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SrI:
SrImathE vEdAnta guravE namaH

Sri Murali,

murali sampath <ingit@xxxx> wrote: 
> What one should do or not is one's personal choice.
I don't think it is
> essential for anyone to advocate what one should be
eating or doing
> irrespective whether he or she is a Vaishnaivite or
whatever.

I don't know whether you have ever heard about "AahAra
niyamam" of SwAmi vEdanta dEsika, the foremost among
the vEdic authorities and Vaishnavites. This grantham
of SwAmi deals with what kinds of food that a
VaishnavA can eat and what are shunned from eating. 
Please read it before advocationg your personal
beliefs and philosophies to the public. 

Here is a translation of 8th pasuram of AhAra niyamam.

(Translation is done by Sriman
Dileepan SwAmi).

[8] forbidden foods continued...
- Calcium (suNNaambu) extracted from sea shells
- bubbles and froth from water
- foods that are not offered to our Lord
- harvested from the stems that were previously
harvested
- foods avoided by learned persons with pure heart


> Atleast I think it's a matter of personal
> choice - be it French fries at MacDonald's or Milk 
> at Taj or Dosa at Connemara or wherever.

Yes, it is just your thought. Not a VaishnavA's
thought. I don't think McDonalad's, Taj or Connemara
serve the foods offered to Sriman Narayana.

> Folks, let's not debate nor lose our sanity over 
> this debatable subject that
> has already been done a zillions of times 
> by others elsewhere. 

Invariably, all the achAryas icluding GeethAchAryan
Sri Krishna, recommends sAtvic food for vaishnavAs.
Where then is the place for debate 
on this subject?

> Nowhere does he nor the others insist what one
> should be eating.

Again, you propbably never heard our SadhAchArya's
preaching. 

For instance, once in one of his tele-upanyasams, His
Holiness SrImad Poundarikapuram Andavan swami advised
vaishnavas NOT to eat anything that is not offered to
our Lord Sriman Narayana. "If one eats anything that
is not offered to the Lord is verily a theif", he
further added. 

Our Srivaishnava acharyAs, unlike other sampradaic
achAryAs, follow vEdic commandments 
(which are verily the commanments of Lord Sriman
NArayana) 100% as it is. They are the 
best examples for a vaishnava to follow. It is in the
best interest of every prapanna to safeguard his 
consciousness, nay, his chasteness to his Husband,
Sriman nArAyanA, by trying to not eat 
any food that is not offered to Him.

Please do not try to preach your personal beliefs in
the Vaishnava lists, which can hinder the 
improvements of novice Vaishnavas like aDiyEn.

I would request "practise_first_and_preach_next" SrI
VaishvAs like our dear Sri Anand sWami, etc, to write
more on the importance of AhAra niyamam.


aDiyEn,
LakshmikumAr.

SrImad azhagiya singar thiruvadigalE saranam!


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