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Introduction: Start consuming raw food
My very dear respected Reader,
I can very well see that today you are very much confused, perturbed, disappointed and disgusted with the challenges of life you are confronted with. Let me tell you a way out with all the emphasis at my command.
Start from today, consuming natural food in its natural form as gifted by God without putting it on fire, roasting it or processing it in any other manner.
All other so-called food cooked or processed are to be negated and kept away from the system-such as salt, refined sugar, condiments, concentrated fats of all kinds, milk and milk products, butter, bread, cake, pastry, biscuits, prepared sweets and salted materials of several varieties, tea, coffee, coco, ice-cream, cold drinks, meat, eggs, all types of intoxicants such as wine and beers, tinned fruits, tinned fruit juices and innumerable other food concoctions available in the market, synthetic vitamins, medicines of all descriptions.
I can assure you, thus done, all your troubles will appear like a bad dream. A new era will dawn in your life, which you had never imagined before. You will evolve, sublimate yourself and your life will become like a flower in Full Bloom-which attracts from a distance, every passerby, with its daintiest hues and embalms the air that touches it with its exquisite fragrance. This, very simple and practicable formulae, without the least hazard, has immense potential which you will only realize when you practice it; with full conviction, determination and steadfastness. By following this way of life you will be laying the strongest and the most unshakable foundation for the possession of superb health which is the one and the only source of un-bounded happiness we all seek with extreme earnestness, from the day we ushered in this world.
You must realize, understand and be convinced without shadow of doubt or any kind of reservation that you are what you eat. 'Right food is the greatest single factor for the promotion of health and wrong food is the greatest single factor for the promotion of disease.' If, therefore, you want to [possess superb health with a sound mind; a symmetrical, muscular and well formed body; face glowing with dazzling luster and with an ever present bewitching smile on the lips; health which knows know decay with ever shining and bubbling youth full of vim, vigor and vitality; a life free from any kind of sickness, disease or ailment and for the maintenance, preservation and restoration of health when impaired, there is one and only one answer- the consumption of right food.
Everything made by God is perfect
To determine in reality and in all truthfulness as to what is the right food for those of us who believe in God and attribute to him so many qualities that" He is omnipresent, omnipotent, all pervading and all knowledgeable" is very easy and simple indeed. It does not need any argument or an elaborate discussion. If we only view with a microscopic vision, the entire phenomenon all around us and try to know how it functions; it becomes self evident, self-proven and crystal clear as to what is the right food for consumption.
If we see things critically, we have to admit that this world where we live, is not a chaos, but a cosmos. It is well arranged, well managed and well controlled entity. Everything in this world works with precision, exactness and conforms to eternal laws which are unchangeable, immutable and inviolable. Nothing in this world is haphazard. This is also consistent with the innumerable declaration made in our sacred scriptures that God almighty, the pure consciousness permeates every atom of this vast Universe and the same power resides in the human frame and makes it function. Anything we pick up in this Universe, a flower, a fruit, a nut, vegetable or cereal, it is perfect; flawless in all respects and baffles our imagination. All that God has created by his unfailing wisdom, being perfect all around, doesn't need and change at our hands to make it more perfect. If, therefore, we consume vegetables with fire and nuts by bringing them into contact with fire, we are challenging the wisdom of God by asserting that whatever he has created is not perfect and we can make it more perfect. this action on our part will belie out faith in God to whom we attribute the qualities of all knowledge and all perfection.
Visualize a tree 30 feet high. At the highest point a delicate leaf a flower a flower or a fruit springs up from a branch and gets its proper nourishment for its development, that comes up from much below the earth and reaches the topmost point overcoming gravitational pull. A tiny little seed, put into the soil, properly watered and manured, sprouts, grows, after breaking the sods of earth, raised its head above the ground and in course of time develops into a big tree and continuously gives flowers and fruits in the proper seasons.
Human body is another marvel, the Nature's highest creation. It is superbly a perfect Mechanism. It functions automatically, repairs itself automatically and does not require any outside aid for its proper functioning. It only requires that its working should not be hampered or interfered with by any kind of violence on its delicate mechanism. Its functioning an be maintained at the optimum level if its essential needs are well provided. The essential needs primarily consists of pure air, pure water, sunshine, rest, sleep, relaxation, exercise, happy environment and wholesome natural food in its natural form as gifted by God without putting it on fire.
It is therefore, very clear that God who created such a wonderful universe did not forget how its creation will grow, sustain and maintain itself. Therefore, simultaneously with the creation of this vast universe, he created everything in abundance and in in-numerable varieties such as fruits, vegetables, cereals and nuts. If we believe in is infallibility, these does not require any change at our hands and are to be considered as the right foods, and must be consumed in their original form for the achievement of perfect and unfailing health. Such a thing is being practice by the entire creation except the ignorant and misguided man.
We should also not shut our eyes to the horrible conditions prevalent in the world today as a consequence of not consuming the right food. To find a health man today is a rare commodity. Sickness and disease are rampant with full fury. People are living with pain, agony and affliction. We are only existing and not living a vigorous life. Men, women and children are seen with unsymmetrical bodies, sunken eyes and cheeks and with gloomy looks. Mental imbalance has reached its lowest level, because of which we witness the naked dance of perverted human intelligence everyday-murders of innocent men, women and children, robberies, dacoities, exploitation of the highest order, egoism, selfishness and self aggrandizement.
The detailed reason
Apart from the above elaborate exposition made above in establishing the fact what is the right food for consumption there is another aspect as explained below which will confirm the above mentioned assertion.
Fire burns, incinerates, destroys and reduces everything in to ash and nothingness. This knowledge is with us from the day we came on this earth, because of which everyone save himself from fire and never puts his hands into it voluntarily, knowing fully well that it will burn and will have to be amputated to save the other organs of the body. But when vegetables and other food stuff are put on fire, this knowledge in put into cold storage. With the use of fire the food becomes dead, devitalized and demineralised, with all vitamins, enzymes and trace elements destroyed, with fire the composition of different elements in any food stuff as changed and it becomes detrimental for the human system. Such foods when consumed become a burden to the human organism and incapable of sustaining the system or providing the proper raw material for the manufacture of health cells to replace those which die out in the course of exertion and are replaced by the vital power inside. Such burnt out material neither acts as the proper fuel for the functioning of the organism nor is the suitable raw material for the manufacture of health cells which can stand strains and maintain the body. It should also be taken note of that not a single scientist has so far written any thesis to demonstrate that when fruits, vegetables and other food stuffs come into contact with fire their nutritive value is enhanced. All scientist declared unequivocally that anything that comes in contact with the fire is reduced to ash and nothingness. In the face of this obvious phenomenon this will be the height of foolishness and ignorance to consume any kind of cooked or processed food for the achievement of sound health.
Human body is composed of trillions of cells. Every moment cells of the body die out due to exertion and those are immediately replaced by the new manufactured cells. Healthy cells when analyzed consist of several elements brought together in a certain proportion. Unless, therefore, those very elements that constitute the healthy cells are supplied to the system the end product. The newly manufactured cells will not conform to the proper specifications ordained by God and such cell instead of helping the system to function properly will endanger its working, thereby making the body weak, sick and diseased. Proper raw material for the manufacture of healthy cells and the fuel for the efficient functioning of the organs can only be made available to the body the consumption of frits, vegetables, sprouted cereals and nuts in their natural form, without having been subjected to fire.
My own experience
I am running in my 90th year. The above mentioned revelations and understanding come to me at the age of 71 when I become old and a crippled person. I suffered from a severe form of arthritis unable to move, even to climb a staircase. I became lazy, lethargic with no urge to work. Weakness descended upon me to such an extent that I began to feel uneasy even when carrying a bag containing a small quantity of vegetable in Delhi, after continued struggle for more than 2 years could not restore my health. Having become disappointed I earnestly began to invite death for ending my miserable existence.
Throughout my life except taking simple cooked food, milk and milk products I had never indulged in any malpractice that could endanger health. I have also been regularly practicing yogasanas (yogic exercises) since 1924. In spite of this simple living I fell victim to complete derangement in my health which I now attribute to the consumption of cooked food, which failed to supply the essential needs of the body. At this stage quite accidentally a very strong worded pamphlet advocating the consumption of raw food and condemning very forcefully the consumption of cooked foods, any kind of drugs, fell into my hands. I read it several times, became convinced and decided with determination to immediately switch on to complete natural uncooked food.
It was a hard decision to shake off with a strong jerk the addiction to cooked food of over 71 years. I, however, pursued my resolution with strong determination and met with unexpected and phenomenal success. The health effects of changeover began to show very early and within six months I was relieved from all my troubles and weakness. I generally avoided break-fast and used to take only two meals-one at noon time and one in the evening. My luncheon consisted of green salads made up of leafy vegetables, cucumber, carrot etc, sprouted cereals, sprouted ground nut and sesame seeds, green coconut, dates and other nuts. Evening meal consisted of only seasonal fruits one or two varieties only. This simple regimen worked wonders and I grew from strength to strength. There had been lapse occasionally but those had been far and few. At the age of 90, although I do not claim to be a perfectly healthy man but I do claim that I enjoy health which will be the enemy of many. I do not suffer from any kind of acute, chronic or degenerative disease. My blood pressure and pulse are normal. All my teeth except two front teeth which I lost due to a fall in a bathroom are intact and strong. My eyesight ha improved and there is no cataract formation . I drive myself without specs for hundred miles without the least discomfort and with perfect ease. I generally work for minimum of 14 hours a day. I sometime use a typewriter and type for a continuous period of 8 to 10 hours without fatigue. My memory is sharp, my brain is alert and I possess a thunderous voice. I can continue to speak for two to three hours without the least exhaustion. Every morning I practice yog asanas and pranayam for one hour regularly without a break. In fact I have not yet felt the impact of age and have embarked on a big program of building a 100 bed hospital where the patients will be relieved from the their long standing ailments by following the principles of Natural Hygiene. I have been managing the hospital which is named Daulat Ram Nature Cure Center 16/ 849, Joshi Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, India for the last 6 years.
(This article was published in 1992 :
Courtesy- Bhartiya Yog Sansthan, India )
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