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Divine nourishment

A spiritual discourse on maintaining purity in the home by examining cultural practices around death.

"When someone dies in the house, we remove the dead body. This is because where a dead body is lying, all sorts of negative energy and many other things gather."

"I tell you that the life problems you have may stem from that, because you constantly have dead food there. A dead fish, a dead chicken, or other dead things are not good to have there."

The speaker contrasts the traditional practice of removing a human body from the home after death with the modern practice of storing animal meat in a freezer. He argues that both constitute keeping "dead things" in the living space, which he associates with attracting negative energy and causing life problems, presenting this as a particular issue of the current age (Kali Yuga).

Recording location: Australia, World Peace Tour 2004

For us, it is very clear. One example is that in the house, you should have a pure, pure atmosphere. When someone dies in the house, we remove the dead body. This is because where a dead body is lying, all sorts of negative energy and many other things gather. But now, in this Kali Yuga, what is happening? People do remove their family members when they die; the body is taken away. Yet, they bring the dead bodies of animals and store them in the freezer. Please do not mind if you have a dead chicken or something in your freezer. I do not wish to offend you, but I tell you that the life problems you have may stem from that, because you constantly have dead food there. A dead fish, a dead chicken, or other dead things are not good to have there. --- Recording location: Australia, World Peace Tour 2004

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