Question: Guru, to what extent does eating affect our consciousness?

Sri Chinmoy: To a great extent, both how you eat and what you eat affect your consciousness. If you are a voracious eater, then forget about spirituality. If one’s body is very heavy, one’s consciousness will be heavy, and one’s aspiration-flame will not be able to climb up to the Highest. Of course, this does not apply to spiritual Masters. Also, as a seeker, one should not eat meat.