Bhagavad Gita 17.8
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः॥
āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛidyā āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ
Translation
The foods that augment vitality, energy, vigour, health, joy and cheerfulness, delicious, bland, substantial and agreeable, are dear to the pure.
What it means
Foods that increase life, vitality, strength, health, joy and cheerfulness, savory, smooth, substantial and agreeable, are dear to the sattvic. The pure diet is described by its effects: it steadies and brightens. Food is chosen for what it does to the mind.
Try this today
Sattvic food described by its effects: life-promoting, strengthening, cheerful.
Something to reflect on
Which foods steady and brighten me - and do I actually choose them?
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