betweenthebodyandtheworld,sothataclarityofmindmaydevelop,andwithit,spiritualenlight-
enment.Soausterityandasceticismarenotdisciplinesofharshnessorgrimnessordeprivation.Rath-
er,theyaretobeenteredintobythosewhounderstandthatyouaredevelopingatrueluxuryand
wealth,whichiscontrolofyourownmind.Youarenotlosingorgivingupanythingexceptyour
troubles,anddis-ease.Rather,youaregainingthetoolstobesuccessfulinlife,self-controlandvital-
ityaswellashealth.Therefore,fastingisatoolformaintainingacleanbody,andnotforturningthe
worldoff.Thatcanonlybedonebythemind,andthemindcanonlydothatwhenthereisunder-
standing of the philosophy, which then leads to the divine experience.
UnnaturalSexDesires
Foodswithgrowthhormones,suchasthoseusedinmeatanddairyproduction,
overcookedfoods,spicyfoods,etc.causeahumanbeingtoexperienceheightened
levelsofpassionanddesire,ingeneral.Inchildren,theeffectofgrowthhormones
presentinthefoodleadstotheprematureonsetofpuberty.Themindbecomesex-
tremelyagitatedasthesexorgansandurgesdevelopbeforetheirnormaltime,as
provenbytheincreasingreportsofchildrenexperiencingsexualurges,andgirls
startingtheirmenstrualcyclesandbecomingpregnantbeforetheageoften.There-
fore,thedisruptiveelementsofthegrowthhormones(takeninwheneatingmeat
anddairyproducts)onthehumanbodymustbeavoidedsincetheyconfusethenat-
uralcycleofthemaleandthefemale,andleadtoallkindsofsexualdysfunction,
identitycrisisanddiseasesspecifictothemaleandfemalegender. 112 Thefactors
aboveareexacerbatedbyaculturewhichisinordinatelyconcernedwithsexualmat-
ters.Thisconstantover-stimulation,throughthemedia,entertainmentandinper-
sonallife,coupledwiththeweakwillduetotheconstantmentalagitationfromen-
gaginginothernon-virtuousbehaviors,thoughtsorspeech,rendersapersonsus-
ceptible to mental as well as physical illnesses.
Cravings
Anotheraspectofthephysiologythatisstronglydistortedinmostpeopleisthede-
siretoeat.Inanattempttosatiatethedesirethatcannotbesatisfiedbyothermeans,
thebodycravesmoreandmorefood.Thiscravingisakintocovetingforposses-
sions,relationships,andanythingelsethatthemindfanciesasapossiblemeansto
achievetheabidinghappinessandcontentmentitsodesperatelywants.Butthe
abidingcontentmentandhappinessnevercomesinthismanner,andthehumanbe-
ingbecomesmorefrustrated.Havingnoinsightintothesourceandmeansto
achievethis,thecycleofdesiringandconsumingcontinuesuntildiseasestrikesor
