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sattva
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sattva (sahth´vah) [Sanskrit] according to ayurveda, the purest aspect of the three gunas, characterized by equilibrium; responsible for health and contentment of mind and body and associated with the mind, consciousness, or intelligence that maintains health.


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Yoga diet refers to vegetarianism, as the principles of yoga regard Sattvic foods to be the ideal diet.
Still more - including Eugene's Peony Maeda, a longtime practitioner of yoga and a sattvic diet - believe that eating a plant-based food regimen is simply a more healthful way to achieve an optimal body-mind-soul balance.
without thought of return, at a proper time, in proper circumstances, and to a worthy person, is sattvic giving.
 
 
 
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