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Eat that sweet, which makes you immortal

The search is for the peaceful corner within, where the soul regenerates. Only those who have tasted that immortal nectar truly know it. Ordinary sweetness creates desire and disease, enslaving the senses, particularly taste. Compulsive eating often stems from a psychological lack, a search for lost maternal love. One must consume the sweetness that grants immortality, not that which enslaves. True discipline comes from telling the mind "enough," overcoming the weakness of constant craving. A person with a full stomach cannot plan another's meal; one must feel the hunger of others.

"That is the sweet which makes you immortal when you eat."

"Don’t ask a person who has already eaten what should be cooked tomorrow."

Filming location: Strilky, Czech Republic

So we are searching for that peaceful corner. Mājī, o Mājī, sant kī nārā kahā hai, Mājī? Dūr nagrīyā jānā. O Mother, where is that peaceful spot? The peaceful soul. That’s it. So this is peaceful. Really, our soul regenerates here—our body, our mind. And it’s only those who understand, who have already tested this. Who has tasted honey knows what honey means. And those who have not tasted it yet don’t know what honey is. So those who have tasted amṛt, only they know what amṛt is. Others don’t know. And we think that amṛt is something sweet, like honey. Maybe that is not like honey. That’s a different taste, maybe. Therefore, one bhajan said, "As-Salaam-Alaikum." And in one bhajan it is said, "What is sweet?" Or sweet is that which makes you immortal when you eat. We all take sweet dishes: chocolate, some cake. In every country, different things. Because it gives you some kind of satisfaction, sweetness. But maybe that sweetness creates more desires. Or it creates more disease. The mind is not happy. Your tissues in the body are not happy. And maybe your pancreas is also not so happy. Only what is happy is your gums and tongue. And that is why we are slaves of this. And Āchal Rāmjī said, "There are ten senses in this body, but two are very difficult to control." The passion, the sex, and the taste. So some people try to fulfill their desires through some treats, like sugar or chocolate. He puts the television on and eats half a kilo of nuts, or maybe two kilos of pomfrets. And there are some people who empty their fridge every night because things are lying there unnecessarily and need to be eaten. But the next day has to be filled, otherwise, what is the freezer there for? And many people have such a hard habit that even while driving, they are eating carrots or apples or bread or chocolate constantly. That is a psychological searching for that love of the mother and love of the parents. This eating problem is mostly for those children who were not fed by breast. So Achala Ramjī said, "That is the sweet which makes you immortal when you eat. Eat that sweet, which will make you immortal, and that which is sour." When you churn the curd, you get butter. But when you churn the buttermilk, then there is no more butter inside. Similarly, there is also vairāgya rūpī khaṭāī or jñāna rūpī khaṭāī. So one day we should be able to say to our mind, "Now, enough." And that is our weakness. When our stomach is full, then we say, "No, tomorrow lunchtime we don’t need anything." Because just now we have eaten, but we will ask you at 11:30 or 12 o’clock: some fruits and something would be good. So in India we say, don’t ask a person who has already eaten what should be cooked tomorrow. And the person whose stomach is full is a selfish person who thinks everyone’s stomach is full. But we need the person who is able to feel the stomach of others. That’s it.

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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:

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