Diet for Consciousness

The Cosmic Force is the resultant of 3 forces (sentient, mutative, static forces).

The cosmic force is not always the same. When the mutative force is active, (dominating the 2 other forces), we witness changes and growth in all the structural levels (Atomic, Molecular, Cellular, Individual entities, Society). When the sentient force dominates, beauty, peace and harmony are expressed by the fully grown, mature structure. And when the static force is dominant, we witness decay and death of the same structures. In this way,the play of these 3 forces gives expression to a grand variety of thoughts, objects and other animated or unanimated structures each of them dominated by one of the 3 forces.
Let them give example of sentient, mutative and static expressions. Make 3 lists. Sharing of personal experience of witnessing one force in action. What feelings and thoughts were generated by the experience. Which experience you like most and why?
Conclude by saying that sentient force will create subtle feelings of love, compassion, harmony, and peace and desire for the Great, joy and enthousiasm.
Mutative force will create feelings of doership, restlessness, and desire for movement and action, egoism, ambition, desire for retribution.
Static force will create feelings of lethargy, dullness, laziness, helplessness, fear, anger, depression, suicidal thinking.


Food is also of 3 kinds:

As all objects in the universe, each food is dominated by one of these 3 forces.
Sentient foods will help generate subtle feelings and thoughts (see detailed list above).
Mutative foods will help generate mutative feelings and thoughts (see above).
Static foods will help generate mental staticity (see above).

Let them guess which food is what. Make a list. Mention that they have been classified by yogis experimenting with various food and noticing the effects on their mind.
We should eat mostly sentient food, take as little mutative food as possible, and completely avoid static food.
Home work: eat only sattvic for one week. Note effects on meditation.


Fasting is a panacea for physical and mental well being:

Fasting will rest all bodily functions (digestive, glandular, senses, nervous etc....) and is indispensable for physical well being and mental balance.
One day at a time (from sunrise to sunrise) allows the good effects to take place, without weakening too much the body.
A total fast (dry) gives the bests results, so it should be done if the health condition allows it.
Two fasting days by month is the proper amount needed.
The best dates are the Ekadashi to counterbalance water upward pull by the moon which disturb the brain by concentrating the water from the cells of the body into the head and brain cells. A dry fast will force the cells to pull back the surplus water from the head, needed for their proper functioning.

Starting and breaking fast has to be done in a scientific and progressive way. Before starting fasting at the sunrise, sufficient amount of liquid have to be taken to provide the body with sufficient fluids during the fast. For example, one liter of water would give a comfortable start to the fast.
When time to break the fast comes, after the second sunrise, a sufficient amount of lemon water with salt can be taken. Soon to be followed by a ripe banana, then take your breakfast which should have more fruits than usual.