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	(65) The true path to God and Sanatan Dharm.
		Accordingly the apar or varnashram dharm is the religious discipline and injunctions of do’s and don’ts that are explained in the scriptures for uplifting the sattvic qualities of a human being in general.
		Sattvic motivation means having faith in God and then doing all the good karmas only to please God and not for any kind of personal gain.
		Sattvic good karmas on their own only purify the heart to some extent; but if the doer of good karmas starts doing bhakti, his actions are classified as karm yog, and then, on the perfection of bhakti, he receives God realization.
	encyclopediaofauthentichinduism.org /articles/65_the_true_path.htm (1835 words)

	Three Kinds of Faith
		If you take sattvic food it fosters the growth of sattva quality; but if other kinds of food are taken the rajas and tamas quality are fostered.
		In the same way, he should ensure that the charity is given to one, who does not return it in any form and should not entertain in his mind a feeling of distinction between him as the donor and the donee.
		O Arjuna, if only sattvic actions can free one from the bonds of worldly existence, you may raise a doubt and ask as to why I have described to you the faulty actions (306-310).
	www.bvbpune.org /chap17.html (9515 words)

	-- Beliefnet.com
		Harish Johari wrote, "In the modern world, most of us cannot afford to eat only sattvic foods, as did the saints and seers of ancient India." But this is list of sattvic foods that support spiritual growth and development.
		The main consideration when categorizing foods as sattvic, rajasic, or tamasic is their effect on the human organism.
		Because lemon is sour, it is not regarded as sattvic, but as a purifier, it is sattvic in nature.
	www.beliefnet.com /story/48/story_4805_1.html (890 words)

	Living with Siva, Chapter 11: Physical, Mental, Emotional Foods
		The greater the sattvic activity, the greater the activity of the spiritual being that man is.
		On the right panel of the menu are the sattvic foods, such as fruits, vegetables, grains and nuts, which calm, balance and prepare the body to hold the actinic vibration of a higher consciousness.
		On the right side of this menu are the sattvic writings and studies, the scriptures of East and West, the great philosophical ideas of Socrates or Emerson, the dissertations of Plotinus or Kant, the sayings of Lao-Tzu and Confucius, Tiruvalluvar or the Upanishads, Adi Sankara, Ramakrishna or Gibran.
	www.himalayanacademy.com /resources/books/lws/lws_ch-11.html (3700 words)

	Ayurveda Question and Answer Archives -- Traveling Stress Free
		Sattvic foods are those that have the most uplifting influence on all these areas--they nourish and nurture positive attitudes, emotions and behaviors.
		Sattvic foods enhance mental clarity, promote emotional serenity, and aid in meditation and the attainment of higher states of consciousness.
		Examples of inherently sattvic foods are fresh raw milk, butter, ghee (clarified butter), fresh ripe fruits, almonds, rice pudding made with milk, honey, dates, Basmati rice, mung beans and leafy greens.
	www.ayurbalance.com /ask_archivessattvic.htm (331 words)

	The Bhagavad-Gita (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The ideal is to be sattvic although the Eternal Self, in truth, is beyond all three qualities of energy.
		Sattvic people enjoy food that is mild, tasty, substantial, agreeable, nourishing, and that promotes health, strength, cheerfulness, and longevity.
		A sattvic worker is free of egotism, selfish attachment, full of enthusiasm, and fortitude in success and failure alike.
	www.iamuniversity.org /worldreligions/hinduismbhagavadgita.html (3227 words)

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		The life that produces an inward quiet sattvic state of mind is well defined in yogic texts as a life based on meditation, chanting and pranayama, service, devotion and austerity, the practice of non-violence and, on a physical level by asana practice and a sattvic (vegetarian) diet.
		Sattvic food according to the Bhagavad-Gita XSII.8, is food liked by sattva people, which promotes longevity, goodness, strength, health, happiness and pleasure and is juicy, rich, nourishing and agreeable.
		A sattvic diet helps build the vehicle and develop and expand the mind so that when the grace of union descends, we are able to hold it in our consciousness and support it with our own body.
	www.rawchef.org /resources/art_role_yoga.html (5325 words)

	Class Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Otherwise known as Sattvic, yogic food is high in prana (the universal life force).
		More specifically, Sattvic foods are natural, organically grown, and as unrefined as possible.
		Sattvic food should be prepared by someone who enjoys cooking and has a loving attitude toward those being fed (such as a close friend, significant other, or relative).
	www.healingyoga.com /nutrition.htm (395 words)

	The Sattvic or Yogic Diet
		Sattvic food is that which is pure, clean and wholesome.
		Although it has been suggested that one can arrive at the sattvic diet through trial and error, it can be most helpful to consider the general characteristics of the sattvic diet, which traditionally is described as pure foods that are rich in prana.
		Sattvic foods are light (as opposed to heavy) in nature, easy to digest, mildly cooling, refreshing and not disturbing to the mind.
	www.yogachicago.com /jan05/diet.shtml (1721 words)

	TheLivingCentre.com
		Sattvic foods are foods that are abundant in Prana- the universal life-force that gives life to all sentient beings in both plant and animal kingdoms.
		The ancient Ayurvedic criteria for foods to be considered Sattvic were quite simple: foods were grown organically on good rich fertile soil; foods were to be of attractive appearance, and be harvested at the correct time of year.
		Sattvic foods include sprouted whole grains, fresh fruit, land and sea vegetables, pure fruit juices, nut and seed milk and cheese, legumes, nuts, seeds, sprouted seeds, honey, and herb teas.
	www.thelivingcentre.com /index.php?section=articles.view.28 (1808 words)

	YOGIC DIET
		As food consists of Energy, it too, has the capacity to promote luminous (sattvic), obscure (tamasic) or dynamic (rajasic) energy patterns in man. On his part, man who subsists on food, may be said to be of three kinds, according to the energy quality prevalent in each person.
		Sattvic (Spiritual) Food is uplifting, promoting happiness and contentment, as well as mental alertness and clarity.
		A sattvic meal normally consists of wheat, rice, barley or millet with lentils, beans or coconut, as well as some vegetables and fruit.
	www.christinemoore.freeserve.co.uk /yoga/yogic_diet.htm (2849 words)

	Chapter 10
		Suddha Manas or Sattvic mind (pure mind) and Asuddha (impure) Manas or the instinctive mind or desire-mind as it is called are the two kinds of mind according to Upanishadic teaching.
		It is through the higher or Sattvic mind that you will have to control the lower or instinctive mind of passions and emotions.
		A sharp, subtle, one-pointed, Sattvic (pure) mind is needed for Atma-Vichara (enquiry into Atman or the Supreme Spirit) and study of Upanishads.
	www.starwon.com.au /~soham/MIND/mindchap10.htm (1437 words)

	Vibhishana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vibhishana was an individual, who possessed Sattvic Guna.
		He prayed that he be given the strength by which he will always be at the feet of the Lord.
		Because Vibhishana had a sattvic mind and a sattvic heart, he could reach Rama.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vibhishana (619 words)

	DNYANESHWARI — PHILOSOPHICAL PART, 17
		Thus the effect of this Sattvic diet is great and is useful to the body from inside and outside.
		Sattvic Tapas: Arjuna, perform the three types of tapas which I explained to you with total faith and without keeping any desire for the fruits from them.
		Sattvic charity: Wealth earned by behaving according to Swadharma donated respectfully to another (is Sattvic charity).
	www.dj6qo.de /dnye/dnye17.htm (5061 words)

	Eating for Balance: Choosing Foods for an Ayurvedic Diet
		Sattvic foods have an uplifting yet stabilizing influence, rajasic foods stimulate and can aggravate some aspects of the mind, heart or senses, and tamasic foods breed lethargy and are considered a deterrent to spiritual growth.
		Everyone, whether actively seeking spiritual growth or not, can benefit by including some sattvic foods at every meal because they help promote mental clarity, emotional serenity and sensual balance and aid in the coordinated functioning of the body, mind, heart, senses and spirit.
		Almonds, rice, honey, fresh sweet fruits, mung beans and easy-to-digest, fresh seasonal vegetables and leafy greens are examples of sattvic foods.
	www.ayurbalance.com /diet_choosingfoods.htm (1262 words)

	Health and Fitness Club Tycoon (ethelene) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The sattvic diet emphasizes whole organically grown foods that are raw or freshly cooked (not micro-waved), as well as raw-cooked or lacto-fermented foods.
		Sattvic dairy foods include: raw milk, cream, butter, ghee (clarified butter), soft raw-milk cheeses, and fermented dairy such as yogurt, kefir, buttermilk, or whey.
		Sattvic beverage choices include: pure spring water, raw milk, sattvic herb teas such as chamomile and mint, sattvic fruit and vegetable juices diluted with pure water, properly prepared seed, grain, or nut milks (see related sections above), and lacto-fermented beverages made from dairy, grains, fruits, and nuts.
	ethelene.cblogs.info (1937 words)

	Piers Ciappara - About Hatha Yoga: the yogic diet
		Sattvic food promotes clarity and calmness of mind and is favorable for spiritual growth.
		Generally grains should be aged a bit (they become more sattvic) but of course, fruits shouldn't (they decay and become tamasic).
		Some foods, which are recommended for a particular ayurvedic constitution, may not be suitable for another; for example, while milk, a sattvic food, is generally good for Pitta constitution, it may not suit someone with a Kapha constitution.
	www.hathayogaretreats.com /content/hyoga/diet.htm (1169 words)

	Tantric Sex
		Sattvic sex is not divorced from the realm of tamasic sex but rises upward from its physical roots into a rarified atmosphere of meditative surrender.
		Sattvic sex allows us to joyfully encounter what the great sages and teachers of meditation have written about.
		Sattvic sex at its highest level is an impersonal experience, taking us out of our limited selves into a place where separation no longer exists.
	www.intimacyretreats.com /3types.htm (1354 words)

	Mind--Its Mysteries and Control
		The conscience of a Sattvic man considerably differs from that of a Rajasic man. The conscience of a Sattvic man is very, very clean and pure.
		When the quality of the mind depends upon the quality of the food taken, it is natural to insist in the interest of the highest morality upon a kind of Sattvic regimen of diet for those aspirants who lead a contemplative life and householders who are attempting to lead a spiritual life in the world.
		During Sattvic moments, when there is preponderance of pure Sattva in the mind, you are in touch with the Divine Source owing to the cleanness of the mind-mirror.
	www.sivanandadlshq.org /download/mind.htm (19357 words)

	ANNAMAYA PURUSHA
		Sattvic foods are all vegetables and fruits, which vibrate with a steady flow of energy.
		A conscious being, in whose nature these different states exist, ought to consume food to increase the Sattvic component of his or her nature, so that s(he) is able to transform other states (Rajasic and Tamasic) to this state.
		Statistical differences in weight between the Experimental and Control Groups were not seen in subjects exposed to Sound and Aroma I Treatment at all stages of weight observation.
	members.rediff.com /spiritualhealth/annamaya.htm (884 words)

	Vedamu.org - Features - Divine Discourse
		Hence, you must cultivate and put into practice the sattvic guna in the youthful age itself.
		Hence, if we start eating sattvic food, undertake sattvic karmas and move about in the company of sattvic friends, I am sure that we can transform ourselves into sattvic individuals.
		My advice to the youngsters and students is eat sattvic food; cultivate sattvic behaviour and keep the company of sattvic people right from this early age.
	www.vedamu.org /forum/DiscourseOnOctober2205.asp (2079 words)

	LA Yoga. Feature. India: Movies, Mind and Mas.
		These are simple tales of romantic turmoil, woe and happy release, all designed to offset the boredom of arranged married life, dire poverty or increasingly, a 9-5 life in a call center.
		In other words a country where a sattvic state of mind is a national tradition and treasure for the world, uses movies to produce a tamasic state of mind for its own population.
		It is clear the film makers had fun, and the film is fun to watch, but this is a movie about achieving a sattvic mind made for westerners, people in a rajasic state, addicted to stimulation, the bizarre, the ever-moving and always sensational.
	www.layogamagazine.com /issue16/Feature/feature2.htm (1484 words)

	THE YOGA DIET: Wholesome and vegetarian
		It was sometime between the fifth and second century B.C. that a Sage by the name of Patanjali penned down this subject in his treatise the Yoga Darshana also known as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
		Sattvic foods form the ideal diet, being nourishing and easy to digest.
		The yogic-diet is said to be lacto-vegetarian, which means that it is made up entirely of non-animal foods with the exceptions of milk, cheese, yoghurt, butter eggs and honey.
	www.womenfitness.net /yoga_diet.htm (375 words)

	Sivananda Yoga - 3 Gunas
		If a man commits a robbery, the action is basically rajasic but the decision to rob and the motive may be predominantly tamasic, rajasic or sattvic, according to the situation.
		A sattvic diet thus leads to true health: a peaceful mind in control of a fit body, with a balanced flow of energy between them.
		Sattvic foods include cereals, wholemeal bread, fresh fruit and vegetables, pure fruit juices, milk, butter and cheese, legumes, nuts, seeds, sprouted seeds, honey, and herb teas.
	www.sivananda.org /teachings/philosophy/threegunas.html (458 words)

	Triguna: The Metaphysical Principle Behind Physics
		Thus, individuals who are of a spiritual, clean (both physically and mentally) and peaceful nature are said to be living a sattvic existence; they are residing in goodness.
		A purely sattvic diet is lacto-vegetarian, that is, avoidance of all meat, fish and eggs (dairy products such as milk, yogurt and cheese are acceptable).
		But if we associate with those who are sattvic by nature, then we cannot help but be positively influenced by them.
	www.dharmacentral.com /articles/triguna.htm (1536 words)

	las vegas massage benefits of yoga and vegetarianism
		The life that produces an inward quiet sattvic state of mind is well defined in yogic texts as a life based on meditation, chanting, service, devotion, austerity, the practice of non-violence, pranayama and asana practice, and a sattvic (vegetarian) diet.
		The sattvic yogic diet is a special type of spiritual vegetarian diet aimed at helping us transcend body consciousness and calm the vrittis of the mind and increase the prana.
		For this reason, the yogic diet is more disciplined than a regular vegetarian diet, generally lighter, and includes fasting and the taking of live-foods (uncooked roots, leafy vegetables and fruit, which are called specifically the food of the rishis or the food of the yogis).
	www.lasvegasmassageservice.com /vegetarianism_yoga_benefits.htm (769 words)

	Annamaya2
		Sattvic food refers to Milk, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Grains, Legumes, Nuts and Seeds.
		It was found from the study that the physiological vibrations absorbed state is different for Rajasic food (grosser), whereas for Sattvic food the vibrations were (subtle).
		It is very interesting to highlight that for all the treatments under study that during consumption of Sattvic foods the subjects positive feeling were increased and showed better results than during Rajasic food consumption period.
	members.rediff.com /spiritualhealth/annamaya2.htm (722 words)

	Eating a yogic diet. Food for yoga and peace of mind
		Sattvic food promotes clarity and calmness of mind and is favourable for spiritual growth.
		Generally grains should be aged a bit (they become more sattvic) but of course, fruits shouldn't (they rot and become tamasic).
		These three categories, or doshas as they are called, are Pitta (hot and oily), Vata (dry and light) and Kapha (cold and moist) and in ayurveda, the individual's diet should be tailored to the individual's constitution to keep the doshas in balance.
	www.yogaholidays.net /magazine/diet.htm (1180 words)

	Spirit Guides and Entities
		It did immensely help me that Gopi Krishna, lacking our own "scientific" cultural bias, regarded milk, butter, dried fruits and "sugary substances and cereals" as "all nourishing and purifying articles of food," and described how important these foods were to his own well-being during the purgation period of his awakening (Living with Kundalini).
		Sattvic foods are said to promote the most spiritual level of bodily vibrations.
		I think the converse is true: when the bodily vibrations are at a certain level, only sattvic food can be tolerated.
	www.elcollie.com /html/Issue13a.html (1619 words)

	About Jiva Ayurveda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		When the mind is full of sattvic characteristics, you are pure in thought, word, deed and action.
		The mahendra sattvic are prosperous, acceptable, brave, farsighted, and highly interested in commerce.
		Of all the sattvic types listed above, the Bramha Sattva is known to be the most revered and purest form of mind.
	www.ayurvedic.org /ayurveda/week_topic_64.asp (325 words)

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