Short Thread on the importance of "Food" & "Annadana" in preserving Dharma

1)Food is Brahma-from food we are all born, from food we live & grow & we turn into food when we depart
2)The mind of a famished person is never at ease-always perturbed
3)Its like an engine with no fuel

4)God is not attained on an empty stomach
5)1st the prana has to be appeased & for that the stomach has to be nourished
6)If there is no nutrition:
with what mind do we think of God?
with what eyes should we see Him?
with what tongue should we describe His greatness?

...with what ears should we hear the same?
7)In short when all our organs get their proper nutrition & are satiated-we can practise devotion & other sadhanas to attain God
8)Therefore, neither fasting nor overeating is good
9)Moderation in diet is the key to a sound body & mind

10)It also teaches us an important life lesson "contentment"
11)Many of our dharmasthalas & institutions practice "Annadaan" & 1000s of ppl r fed daily
12)However we must take this practice to the doorsteps of those who need it

13)If large Hindu institutions are able to emulate what @AkshayaPatra is doing then over a period of time we will have nobody converting to another faith for the sake of food
14)A recent initiative of @Mahesh10816 "Modi Idli" is a step in this direction

15)Diff sadhanas r prescribed fr diff Yugas
Tapa fr Krita
Jnana fr Treta
Yajna fr Dwapara
& Dana fr KaliYuga
16)On an individual basis-Annadana is best of all danas & feeding crippled poor etc is our Dharma

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Inspired by Sai Satcharita