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.
A Sattvic diet means not only vegetarian food, but food rich in Prana ‘life-force like organic fresh fruits and vegetables.
Foods prepared with lots of love will add to their Sattvic quality.
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.
Foods should be whole foods full of life-force and enzymes and be as close as possible as they are in their natural fresh state.
Modern use of refinement processes and chemical additives, besides actually adding substances to our foods, depletes foods of their Prana ‘life-force’ and hence renders them heavy, impotent and lifeless.
Sattic foods are nutritive vegetarian foods like organic nuts, seeds, whole grains and oily fruits and vegetables that help build the brain tissue and develop Ojas.
BALANCING THE EMOTIONAL BODY WITH FOOD In Ayurveda a dietary system was developed by the ancient Masters and Sages thousands of years in working with the mind to help support an individual on a spiritual path that perfected the ancient forms of Yoga and Meditation.
More specifically, Sattvic foods are natural, organically grown, and as unrefined as possible.
Modern food processing takes the Prana out of many foods and makes them heavy, impotent, and lifeless- or simply “Dead food.” Mind balance in Ayurveda means modifying the mind from Tamasic or Rajasic to Sattvic state.
There are three types of foods categorized by their primal essence or nature: Tamasic Foods Dark, and dull.
Tamasic items include meat, alcohol, tobacco, onions, garlic, fermented foods, such as vinegar, and stale left over food, contaminated or overripe substances.
Too much rajasic food will over stimulate the body and excite strong emotional qualities and passions, making the mind restless and uncontrollable.
Sattvic foods comprise the diet of many sages, yogis and spiritual teachers.
The Sattvic diet consists of light, soothing, easily digested food.
Sattvic signifies the etheric qualities and includes foods such as fruits and vegetables, especially sun foods and ground foods.
Many Sattvic foods are sun foods are those that grow one meter or more above the ground.
Ground foods are those foods that grow within one meter of the ground.
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.
Sattvic foods are those foods which do not agitate your stomach at all.
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