In English
A spiritual aspirant need not live in monastic isolation. He should practise universal compassion, which is nothing but an intense desire for the welfare of the entire humanity. Food plays an important part in the cultivation of universal compassion. Yesterday, I talked to you about the right type of food for spiritual aspirants. Today, I will deal with sathwic food, or the type of food necessary for spiritual progress. Sathwic food enables the to apprehend the omnipresent reality of Divinity. He progresses through the four stages of the life divine. These four phases of spiritual advancement are , , and . is entrance to the field of theocentric reality. is proximity to the fundamental spiritual substance of the universe. is the assimilation of the form of the deity. is liberation and ultimate union with the Godhead.