Passage 27

In English

What's the main idea behind all this? The amount of food that you take should be placed under a limit. Eat less of it. Whatever be the food type, if you were to eat it within limits, to a degree of moderation, all will be well. Excess of food leads to mental derangement. Limited amount of food will confer joy and happiness to you. So that your hunger may be satiated and your body may be sustained, you eat food, not for the sake of building up your bodies. There is every opportunity available to us, if only we were to take care of our food and our habits, could really confer a longevity on us. Maybe certain circumstances beyond control could lead you to distress. But, otherwise, there is no cause why you should be subjected to illness. If you wish to live longer, if you wish to be of service to society, and if you wish to experience divinity for longer, then keep your food under check. And then again, the food type, the food stuff that you eat should be such as to be sustaining, should be such as being nourishing and nutritious. What you eat in this world of ours today is that which has absolutely no innate power to sustain you. For this, for the upkeep of the body, you need proteins, you need vitamins of all descriptions A, B, C, D, E and more. One vitamin gives you a good sight, power to the eyes. One purifies and strengthens the blood. A third vitamin sustains or strengthens the bones. But for all these, proteins are a must. And in fact, that entity is called protein, that which protects you. That's why it's called protein. So, when you have this protein content more, you can certainly sustain yourself longer.