243 Ave. Rd., Toronto
The Chocolate Question?
Someone sent me a question asking
about the status of coco. The sender found out that some Vaishnavas of the bhakti
tradition consume chocolate. “So where do we stand?” was his basic question, a
question worthy of asking his guru.
My answer to him was that our
guru, Prabhupada, was not favourable to chocolate because of its caffeine
content. When Prabhupada heard that some of his disciples were consuming hot
chocolate in the evening as things were winding down, he wanted a stop to it.
My good friend, Mahavir, was in the thick of it.
The medical pandits associate
processed chocolate with its sugar content as the cause of obesity, high blood
pressure, diabetes, coronary artery disease, acne, and so on. Headaches are
also affiliated with the caffeine and beta-phenylethylamine. So, what to do
with such a craving? Also, the above properties don’t look very favorable to being
able to offer such commodities to Krishna.
The person asking the question
already had the answer. He has been keeping a package of carob in his kitchen.
Carob is a great substitute for coco. It comes in a bean form, has fibre and
lots of nutrients including magnesium. It is extremely delicious. Cameron, who
comes by daily to do janitorial services, whipped up a carob milk for me. It
was divine.
After sipping a warm cup of that,
I entered the temple room and sang before the deities of Krishna with Karuna
Sindhu on harmonium. We were spiritually blissful.
May the Source be with you!
No comments:
Post a Comment