关于Ekadashi 亦是摘记
Ekadashi means the 11th day after the full moon and the 11th day after the new moon. The human physiology goes through a cycle called a mandala, approximately every 40 to 48 days. In this cycle, three specific days, which may be different from person to person and need not come with equal spacing, will arise when the body does not demand food. If you identify those days in your life and not give the body food – because it is not asking – a lot of your health issues will be handled by that simple pattern.
This cycle in the system is something that most people can identify if they take away the nonsense of “so many calories, so much protein and so much mineral should be eaten.” If they listen to the body, these three days can be easily identified by most human beings. So it was told that three times in those 48 days, you should not eat. This was said because somebody observed his own system and from that he expressed this. But then people did not have the awareness so they fixed the Ekadashi for not eating. If you look, there are three Ekadashis in 48 days. It goes well.
The possibility of opening the door within is more on this day.
The reason is because the planet itself is in a certain state on that day, so if we keep our body light and available, our awareness will turn inward. The possibility of opening the door within is more on that day. If you have a full stomach, and you are unaware and dull, you will not notice it. So to stay alert and also to purify the body, you go without food on that day – you ate dinner the previous day and the next thing you eat is dinner on Ekadashi.
If you are unable to go without food – because your activity levels are such and you do not have the sadhana to support you – you can go on phalahara or fruit diet, which is light on the stomach so that your inner doors will open. Forceful denial of food is not the point. The point is to make everything into a conscious process. We do not want to compulsively eat like this, we choose.
If you’re unable to fast the entire day, here are a few recipes that can serve as a light morning meal.此处只摘录了一些比较容易prepare的recipes~
Breakfast
Ashgourd Juice
Serves 3
Ingredients:
Ashgourd(冬瓜）, 4-5 inch sized – 1
Lemon juice – 6 tsp
Black pepper powder – 3 tsp
Salt – 3 tsp
Method:
Cut ashgourd, remove skin and seeds.
Blend to a smooth puree
Strain
Add lemon juice, black pepper powder and salt
Beans-Carrot-Cabbage Poriyal
Ingredients:
Beans, sliced – ½ cup
Beans, sliced – ½ cup
Cabbage, sliced – ½ cup
Tempering (Tadka/Thalimpu/Thalidha Ulundhu) – 4 tsp
Salt – 1 tsp
Grated coconut, fresh – 4 tbsp
Method:
Cook the vegetables.
Add the tempering and fresh grated coconut to the cooked vegetables.
Fresh Papaya(木瓜）
3 medium-sized pieces
From Isha Blog: http://isha.sadhguru.org/blog/yoga-meditation/demystifying-yoga/ekadashi/?utm_source=Eng_Blog&utm_medium=970x90_banner&utm_campaign=ekadashi-dec2015
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This cycle in the system is something that most people can identify if they take away the nonsense of “so many calories, so much protein and so much mineral should be eaten.” If they listen to the body, these three days can be easily identified by most human beings. So it was told that three times in those 48 days, you should not eat. This was said because somebody observed his own system and from that he expressed this. But then people did not have the awareness so they fixed the Ekadashi for not eating. If you look, there are three Ekadashis in 48 days. It goes well.
The possibility of opening the door within is more on this day.
The reason is because the planet itself is in a certain state on that day, so if we keep our body light and available, our awareness will turn inward. The possibility of opening the door within is more on that day. If you have a full stomach, and you are unaware and dull, you will not notice it. So to stay alert and also to purify the body, you go without food on that day – you ate dinner the previous day and the next thing you eat is dinner on Ekadashi.
If you are unable to go without food – because your activity levels are such and you do not have the sadhana to support you – you can go on phalahara or fruit diet, which is light on the stomach so that your inner doors will open. Forceful denial of food is not the point. The point is to make everything into a conscious process. We do not want to compulsively eat like this, we choose.
If you’re unable to fast the entire day, here are a few recipes that can serve as a light morning meal.此处只摘录了一些比较容易prepare的recipes~
Breakfast
Ashgourd Juice
Serves 3
Ingredients:
Ashgourd(冬瓜）, 4-5 inch sized – 1
Lemon juice – 6 tsp
Black pepper powder – 3 tsp
Salt – 3 tsp
Method:
Cut ashgourd, remove skin and seeds.
Blend to a smooth puree
Strain
Add lemon juice, black pepper powder and salt
Beans-Carrot-Cabbage Poriyal
Ingredients:
Beans, sliced – ½ cup
Beans, sliced – ½ cup
Cabbage, sliced – ½ cup
Tempering (Tadka/Thalimpu/Thalidha Ulundhu) – 4 tsp
Salt – 1 tsp
Grated coconut, fresh – 4 tbsp
Method:
Cook the vegetables.
Add the tempering and fresh grated coconut to the cooked vegetables.
Fresh Papaya(木瓜）
3 medium-sized pieces
From Isha Blog: http://isha.sadhguru.org/blog/yoga-meditation/demystifying-yoga/ekadashi/?utm_source=Eng_Blog&utm_medium=970x90_banner&utm_campaign=ekadashi-dec2015
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