacrifice, are dear do those drowning in tamas (dark destruction).




So, we can dissect this to get a little more clarity on specific foods.




  • tamas foods: Foods unfit for sacrifice include donkeys and camels as well as anything which is expiring. Ort are the scraps left over from preparing the meal: the chopped-off ends of vegetables, certain peels & skins, etc. Toxic foods are anything that harm the body. As for stale and bland foods, I believe this includes many meats because we don't like to eat them without first spicing them up.


  • rajas foods: I think these are pretty clear. You can tell if something is too bitter, too sour, too salty, too hot in temperature, too pungent, dry-tasting, or too piquant ("spicy" like chilies). If you end up on the toilet after a meal, something was rajas. Personally, I consider pork to be rajas because, if I eat it after a prolonged absence from eating it, I feel very nauseated.


  • sāttva foods: Juicy foods include most fresh fruits and many fresh vegetables. Oleaginous foods are often pressed for their oils. This includes most nuts & seeds as well as some other things like olives.

Of course this is no definitive list, but it's hard to be very precise without delving into interpretation. Other than the above, the only other mention of foods in the Bhagavad Gītā is in reference to ceremonial sacrifice or the below quotes.




BG 6.16: Yoga is not eating too much, nor is it not eating at all;

neither is it sleeping too much, nor not sleeping enough, Arjuna.



BG 3.13: The saintly, who eat what remains of the sacrifice, are released from erring;

but the erring, who cook only for their own sake, consume their own impurity.



BG 9.27: Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice, whatever you gift to others;

and whatever austerities you undertake, Son of Kunti, all that you offer to Me.




So, keeping in mind BG 17.8~10, I think you can discover for yourself which things are fit for eating, and which aren't. Just don't forget BG 9.27 & 3.13; when you eat, remind yourself that it is a sacrifice to God within you. And also per BG 6.16, eat in moderation.






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  • Also, when in doubt, it is safer to not eat something questionable than to eat it, isn't it? So, while vegetarianism or veganism may not be proscribed, such diets aren't going to increase your māyā or sense of suffering.
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Welcome to Hinduism.SE StammeringMathematician! With that name I think you are one of my professors 😄 Kidding.



Here's the most specific dietary "guidelines" I could find in Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā,




BG 17.8: Those foods which promote longevity, strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction;

Which are juicy, oleaginous, nourishing, and pleasing to the stomach, are dear to those flourishing in sāttva (bright righteousness).

BG 17.9 Those foods which are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry, and overly-piquant;

Which produce pain, grief, and sickness, are dear to those caught in rajas (passion).

BG 17.10 Those foods which are stale, bland, putrid, and toxic;

Which is ort or unfit for sacrifice, are dear do those drowning in tamas (dark destruction).




So, we can dissect this to get a little more clarity on specific foods.




  • tamas foods: Foods unfit for sacrifice include donkeys and camels as well as anything which is expiring. Ort are the scraps left over from preparing the meal: the chopped-off ends of vegetables, certain peels & skins, etc. Toxic foods are anything that harm the body. As for stale and bland foods, I believe this includes many meats because we don't like to eat them without first spicing them up.


  • rajas foods: I think these are pretty clear. You can tell if something is too bitter, too sour, too salty, too hot in temperature, too pungent, dry-tasting, or too piquant ("spicy" like chilies). If you end up on the toilet after a meal, something was rajas. Personally, I consider pork to be rajas because, if I eat it after a prolonged absence from eating it, I feel very nauseated.


  • sāttva foods: Juicy foods include most fresh fruits and many fresh vegetables. Oleaginous foods are often pressed for their oils. This includes most nuts & seeds as well as some other things like olives.

Of course this is no definitive list, but it's hard to be very precise without delving into interpretation. Other than the above, the only other mention of foods in the Bhagavad Gītā is in reference to ceremonial sacrifice or the below quotes.




BG 6.16: Yoga is not eating too much, nor is it not eating at all;

neither is it sleeping too much, nor not sleeping enough, Arjuna.



BG 3.13: The saintly, who eat what remains of the sacrifice, are released from erring;

but the erring, who cook only for their own sake, consume their own impurity.



BG 9.27: Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice, whatever you gift to others;

and whatever austerities you undertake, Son of Kunti, all that you offer to Me.




So, keeping in mind BG 17.8~10, I think you can discover for yourself which things are fit for eating, and which aren't. Just don't forget BG 9.27 & 3.13; when you eat, remind yourself that it is a sacrifice to God within you. And also per BG 6.16, eat in moderation.






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  • Also, when in doubt, it is safer to not eat something questionable than to eat it, isn't it? So, while vegetarianism or veganism may not be proscribed, such diets aren't going to increase your māyā or sense of suffering.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    11 mins ago












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Welcome to Hinduism.SE StammeringMathematician! With that name I think you are one of my professors 😄 Kidding.



Here's the most specific dietary "guidelines" I could find in Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā,




BG 17.8: Those foods which promote longevity, strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction;

Which are juicy, oleaginous, nourishing, and pleasing to the stomach, are dear to those flourishing in sāttva (bright righteousness).

BG 17.9 Those foods which are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry, and overly-piquant;

Which produce pain, grief, and sickness, are dear to those caught in rajas (passion).

BG 17.10 Those foods which are stale, bland, putrid, and toxic;

Which is ort or unfit for sacrifice, are dear do those drowning in tamas (dark destruction).




So, we can dissect this to get a little more clarity on specific foods.




  • tamas foods: Foods unfit for sacrifice include donkeys and camels as well as anything which is expiring. Ort are the scraps left over from preparing the meal: the chopped-off ends of vegetables, certain peels & skins, etc. Toxic foods are anything that harm the body. As for stale and bland foods, I believe this includes many meats because we don't like to eat them without first spicing them up.


  • rajas foods: I think these are pretty clear. You can tell if something is too bitter, too sour, too salty, too hot in temperature, too pungent, dry-tasting, or too piquant ("spicy" like chilies). If you end up on the toilet after a meal, something was rajas. Personally, I consider pork to be rajas because, if I eat it after a prolonged absence from eating it, I feel very nauseated.


  • sāttva foods: Juicy foods include most fresh fruits and many fresh vegetables. Oleaginous foods are often pressed for their oils. This includes most nuts & seeds as well as some other things like olives.

Of course this is no definitive list, but it's hard to be very precise without delving into interpretation. Other than the above, the only other mention of foods in the Bhagavad Gītā is in reference to ceremonial sacrifice or the below quotes.




BG 6.16: Yoga is not eating too much, nor is it not eating at all;

neither is it sleeping too much, nor not sleeping enough, Arjuna.



BG 3.13: The saintly, who eat what remains of the sacrifice, are released from erring;

but the erring, who cook only for their own sake, consume their own impurity.



BG 9.27: Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice, whatever you gift to others;

and whatever austerities you undertake, Son of Kunti, all that you offer to Me.




So, keeping in mind BG 17.8~10, I think you can discover for yourself which things are fit for eating, and which aren't. Just don't forget BG 9.27 & 3.13; when you eat, remind yourself that it is a sacrifice to God within you. And also per BG 6.16, eat in moderation.






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Welcome to Hinduism.SE StammeringMathematician! With that name I think you are one of my professors 😄 Kidding.



Here's the most specific dietary "guidelines" I could find in Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā,




BG 17.8: Those foods which promote longevity, strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction;

Which are juicy, oleaginous, nourishing, and pleasing to the stomach, are dear to those flourishing in sāttva (bright righteousness).

BG 17.9 Those foods which are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry, and overly-piquant;

Which produce pain, grief, and sickness, are dear to those caught in rajas (passion).

BG 17.10 Those foods which are stale, bland, putrid, and toxic;

Which is ort or unfit for sacrifice, are dear do those drowning in tamas (dark destruction).




So, we can dissect this to get a little more clarity on specific foods.




  • tamas foods: Foods unfit for sacrifice include donkeys and camels as well as anything which is expiring. Ort are the scraps left over from preparing the meal: the chopped-off ends of vegetables, certain peels & skins, etc. Toxic foods are anything that harm the body. As for stale and bland foods, I believe this includes many meats because we don't like to eat them without first spicing them up.


  • rajas foods: I think these are pretty clear. You can tell if something is too bitter, too sour, too salty, too hot in temperature, too pungent, dry-tasting, or too piquant ("spicy" like chilies). If you end up on the toilet after a meal, something was rajas. Personally, I consider pork to be rajas because, if I eat it after a prolonged absence from eating it, I feel very nauseated.


  • sāttva foods: Juicy foods include most fresh fruits and many fresh vegetables. Oleaginous foods are often pressed for their oils. This includes most nuts & seeds as well as some other things like olives.

Of course this is no definitive list, but it's hard to be very precise without delving into interpretation. Other than the above, the only other mention of foods in the Bhagavad Gītā is in reference to ceremonial sacrifice or the below quotes.




BG 6.16: Yoga is not eating too much, nor is it not eating at all;

neither is it sleeping too much, nor not sleeping enough, Arjuna.



BG 3.13: The saintly, who eat what remains of the sacrifice, are released from erring;

but the erring, who cook only for their own sake, consume their own impurity.



BG 9.27: Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice, whatever you gift to others;

and whatever austerities you undertake, Son of Kunti, all that you offer to Me.




So, keeping in mind BG 17.8~10, I think you can discover for yourself which things are fit for eating, and which aren't. Just don't forget BG 9.27 & 3.13; when you eat, remind yourself that it is a sacrifice to God within you. And also per BG 6.16, eat in moderation.







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  • Also, when in doubt, it is safer to not eat something questionable than to eat it, isn't it? So, while vegetarianism or veganism may not be proscribed, such diets aren't going to increase your māyā or sense of suffering.
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  • Also, when in doubt, it is safer to not eat something questionable than to eat it, isn't it? So, while vegetarianism or veganism may not be proscribed, such diets aren't going to increase your māyā or sense of suffering.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    11 mins ago















Also, when in doubt, it is safer to not eat something questionable than to eat it, isn't it? So, while vegetarianism or veganism may not be proscribed, such diets aren't going to increase your māyā or sense of suffering.
– Rubellite Yakṣī
11 mins ago




Also, when in doubt, it is safer to not eat something questionable than to eat it, isn't it? So, while vegetarianism or veganism may not be proscribed, such diets aren't going to increase your māyā or sense of suffering.
– Rubellite Yakṣī
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As per Bhagavad-gītā, food if of three kinds: Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic. This classification is defined in 17.7 to 17.10.




आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।



रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।



कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।



आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।



यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।



उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।



17.8 Foods that augment life, firmless of mind, strength, health, happiness and delight, and which are succulent(juicy), oleaginous, substantial and agreeable, are dear to one endowed with sattva.



17.9 Foods that are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry and burning, and which production pain, sorrow and disease, are dear to
one having rajas.



17.10 Food which is not properly cooked, lacking in essence, putrid(emitting a bad smell) and stale, and even ort and that which is unfit for sacrifice, is dear
to one possessed of tamas.



~ English Translation By Swami Gambirananda




As per the properties defined in above verses, Non Vegetarian food falls under Tamasic category. And by this narration, it's clear that the food people eat influences their guna (nature) and vice versa. So, it is advised to eat sāttvic food (as much as possible) as other food causes rajo or tamo guna.



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  • "As per the properties defined in above verses, Non Vegetarian food falls under Tamasic category." I think that's going a step too far. Many meats fall into that category, but not all. What about deer & antelope, for example. They are not bland, are fit for sacrifice, and furthermore, were eaten by the heroes of our epics.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    14 mins ago














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As per Bhagavad-gītā, food if of three kinds: Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic. This classification is defined in 17.7 to 17.10.




आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।



रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।



कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।



आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।



यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।



उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।



17.8 Foods that augment life, firmless of mind, strength, health, happiness and delight, and which are succulent(juicy), oleaginous, substantial and agreeable, are dear to one endowed with sattva.



17.9 Foods that are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry and burning, and which production pain, sorrow and disease, are dear to
one having rajas.



17.10 Food which is not properly cooked, lacking in essence, putrid(emitting a bad smell) and stale, and even ort and that which is unfit for sacrifice, is dear
to one possessed of tamas.



~ English Translation By Swami Gambirananda




As per the properties defined in above verses, Non Vegetarian food falls under Tamasic category. And by this narration, it's clear that the food people eat influences their guna (nature) and vice versa. So, it is advised to eat sāttvic food (as much as possible) as other food causes rajo or tamo guna.



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  • "As per the properties defined in above verses, Non Vegetarian food falls under Tamasic category." I think that's going a step too far. Many meats fall into that category, but not all. What about deer & antelope, for example. They are not bland, are fit for sacrifice, and furthermore, were eaten by the heroes of our epics.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    14 mins ago












up vote
2
down vote










up vote
2
down vote









As per Bhagavad-gītā, food if of three kinds: Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic. This classification is defined in 17.7 to 17.10.




आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।



रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।



कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।



आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।



यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।



उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।



17.8 Foods that augment life, firmless of mind, strength, health, happiness and delight, and which are succulent(juicy), oleaginous, substantial and agreeable, are dear to one endowed with sattva.



17.9 Foods that are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry and burning, and which production pain, sorrow and disease, are dear to
one having rajas.



17.10 Food which is not properly cooked, lacking in essence, putrid(emitting a bad smell) and stale, and even ort and that which is unfit for sacrifice, is dear
to one possessed of tamas.



~ English Translation By Swami Gambirananda




As per the properties defined in above verses, Non Vegetarian food falls under Tamasic category. And by this narration, it's clear that the food people eat influences their guna (nature) and vice versa. So, it is advised to eat sāttvic food (as much as possible) as other food causes rajo or tamo guna.



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What are Tamasic, Rajasic and Sattvic foods?






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As per Bhagavad-gītā, food if of three kinds: Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic. This classification is defined in 17.7 to 17.10.




आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।



रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।



कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।



आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।



यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।



उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।



17.8 Foods that augment life, firmless of mind, strength, health, happiness and delight, and which are succulent(juicy), oleaginous, substantial and agreeable, are dear to one endowed with sattva.



17.9 Foods that are bitter, sour, salty, very hot, pungent, dry and burning, and which production pain, sorrow and disease, are dear to
one having rajas.



17.10 Food which is not properly cooked, lacking in essence, putrid(emitting a bad smell) and stale, and even ort and that which is unfit for sacrifice, is dear
to one possessed of tamas.



~ English Translation By Swami Gambirananda




As per the properties defined in above verses, Non Vegetarian food falls under Tamasic category. And by this narration, it's clear that the food people eat influences their guna (nature) and vice versa. So, it is advised to eat sāttvic food (as much as possible) as other food causes rajo or tamo guna.



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  • "As per the properties defined in above verses, Non Vegetarian food falls under Tamasic category." I think that's going a step too far. Many meats fall into that category, but not all. What about deer & antelope, for example. They are not bland, are fit for sacrifice, and furthermore, were eaten by the heroes of our epics.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    14 mins ago
















  • "As per the properties defined in above verses, Non Vegetarian food falls under Tamasic category." I think that's going a step too far. Many meats fall into that category, but not all. What about deer & antelope, for example. They are not bland, are fit for sacrifice, and furthermore, were eaten by the heroes of our epics.
    – Rubellite Yakṣī
    14 mins ago















"As per the properties defined in above verses, Non Vegetarian food falls under Tamasic category." I think that's going a step too far. Many meats fall into that category, but not all. What about deer & antelope, for example. They are not bland, are fit for sacrifice, and furthermore, were eaten by the heroes of our epics.
– Rubellite Yakṣī
14 mins ago




"As per the properties defined in above verses, Non Vegetarian food falls under Tamasic category." I think that's going a step too far. Many meats fall into that category, but not all. What about deer & antelope, for example. They are not bland, are fit for sacrifice, and furthermore, were eaten by the heroes of our epics.
– Rubellite Yakṣī
14 mins ago


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