To those who were not here last week,
tomorrow is a very important navagraha pooja to do because the planets are in different
houses and creating problems for everyone. I pray that all of you have kept
your fast 100% and have not been sneaking salt into your meals somewhere. There’s
also a new thing on the market now called ‘No salt’ that tastes just like salt.
Don’t buy all those things because when you do any prayer, one of the things
that is important to be done is to give up something that you enjoy very much.
And why we give up salt is because, even though you don’t know, it you really
enjoy salt. But you don’t know that until it is taken away from you. It is one
item we cannot do without in our daily consumption. Somehow it comes up. It is in
almost every item we consume.
The reason we ask you to fast saltless is
very simple: the body is so accustomed to salt that without salt it goes into
shock and we get cramps. Some of us even went to hospital with these cramps.
The body goes looking for the salt and in that process it’s burning up all the toxins
so by the 9th day your body is very pure of whatever you consumed before
the fast. So you might – like many people I know, when the petrol price goes up
they fill up their tanks – have a big braai the night before your fast to fill
up your tank for 9 days. We’ll empty your tank in the 9 days. That is why we do
a saltless fast. Those people who are vegetarian, you don’t have a problem in
life. You can go to any temple at any time. But if you ate meat you have to stand
outside. The disadvantage of having meat is always there. And in the Ten Commandments
I think the 6th commandment is about that – thou shalt not kill.
That means human and animal.
For the next 3 Fridays I won't be seeing you
so you just enjoy your service. I’m going to India. Carry on. I know generally
if I’m not here many of you don’t come. I should not be the reason for your
attendance. God should be the reason. You should come here not because Guru is
here but because you can feel the presence of God. This is very important to
understand. We're going to conclude now.
Hari Om.
