It is an inner
attitude of freedom from attachment and from greed for food and desire of the palate
that is needed, not undue diminution of the quantity taken or any
self-starvation.
One must take
sufficient food for the maintenance of the body and its strength and health,
but without attachment or desire.
***
It would be a hundred times more effective
to never waste food than to cut down one meal
as a show and to eat more before and after.
A strong, ardent, sincere campaign against
the waste of food is essential and full-heartedly I approve of it.
Let the inmates of the Ashram show their goodwill
and collaboration in never eating more than they can digest and never ask for
more than they can eat.
***
If you prefer the
pleasures of the palate to the union with the Divine, it is your own look-out
and I have nothing to say, except that I do not approve, but each one must be
free to choose whether he will rise above his lower nature or sink down in the
material pit. My help is always for those who choose the higher path.
***
Greed for anything concerning physical
consciousness, so-called necessities and comfort of whatever nature―this is one
of the most serious obstacles to sadhana.
Each little satisfaction you get through
greed is one step backward from the goal.
-
The Mother
(CWM, Volume 14,
Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Puducherry)
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