Change in eating habits after getting deeper in meditation

[panegalli]

Have any of you noticed this? I'm getting really aversed to red meat and processed/industrialized food as I'm tapping into deeper states

[Jhanananda]

Have any of you noticed this? I'm getting really aversed to red meat and processed/industrialized food as I'm tapping into deeper states

It happened for me; however, I have had to go back to a carnivorous diet due to health issues.  So, be prepared to allow things to change for you both ways.

[Jhanek]

Happened for me also. I had vegan episode but it was forced, so I gave it up. Recently it came itself, but still my body needs some substances that one finds easily in meat.

This is a problem - how to balance harmless attitude with keeping body healthy and at the same time keeping meditation deep. I found impossible to eat meat/eggs/fish/onions/garlick/ginger/leeks and maintain deeper meditation - those things are either giving me negative sensations or I feel my body is trying to remove them while meditating.

[Jhanananda]

Interesting findings, Janek.  I suppose it depends upon how well established we are in deep meditation.  For instance, I consume on a regular basis most of what you have found interferes with your meditation; whereas, I still seem to have facility with deep meditation experience.

[Jhanek]

That would be very good news for me, because it means that after establishing in deep meditation there is no big difference in food eaten. Right now I observe many differences between meditations after various meals and the lighter the food the easier the meditation goes.

[Jhanananda]

That would be very good news for me, because it means that after establishing in deep meditation there is no big difference in food eaten. Right now I observe many differences between meditations after various meals and the lighter the food the easier the meditation goes.

Yes, I too noticed the same thing early on in my contemplative life.