mana eva manuṣyendra bhūtānāṁ bhava-bhāvanam
mana eva manuṣyendra bhūtānāṁ bhava-bhāvanam ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 4.29.77)
“O king of men! The mind of living beings is the cause of worldly existence [i.e., saṁsāra].”
mana eva manuṣyāṇaṁ kāraṇaṁ bandha-mokṣayoḥ
mana eva manuṣyāṇaṁ kāraṇaṁ bandha-mokṣayoḥ |
bandhāya viṣayāsaktaṁ muktyai nirviṣayaṁ smṛtam ||
(Maitrāyaṇīya Upaniṣad: 6.34.11)
“For human beings, the mind alone is the cause of bondage and mokṣa. A mind that is attached to sense objects is regarded as the cause of bondage, and a mind uninvolved with the sense objects is [regarded as] the cause of liberation.”
māyā manaḥ sṛjati karmamayaṁ balīyaḥ
māyā manaḥ sṛjati karmamayaṁ balīyaḥ
kālena codita-guṇānumatena puṁsaḥ |
chandomayaṁ yad ajayārpita-ṣoḍaśāraṁ
saṁsāra-cakram aja ko’titaret tvad-anyaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.9.21)
“Māyā, with the permission of the Puruṣa, and with its guṇas impelled by time, emanates the mind (manas), which is constituted of karma, most powerful [i.e., very difficult to conquer], filled with fancy (chanda) [i.e., vāsanās], and infused with sixteen transformations by the unborn [i.e., by ignorance (avidyā)]. O Unborn One [i.e., O Bhagavān], who apart from you [i.e., who that has not received your grace and does not engage in your service] can surmount this wheel of saṁsāra [i.e., the mind]?”
duḥkhaṁ sukhaṁ vyatiriktaṁ ca tīvraṁ
duḥkhaṁ sukhaṁ vyatiriktaṁ ca tīvraṁ
kālopapannaṁ phalam āvyanakti |
āliṅgya māyā-racitāntarātmā
sva-dehinaṁ saṁsṛti-cakra-kūṭaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 5.11.6)
“The inner ātmā fabricated by māyā [i.e., the subtle body, the adjunct upon the pure jīva], the illusionist on the wheel of saṁsāra, embracing the bearer of its own body [i.e., the pure jīva], in full creates suffering, enjoyment, irregularity [i.e., bewilderment], and acute [i.e., unavoidable], time-borne results.”
yāta-yāmaṁ gata-rasaṁ pūti paryuṣitaṁ ca yat
yāta-yāmaṁ gata-rasaṁ pūti paryuṣitaṁ ca yat |
ucchiṣṭam api cāmedhyaṁ bhojanaṁ tāmasa-priyam ||
(Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: 17.10)
“Foods that are stale [lit., past their time], tasteless, foul-smelling, putrid, left over [i.e., partial eaten by another person], and unofferrable foods [e.g., meat] are dear to a tāmasic person.”
kaṭv-amla-lavaṇātyuṣṇa-tīkṣṇa-rūkṣa-vidāhinaḥ
kaṭv-amla-lavaṇātyuṣṇa-tīkṣṇa-rūkṣa-vidāhinaḥ |
āhārā rājasasyeṣṭā duḥkha-śokāmaya-pradāḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: 17.9)
“Foods which are excessively bitter, sour, salty, hot, pungent, astringent, or burning, and which cause discomfort, dejection, and disease are desired by a rājasic person.”
āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ
āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ |
rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: 17.8)
“Foods that increase longevity, energy [alt., mental steadiness], [physical] strength, health [lit., freedom from disease], satisfaction [alt., peace of mind], and delight, and which are tasty, succulent, wholesome [alt., substantial], and pleasant [alt., nourishing], are dear to sāttvic persons.”
tasmād daivopapannena muny-annenāpi dharmavit
tasmād daivopapannena muny-annenāpi dharmavit |
santuṣṭo’har ahaḥ kuryān nitya-naimittikīḥ kriyāḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.15.11)
“Therefore, one who knows dharma and is contented should perform one’s regular and incidental duties day by day even with the foods of the sages which are obtained by destiny.”
na dadyād āmiṣaṁ śrāddhe na cādyād dharma-tattvavit
na dadyād āmiṣaṁ śrāddhe na cādyād dharma-tattvavit |
muny-annaiḥ syāt parā prītir yathā na paśu-hiṁsayā ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.15.7)
“One who knows the truth of dharma shall never offer flesh in a śrāddha nor shall one ever eat it. Satisfaction [of Bhagavān, as well as the devas, forefathers, other living beings, so forth] shall come about with the foods of the sages, and not so through animal slaughter.”
sarvātmanā na hiṁsanti bhūta-grāmeṣu kiñcana
sarvātmanā na hiṁsanti bhūta-grāmeṣu kiñcana |
uccāvaceṣu daityendra mad-bhāva-vigata-spṛhāḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 7.10.20)
“O King of the Daityas, free from [material] desire because of their bhāva for me, my bhaktas by any means do not commit violence towards any living being, high or low.”