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I know Swāmījī has mentioned it many times, but I would like to ask again about the proper way to observe the phalahārī diet for one day. One day of phalahārī means eating fruit. Phala means fruit. Āhār means food or diet. So, eat only fruits. You are asking about one day. Then milk and cheese ... there is no more fasting, but phalahārī means no grains. A lot of cheese and nothing out of the grains—no grains. But roots and vegetables are allowed. All kinds of vegetables, fruits, roots, everything is allowed, but no seeds, no grains: no bread, no rice, no lentils, no dal, and so on. And milk—very, very, very little. In the coffee, yes. Well, those observing phalahārī do drink milk. They drink milk, eat paneer, yogurt. But what kind of milk do you have? Is it cow's milk from which the fat has not been removed? That non-skimmed milk? Then it has too much fat inside. That milk is too fatty. And so then, it's better to eat one bread in her home. So you said, "I don't eat this and that," but you are taking one liter of milk, and half a liter of yogurt, and 500 grams of cheese, and one basket full of fruit, and one kilo of nuts, and potato pomfret ... and what kind of phalahārī is that? That is better you eat a little rice and vegetables. Hari Om. Rice is Annadevatā. It's called Annadevatā, the goddess of nourishment. In the Himalayas, between Nepal and India, there's one mountain, a big mountain, a part of the Himalayas called Annapūrṇa mountain. And there's a beautiful temple of the goddess Annapūrṇa. And it is said that to this divine mother Annapūrṇa, even the gods go asking her to give food. And anna means the grains. And also the soul travels through the grains. So seeds—not only wheat and corn, but there are also seeds in vegetables, many. So in some way, the bread, wheat, and corn, and barley, and this, what you call pohanka, which is always very important. But if you are rich enough, then import the fruits from Japan, and from India, from Africa, South America, by airplane, and eat only fruits. So too much eating only fruits, and too much milk and cheese, and this and this, "I am phalahārī"—I don't accept this. For sādhanā, it is good if you eat a little fruit and vegetable soup, that's all. But you have to work, physically hard work, and you do not eat any more meat, so you need physical strength. So your butter bread is your physical strength, and therefore you should eat this. Recording location: Czech Republic, Strilky, Summer seminar