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Sunday, August 24, 2025

Warning: processed food + 4 more

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Warning: processed food

Namaskar,

In this era of extreme materialism where profits are everything, each and every sphere of life is adversely affected, including our food. And one of the key strategies corporate food companies employ is getting consumers addicted to their ultra-processed food products.
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Ultra-processed foods

~ Courtesy of Nutrition Source ~

Also commonly referred to as “highly processed foods,” these are foods go beyond the incorporation of salt, sugar, and fat to include artificial colors and flavors, preservatives, thickeners, emulsifiers, and artificial sweeteners that promote shelf stability, preserve and enhance texture, and increase palatability. Several processing steps using multiple ingredients are involved in an ultra-processed food. They are often mass-produced with low-cost ingredients making them cheap and highly profitable. It is speculated that these foods are designed to specifically increase cravings so that people will overeat them and purchase more. (Courtesy of Nutrition Source - live link appended below)

As sadhakas, we should be highly aware of this trick, and we should not become victims of these corporate food giants. Best is to prepare your own meals using whole foods and not really on processed packaged items. Even foods labeled as “organic” and “vegan” can be highly processed. 

And here are more points to be aware about….

Genetically modified foods: hidden

In the US, food production companies have paid huge money to lobbyists in order to affect laws and codes in their favour so they need not label food very specifically. One of their most significant victories in the USA was the vote not to have to identify GMO's (genetically modified organisms) in their products. Always those companies are spending millions and millions of dollars to affect food labeling for their own agenda.
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"You are not a goat or a camel that you will eat whatever you get"

Those sadhakas who want to properly maintain their glands and cakras, and do sadhana, should be careful not to eat any company products. Reason being: It is an unknown as to what is truly inside. And the moment a company admits to scandal and issues an apology for adding human DNA or meat to a supposed sentient food item, then it is too late for a sadhaka to "undo" what they have already ingested.

For some it may be difficult, but one must choose between a human existence goaded toward life divine and one directed toward animal existence.

Ananda Marga ideology states, “It will not do to simply eat what you get or do what you desire. When you eat you must consider if it is sentient, mutative or static. While eating you must think carefully as to what influence it will have over your body and your mind. You are not a goat or a camel that you will eat whatever you get. You have to think when you act.” (1)

Rodent poop in packaged food

Another startling discovery was that the FDA (Food and Drug Administration in the US) has permissible levels of rodent poop and insect heads in various company produced and packaged foods. And those things are not listed in the ingredients. That means what you would never consider putting in your own food, i.e. animal feces and insect parts, is allowed to be used, knowingly or unknowingly, by companies in pre-packaged, prepared food. Read more about this below.
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Conclusion

In this day and age of maximizing profits, companies cannot be entrusted to maintain ethical standards. Eating company prepared foods means ingesting all kinds of tamasik and grotesque ingredients like human DNA etc. For sadhakas, the only sensible and practical solution is to eat only those foods which you have prepared. Then you know what is in the food. And it will be better food, naturally.

Namaskar,
In Him,
Jagadiish
Jonathan Purcell

~ In-depth study ~

In a related twist, human DNA has been found in packaged hot dogs - a very popular item in the USA made from pork and intestines etc. This widespread scandal is affecting many. In particular, it has been determined by "genomic technology" that ten different hot dog retailers (and 75 different brands) had human DNA in their hotdogs. In addition, 14% of all hotdogs sampled had discrepancies between the actual and listed ingredients. So all this time, consumers have been purchasing hot dogs yet they were ingesting parts of human beings.
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Sentient food -> sentient cells

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "As a result of eating sentient food and performing spiritual practices, the cells of the human body become sentient." (Yoga Psychology, Food, Cells, Physical and Mental Development)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "If cells are affected by food and water, and if the nature of the cells affects the nature of the human mind, obviously human beings should eat the correct diet, because food and mind are closely related to each other. Any food item, whether good or bad, must not be taken indiscriminately because it may lead to mental degeneration. Sincere spiritual aspirants must follow the dictum: Áhárashuddhao sattvashudhih [“A sentient diet produces a sentient body”]. Only food which is helpful in keeping the body and mind sentient should be eaten." (2)

Unaware eating rotten matter

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Very often people eat food without knowing its intrinsic qualities. For example, the milk of a cow which has just given birth. Or white eggplant, khesárii pulse [horse gram], red puni [Basella rubra Linn.], or mustard leaves, all of which often grew out of rotten matter." (3)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "Every object of the world is dominated by one of the three principles – sentient, mutative, and static. Food is no exception, and according to its intrinsic nature, is divided into the same three categories.
(1) Sentient food: Food which produces sentient cells and is thus conducive to physical and mental well-being is sentient. Examples of sentient food are rice, wheat, barley, all kinds of pulses, fruit, milk and milk products.
(2) Mutative food: Food which is good for the body and may or may not be good for the mind, but certainly not harmful for the mind, is mutative.
(3) Static food: Food which is harmful for the mind and may or may not be good for the body is static. Onion, garlic, wine, stale and rotten food, meat of large animals such as cows and buffaloes, fish, eggs, etc., are static." (4)

Ananda Marga philosophy states, "In order to have a balanced mind and to progress spiritually, human beings will have to pay attention to the qualities of the food they eat. The idea that “I will just do my sádhaná and eat any food, proper or improper” will not do." (5)

For-profit companies

A recent study revealed that 66% of the human DNA found in foods was in foods labeled as “vegetarian.” Health-conscious consumers interested in buying pre-packaged, vegetarian food were grossly misled by wrongly labeled food items. In result, those people were eating human parts. This is of course quite repulsive and a betrayal of trust to all consumers.
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In that case, how can anyone trust food labels and foods prepared by companies that are profit-oriented. For money, they can do and say anything; they are utterly trustless in this regard. No one can say for sure when this problem began or how many foods are affected, nor what other ways for-profit companies might be tainting their products.

And this adversely affects everyone. Even if someone is a meat-eater and takes a tamasik diet, they have no desire to eat parts of human beings / human DNA. So that is a serious offense. And the problem is far more severe for sadhakas, who aim to strictly maintain a sattvika (sentient) diet. Labeling a food to be wholly sentient and vegetarian and putting something else inside that is non-vegetarian, like human DNA or pork fat etc, is a very big deal. Then those manufacturers are taking a sentient food item and making it tamasik.

Insect heads / rat feces in company products

~ Courtesy of LiveScience ~

“It's probably a bad idea to scroll through the Food and Drug Administration's "Defect Levels Handbook" before a meal. The document lists the allowable limits on "defects" in more than 100 foods, highlighting exactly how much rodent poop is allowed in your cocoa beans (up to 10 milligrams per pound), how many insect heads it's OK to find in the fig paste in your cookies (up to 13 in every 3.5 ounces) and how many maggots can be tunneling in your tomatoes. According to the FDA these food defects are part of the normal process of growing and processing food, and they present no health hazard as long as they remain below the "action levels" listed. [Read the full story on the FDA's food defect list] So without further ado, here's a look at some of the particularly icky things the FDA allows in your food.” (Courtesy of LiveScience)


Final Conclusion: Best is to cook your own food then grotesque gunk will not be there.

    Note: Appended below in section 3 of this email are weblinks to news articles about tainted / processed company foods.

References
1. Ananda Vacanamrtam - 9, The Primary Causes of Success
2. Yoga Psychology, Food, Cells, Physical and Mental Development
3. Yoga Psychology, Food, Cells, Physical and Mental Development
4. Yoga Psychology, Food, Cells, Physical and Mental Development
5. Yoga Psychology, Food, Cells, Physical and Mental Development


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The below sections are entirely different topics, unrelated to the above material.
They stand on their own as points of interest.

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== Section 2: Important Teaching ==

Non-religious, spiritual fanaticism highly beneficial

Here is the English summary / translation of part of Baba’s special discourse (Hindi) of 30 December 1970 Patna: 

"One, who claims to be a pandit (scholar) in twenty shastras (scriptures) and is Mahamahopaddhyay (i.e.highest degree of scholarship like D. Lit.) can never realize Parama Purusa (God), but an illiterate man who does not know even the alphabet ka, kh, (in Hindi) or alif, be, pe, te (in Urdu) can get Him."

"So, for this, and you know, every work needs determination, not only good works but bad also. Those who are determined to do bad work become dangerous and create terror for the world. In contrast, those who are determined to do good work become treasures for the world; no one can prevent their progress. Hence, there should also be a determination to attain Parama Purusa: "I will get Him, certainly I will get Him," like this you will get success. So, one should have this type of determination, this is a type of spiritual fanaticism, not religious fanaticism. Religious fanaticism is bad as it leads to the formation of groups. Spiritual fanaticism (teaches), "I will do everything for the sake of ideology. Whether I live or die for my ideology, it is the same to me. The most precious thing for me is my ideology." So, remember, only this type of determination is necessary."

"This way is ok and that way is also ok, I can go forward or backward." Those who think, "Whether I should eat or not, I should do this work or not," are always doubtful. They cannot do great work. There should not be any doubt in life, no doubt at all in any field. If at any time, there is hesitation in the mind, keep one idea and remove the other by kicking it away."

[Margiis: "Baba...Baba...Baba..."]

"When there are two ideas in the mind, hold onto only one and be ready to die for it. Regarding the second, third, or fourth ideas, kick and remove them from the path of your life. Do you follow?"

[Margiis: "Yes."]

"Become determined and strong people like this. It is said, There is only one vow of human life, and that is to get Parama Purusa. There is no other vow. The vow is only one, the great vow - to get Parama Purusa. This is the vow of life: I do not know anything else. Therefore, for this I have expressed the need for a type of spiritual fanaticism. My aim is Paramatma, my goal is Parama Purusa - not any thing else. I will address Parama Purusa by a single word not two." 

(English summary of original आध्यात्मिक कट्टरता चाहिए adhytmik kattarta’ chahie (Hindi) in AV-24 (Pure), General Darshan, 30 December 1970 Patna)

Note: If the doctor performing your surgery is not strict in following the medical codes, conduct, and protocol then will you like to go to him for open heart surgery. Because that doctor is sloppy and not fanatical about following all the guidelines and protocols. So you will not use that doctor as you want a doctor who is fanatical in his medical work - very accurate and strict. That is the type of fanaticism needed in Ananda Marga also because the teachings and ideological guidelines of Ananda Marga are 100% rational and dharmika. When the followers of Ananda Marga are very strict in rational ideas then the society at large will be greatly benefited. 


Here is the original Hindi from the Pure Book: 

“आदर्श के लिए मैं सब कुछ करूँगा—जीना, मरना, मेरे लिए समान है |

Here is an "as is" transcript of Baba's unique discourse that we should be fanatical in adhering to the tenets of Ananda Marga ideology.

कट्टर मनुष्य बनो, पक्का मनुष्य बनो
बीस शास्त्र में पण्डित बनने से, महामहोपाध्याय बनने से परमपुरुष को कोई नहीं पाता है । अपढ़ जो क-ख, अलिफ़-बे-पे-ते, नहीं जानता है, वह परमपुरुष को पा जाता है ।

दुनिया का सम्पद कौन :- तो इसके लिए जानते हो, हर कर्म के लिए एक ज़िद की ज़रूरत होती है । अच्छे कर्म के लिए भी, ख़राब के लिए भी । ख़राब कर्म के लिए जिनके मन में ज़िद रहती है, वे दुनिया के लिए भयङ्कर मनुष्य बन जाते हैं, terror बन जाते हैं । ठीक वैसा ही अच्छे कर्म के लिए ज़िद है, तो वे दुनिया के सम्पद बन जाते हैं । उनकी तरक्की कोई रोक नहीं सकता है । तो परमपुरुष की प्राप्ति के लिए भी, इसी तरह की एक ज़िद रहनी चाहिए, “मैं अवश्य पाऊँगा, पाकर रहूँगा"—काम हो जाएगा । तो यह ज़िद, ज़िद चाहिए । तो यह एक प्रकार का spiritual fanaticism है, not religious fanaticism.

द्विविधा में क्या करें :- Religious fanaticism ख़राब है, group बनता है । Spiritual fanaticism—"आदर्श के लिए मैं सब कुछ करूँगा; जीना, मरना, मेरे लिए समान है । मेरे लिए सबसे क़ीमती चीज़ है आदर्श ।" तो यही याद रखोगे कि इस तरह की एक ज़िद की ज़रूरत है । जो ‘अ’ भी होता है, ‘ऐ’ भी होता है; आगे भी चल सकते हैं, पीछे भी चल सकते हैं; खाएँ या नहीं खाएँ; करें या नहीं करें—इस प्रकार के द्विविधा-ग्रस्त जो मनुष्य है, उनसे बड़ा काम नहीं होता है । जीवन के किसी भी क्षेत्र में द्विविधा नहीं हो, किसी भी क्षेत्र में द्विविधा नहीं हो । जहाँ द्विविधा मन में आ गई, एक को रखो, दूसरे को लात मारकर हटा दो । दो भावनाएँ जहाँ मन में हैं, एक भावना को पकड़कर रखो, उसके लिए मरो; और दूसरी भावना जो है, या तीसरी या चौथी—लात मारकर जीवन की राह से हटा दो ।
समझे तुम लोग ?

[भक्त गण—"जी बाबा !”]

इसी तरह का कट्टर मनुष्य बनो, पक्का मनुष्य बनो । कहा गया है न कि मनुष्य-जीवन में एक व्रत, वह व्रत क्या है ? परमपुरुष की प्राप्ति, कोई दूसरा व्रत नहीं है जीवन में । व्रत एक ही है और वह है महाव्रत अर्थात्‌ परमपुरुष को पाना । “यही है जीवन का व्रत, और कुछ मैं नहीं जानता हूँ ।“ तो इसके लिए वही बोले हैं कि एक रुहानी कट्टरपनी की ज़रूरत होती है । परमात्मा goal, परमपुरुष मेरा लक्ष्य है, कोई दूसरा लक्ष्य नहीं है । परमपुरुष को हम address करेंगे एक ही शब्द से, दो शब्द से नहीं । 

Reference AV-24 (Pure) chp-2. “आध्यात्मिक कट्टरता चाहिए”, 30 December 1970 Patna.


[1] भाव-विभोर भक्त गण बोल उठे—”बाबा बाबा बाबाऽ ।” —सं०


== Section: Important Teaching ==

Multitasking is an impossibility

Ananda Marga philosophy, “Whenever it thinks it has one single object. Nevertheless the speed of the mind’s action is baffling. While concentrating on a particular work we may also hear others about us [[talking]]. This is due to the fast acting power of the mind, which leads us to believe that the thought currents of the mind are unbroken. For example, while witnessing the pictures in cinema, we also enjoy the dialogue. The activities of the mind can be understood by diligently applying the mind and we see that the mind can do only one thing at a time.” (1)

Reference
1. Subhasita Samgraha-1, The Form of Sádhaná


== Section: Comment ==

Re: Request about Baba's image

Namaskar,

BABA had an artist depict Lord Siva...in various natural poses. We are used to seeing unique images...of The Father of Humanity.​ ​Dada Ramananda was kind enough to show me. BABA no doubt had directed the artists mind hand and heart. Those images were quite dramatic.
I invite everyone to see them housed at the museum.

In BABA,
Govinda

Here is a link to the initial letter on this topic: Request about Baba's image



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