tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917481311996880590.post3003798425358187646..comments2024-01-22T03:04:05.265-05:00Comments on Art, Faith, and The Koko Lion: The Mystical Way to Diet: How Swamis Stay so Slimrobert k.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08504571789986383064noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917481311996880590.post-36050331783853548392015-10-02T10:36:53.700-04:002015-10-02T10:36:53.700-04:00This is a great article thanks for sharing this in...This is a great article thanks for sharing this informative information. I will visit your blog regularly for some latest post. I will visit your blog regularly for Some latest post.<br /><a href="http://www.games-of-throne.com" rel="nofollow">Diet</a><br />Ramihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457508773593154604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917481311996880590.post-27943591898951886962014-07-24T17:42:27.636-04:002014-07-24T17:42:27.636-04:00I'm sorry to have been misunderstood. I don...I'm sorry to have been misunderstood. I don't mean to hurt anyone who has trouble dieting, however, a swami would assert (and rightfully so) that there is no human condition that the practice of meditation can't help with. The benefits of meditation can be considered theoretically or intellectually by people who don't keep a real practice, but to those who do, there is a state of being that induces the ability to control one's thinking, an overall sense of well-being, and improved health, that current medical science absolutely confirms. <br /><br />Swamis generally practice an Ayurvedic life approach, which is highly customizable, ancient, and very effective, which is based entirely on the individual, and so perfectly suitable for anyone, regardless of their issues. "Common sense" here is a popular stand-in for the more esoteric concept of intuitive intelligence, the intelligence found when the mind is withdrawn from the sensory world–when intellect is not involved, and so issues like self-hatred can be seriously defused.<br /><br />The quality of calories over their quantity is important; limiting cow's milk cheese, or substituting sheep or goat's milk cheese is a real consideration. The lack of omega-6, iron, and B vitamins in a meat-free diet is a concern that needs to be addressed; whole grains, especially soaked or sprouted, can help with this a bit, but intolerance to phytic acid and gluten should be taken into consideration. And I don't think I suggested that swamis eat a lot of potato chips– 'cause I didn't mean to! <br /><br />The NUSU site is very informative concerning trends in the American diet and its effects. Thank you for that! It should be read by everyone interested in nutrition, but I feel like it doesn't address factors like environmental chemicals, technology-induced stress, and what the real point of this article is––that is what it's all about––which is spiritual health and well-being. "Becoming one with everything."<br /><br />Eating meat–killing innocent animals when you don't have to, regardless of their nutritive value, is not part of a swami's spiritual practice, and really realistically, neither is eating blueberry (sugar) cheese danishes, I'm afraid to say...<br /><br />Blessings! rjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335321348311130963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-917481311996880590.post-84945390256646320332014-07-22T18:48:48.194-04:002014-07-22T18:48:48.194-04:00Dear Robert,
Though I find your latest blog entry ...Dear Robert,<br />Though I find your latest blog entry regarding a swami’s ability to maintain healthy body weight an entertaining read (as I truly find all of your entries), I feel on this one you may have swayed just a tad outside the boundaries of your (albeit) rather vast areas of expertise.<br /><br />I know, as always, your good intent is to enlighten, and perhaps at times even guide people to a clearer understanding of problematic issues many of us have to deal with.<br />And although some of your blog comes close to helping along this line with regard to weight gain, the overall take away is extremely alienating. Simply put, The “self honesty” and “common sense” thru “thoughtful meditation” approach could not be more hurtful to the millions of considerate and conscientious people battling obesity every day. Essentially, without a clear biological understanding on cause, you are ignoring these poor fat souls who religiously follow a controlled dieting environment and know that with absolute adherence to your “common sense” theory they remain overweight.<br />The perpetuation of calling caloric intake the culprit continues ad nausea. By means of a bombardment of repeated fallacies thru every conceivable media source, the only body this theory helps is that of our magnanimous food industry growing richer each day providing low calorie, low fat , low cholesterol foods. <br /><br />There is no argument when eating choices are based on ones personal ethical and moral issues. PERIOD. However, a couple of your observational assessments in the blog become extremely problematic (as do most observational assessments). Your reference to “Modern Medical Science and meat should be qualified. Modern, circa 1955-75 would apply. “Current Medical Science” would be a better reference and I would encourage you to explore the NUSI website at http://nusi.org/ and additionally read the book Good Calories bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control and Disease. You also walk a pretty fine line with the implied recommendation of cows milk and cheese. And for a clearer understanding of what “whole grains” actually bring to the table, you mind find useful the research done by Havrard organic chemist Dr. Matt Lalonde. Lastly and unfortunately, there are in fact great numbers of potato chip loving over-weight vegetarians, some of which are close friends I see often.<br /><br />Self honesty, Common sense, thoughtful meditation, can be wonderful tools, clearly useful for many, many things in our self aware lives. However with regards to the obesity epidemic that currently surrounds us, it just might be a good idea to cut out the sugar while practicing the rest. Meaning how ‘bout you just skip that first blueberry Danish completely. <br />http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g204/albinorosy/fatswami2_zps922d8103.jpg <br /> albinorosyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10353287404150513250noreply@blogger.com