Garlic In The Gurdwara.

[N30S1NGH]

Overall i think type of food we eat does have some impact on our mind that's why usually sants prefer satoguni (simple diet - dal/roti) diet as mehtab singh mentioned above.

I have done test myself. I have eaten satoguni food then sit on meditation - i can concentrate better compare to sitting in meditation after eating rajoguni food.

Also many would be surprised but actually there are different diets for ghristi and different diets for behingumas(celibate) in the panth. The one who have taken celibacy to serve the panth they avoid garlic as it increase sexual desire as mentioned earlier. Off course everything is in mind but its proven fact whatever we eat has effect on mind.. Sun Singh veer can shed more light on this matter.

[Sherdil]

Garlic gives you bad breath

[N30S1NGH]

^Not when you swallow it.!!

[sunny_love_kirtan]

i put lots of garlic in my food when i cook and i love garlic and even when i get a chance to make langar I just put lots of garlic:)

I just love the flavour. But facts mentioned abt garlic are true and many people do not use it. I know hari singh ji randhawewale do not eat food which has garlic,red chillies, onion, ginger etc.. He was telling tht sant gurbachan singh ji took bachan from him that he wont consume these things.

[SunSingh]

garlic has a huge effect on vikaars. how much shakti someone gets from naam simran to counter rajoguni and tamoguni food depends on that persons spiritual level. a sadhu told me three things have a major effect on your mind, each of them having a roughly equal effect. karma, food, and sangat. we can't control karma, but we have a great deal of control over food and sangat. as our soul grows stronger, the negative effects of food and sangat decrease.

[Amarjodh Singh]

Could someone please post up some examples of foods that are rajo/tamo/sato gun in nature?

[N30S1NGH]

Allthough foods are not specifically defined in the panth here are list of more generic food which are broken down into rajo, tamo and sato..i got this from atam marg website long time ago:

i) tamoguna (ii) rajasguna (iii) satoguna

'tamas' food, includes intake of meat, fish, wine eggs etc. This food brings laziness to the man. He is likely to turn away from God and his God-consciousness is diminished. In 'rajas' is included pertaining of spicy and rich food for the sake of palate only. Heavy and rich food leads to numerous diseases.' Eat a bit less than your requirement. 'Satoguna' food includes partaking of vegetables, milk*, curd, butter and cereals etc.- It means purity of mind, purity of body, purity of speech, purity of clothes, and purity of thought.

*With the regards to milk, i heard from nihang singh that milk has tendency of increasing kaamic properties..thats the reason in punjabi tradition when couples get married prior to nuptial night, couples are given milk at the end of the wedding party.

[kullykhalsa]

what about all those kids at nursery with there 3pm milk and naps....tut tut

[Amarjodh Singh]

does this also have to do with foods being 'garam' too, which foods tend to be garam and which aren't. what happens if you eat too much garam stuff.

[SunSingh]

i think it makes body more acidic. over time it is harder to do swas swas Kiran bc oveeacity seems to upset body breathing rhythm