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Cherries have the vibration of joy

Bananas, a very spiritual food, imparts humbleness and calmness

Strawberries are for dignity

Grapes have vibration of divine love

Fresh eggs and milk: enthusiasm and fresh energy

Oranges and lemons: banish melancholia and are a brain stimulant

Almonds and honey are for self-control

Berries aid in calmness in thought

Peaches-unselfishness thinking of others

Avacado-memory

Unpolished rice-mildness

Pineapple-self-assurance. good for inferiority complex

Wheat-obstinate in principles (fine when principles are good)

Cereal-strength of character

Beets-martial courage

Maple syrup-mental freshness

Sweet Corn-mental vitality

Tomatoes-mental strength

Figs-wills often a to strict sense of discipline

Rasberries-kindheartedness

Spinach=simplicity

Pears-peacefulness

Dates-tenderness and sweetness

Lettuce-calmness

Mangoes-most spiritual of all foods

love this ..love love love this

Hey, thats pretty cool! I never really thought about how the vibration of the food I was eating could be affecting me...

(http://and)Nomaste mccoy and others interested

It has been sometime since we opened this thread. If we look at the first entry we see the various foods Paramaha JBnsa Yogananda listed and their affects on human consciousness. mccoy I have been motivated by you to get a juicer working again that was missing some parts. Now I juice carrots, celery, tomatoes, cucumbers, spinach etc. quite regularly if prices allow. You have emphasized a vegetarian diet high in vegetables and low in carbohydrates. I just wanted to mention the importance of the spiritual value of fruit in our diet as well. As you can see in Yogananda's list. Happy and healthy eating! You may have noticed that when people have a lot of swings in their emotions they gravitate towards darker foods like meats and a lot of junk food and sweets. People who stick to a vegetarian and fruitarian diet have less anger and are more of a peaceful disposition. I believe I need more bananas for humbleness.   ;)

thanks for resurrecting this thread steve. very interesting

Steve, I do not agree with those who say not to eat fruit. Recently, there is this demonization of fructose, which requires an hepatic metabolism similar to alcohol. But natural fructose and sugars in fruit enjoy the synergy of fibers, polyphenols and other phytochemicals. Only habit I changed, I'm eating fruit with skin when possible. I'll eat the white fibre underneath the skin of oranges as well.
Fruits make up a very digestible and healthy source of carbs. Those who need to cut carbs for other purposes need to cut fruit, but I'm happy I don't need it. Fruit, like Yogananda says, is among the most sattwic fruit and only exceptionally we should avoid it (another reason may be dental pains for its acidity, but that deserves a visit to the dentist and a source of vitamins D and K₂)

I have always ate the skins on tomatoes, peaches, apples and potatoes. Most of the minerals in potatoes are around and in the skins. I do not know about the other fruits but many people have warned me about cleaning them better because of pesticide spray on the skins. One friend told me just wiping off for instance a tomatoe, is not enough. They need to be cleaned in a sink. Hmmmm. I do try to listen to friends. I listened to you and have had more fresh vegetables and juiced vegetables. I still juice now mccoy. I don't think I have done so much juicing since I lived in California. But since my health seems good at the moment I see no reason to avoid fruits and all sugars. Although reading about the Romans having a full head of teeth with no decay makes me wonder about a culture who puts sugar in all processed food. The scientists (that I read) say the Romans did not have decay of teeth like Westerners because they did not eat sugar.

Beef and veal eating was found to disturb the astral and spiritual vibrations of the human body. Forswear pork, bacon, ham Sausage, also veal and beef; as they containuric and other uremic poisons. Fruits especially have a magnetic quality, and they don't clog the system. Too much protein and strachy food retain the poisons in your body.  Fruits are good for spiritualizing the body. I do not mean that you should not eat any protein ; but those who eat too much protein and meats will keep on the sense plane. Too much food produces greed, which will cause you to be thrown back to this plane of change.~  Paramahansa Yogananda

lovely insights

thank you for sharing bro

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