As long as bhoga is inside you, you will be tormented with these petty issues. Slowly, when you overcome bhoga, all these confusions will evaporate. There were great sages who could go on without having any food at all! When this body consciousness goes, along with all your bodily requirements also vanish. So, just hold on to your path and please do not neglect your bodily needs as this body only can take you to the ultimate. Have a well balanced food just to end your appetite.

Hare Krishna.

Mohit Kapoor > Sandwip Sen May 4, 2011 at 7:04pm

hare krishna

thanks alot to everyone for the wonderful answers.

hare krishna

Amit Kapoor May 1, 2011 at 12:00pm

Hare Krishna,

To control the taste buds one should eat Krishna Prasadam. It should be satvik in nature. One should not try to satisfy his own senses on the name of offering it to Krishna. For example if someone likes Kheer and he wants to enjoy it so he starts preparing it everyday and saying that he is preparing for Krishna. This is also not recommended but still better than non offered food.

Also one should not give unnecessary troubles to the body, it comes under mode of ignorance. For example Ravana cut his head 10 times to please Brahma ji it was an act in mode of ignorance and passion.

So artificially leaving grains will make you weak and you will end up leaving Krishna conciousness soon. We should not immiate great rishis but try to follow them. In our age what Srila prabhupada and previous acharyas have recommended we should do that only for advancing in Krishna Bhakti. Inventing your own ways wont help.

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Shravn Prabhu April 30, 2011 at 2:25pm

Control of tongue is practiced by chanting the Mahamantra for a couple of hours every day and eating prasadam NOT by asceticism.

Grains are meant for human beings. What makes you think, giving up grains is going to make you more Krishna Conscious?

Focus on the chanting of Holy Names of Krishna. That is Krishna Consciousness.

Mohit Kapoor > Shravn Prabhu May 1, 2011 at 3:54am

hare krishna

thanks for the answer

but in the past how yogies survived by eating only fruits and milk or only leaf not grains.

Because yogies used to go in the forest for meditation.

thanks
- Man > Mohit Kapoor May 1, 2011 at 6:45am
  
  Jai Shri Krishna..
  
  In Kaliyuga it's advised to do Sankirtan and reciting Maha Mantra which is very easy to do and get gr8 results. Just eat Prasadama from Krishna. In this age its not possible to live like the Yogi's. In those days foods were more pure and healthy. You could live healthy on milk etc, but these days you get cheated into drinking whats an excuse of milk. Grains; Veg. and Fruits even nuts are grown by "scientific enhancements" which alters it's DNA makeup and its not healthy. People used to respect Yogi's in that time but now you would not last long enough in the wild so instead Chant and be Happy!
  - Neeraj Bhatia > Man May 4, 2011 at 5:41pm
    
    Very Much true prabhuji...thanx for sharing your wonderful thoughts....

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