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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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Verse 941
Disease is but deficiency or excess of three life forces
Defined in learned texts as air, fire and water.
Verse 942
The body requires no medicine if you eat
Only after the food you have already eaten is digested.
Verse 943
If digestion is complete, let a man eat with moderation,
For that is the way to prolong the life of the body.
Verse 944
Certain the last meal has digested and sensing appetite's keen edge,
Savor only foods which are fully agreeable.
Verse 945
Life remains unharmed when one eats with restraint,
Refraining from foods proven disagreeable.
Verse 946
The joy of health abides in the man who eats moderately.
Even so, the pain of illness dwells with him who eats excessively.
Verse 947
The thoughtless glutton who gorges himself beyond
His digestive fire's limits will be consumed by limitless ills.
Verse 948
Diagnose the illness, trace its cause,
Seek the proper remedy and apply it with skill.
Verse 949
An erudite doctor offers healing remedy after heeding
The patient's nature, the disease's nature and the time of year.
Verse 950
Medicine consists of a patient, physician, prescription
And nursemaid - each commanding four parts.
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