--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jan 3, 2008, at 1:03 AM, bob_brigante wrote: > > > > > The Ayurvedic texts do talk about both onions and garlic as > > therapeutic, but not as a regular part of a diet of one who > > wants to expand awareness, for whom a sattvic diet is better > > (sattva meaning transparent, sattvic foods promoting the > > transparency of the individual mind to the infinite > > consciouness): > > > > "The Vedas do not speak favorably of garlic as a food, however. > > Foods in Ayurveda are classified as sattvic, rajasic, or tamasic. > > Sattvic foods traditionally nourish and support health and > > promote a clear, refined state of mind. Rajasic foods have an > > unsettling influence, and tamasic foods have a dulling influence. > > Both garlic and onions, as well as strong spices, are considered > > rajasic and should be avoided by people desiring a harmonious > > mind-body experience." > > > > http://tinyurl.com/yu7zfm > > It sounds to me like you are confusing "the Vedas" with Ayurveda. > "Ayurveda" is actually pre-Vedic. This is a common fallacy in the > TMO.
To the extent that it can be called a "fallacy," it's "common" practically everywhere, not just the TMO. But you knew that. (Bob's quote is from a non-TMO book about garlic.) And to the extent that Ayurveda is "pre-Vedic," any "confusion" on that point is irrelevant to the issue being discussed (as is the rest of your post). <snip>
