Benefits of Mud pot
It is used in the service of Lord Jagannatha in Puri
Prabhupāda: Yes. So earthen pot is so nice. Jagannātha Purī, they cook in earthen pot and throw it away. It is very palatable. You can try an earthen pot.
Upendra: Yes. I will make rice, ḍāl, and preparation called laktha, bread balls that go around a cow dung fire, in an earthen pot.
Prabhupāda: You can begin experiment---one, two, three---and become perfect.
Upendra: Yes.
Prabhupāda: It is very digestive, very palatable and suitable for me, this kind of food. Yes. It will automatically increase appetite, it is so nice.
Room Conversation
CC Madhya 4.133
tomā lāgi’ gopīnātha kṣīra kaila curi
Translation
Holding the pot of sweet rice, the priest called, “Will he whose name is Mādhavendra Purī please come and take this pot! Gopīnātha has stolen this pot of sweet rice for you!”
Purport
The difference between the Absolute Truth and relative truth is explained here. Lord Gopīnātha has openly declared herein that He is a thief. He had stolen the pot of sweet rice, and this was not kept a secret because His act of stealing is a source of great transcendental bliss. In the material world, theft is criminal, but in the spiritual world the Lord’s stealing is a source of transcendental bliss. Mundane rascals, who cannot understand the absolute nature of the Personality of Godhead, sometimes call Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa immoral, but they do not know that His seemingly immoral activities, which are not kept secret, afford pleasure to the devotees. Not understanding the transcendental behavior of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, these rascals slur His character and immediately fall into the category of miscreants (rascals, lowest among men, demons and those whose knowledge is taken away by the illusory energy). Kṛṣṇa explains in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.15):
māyayāpahṛta-jñānā āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ
“Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, who are lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic nature of demons do not surrender unto Me.” (Bg. 7.15)
Mundane rascals cannot understand that whatever Kṛṣṇa does, being absolute in nature, is all-good. This quality of the Lord is explained in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.33.29). One may consider certain acts of a supremely powerful person to be immoral by mundane calculations, but this is not actually the case. For example, the sun absorbs water from the surface of the earth, but it does not absorb water only from the sea. It also absorbs water from filthy sewers and ditches containing urine and other impure substances. The sun is not polluted by absorbing such water. Rather, the sun makes the filthy place pure. If a devotee approaches the Supreme Personality of Godhead for an immoral or improper purpose, he nonetheless becomes purified; the Lord does not become infected. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.29.15) it is stated that if one approaches the Supreme Lord even out of lust, anger or fear (kāmaṁ krodhaṁ bhayam), he is purified. The gopīs, being young girls, approached Kṛṣṇa because He was a beautiful young boy. From the external point of view, they approached the Lord out of lust, and the Lord danced with them at midnight. From the mundane point of view, these activities may appear immoral because a married or unmarried young girl cannot leave home to mix with a young boy and dance with him. Although this is immoral from the mundane viewpoint, the activities of the gopīs are accepted as the highest form of worship because it was Lord Kṛṣṇa whom they approached with lusty desires in the dead of night.
But these things cannot be understood by nondevotees. One must understand Kṛṣṇa in tattva (truth). One should use his common sense and consider that if simply by chanting Kṛṣṇa’s holy name one is purified, how then can the person Kṛṣṇa be immoral? Unfortunately, mundane fools are accepted as educational leaders and are offered exalted posts for teaching irreligious principles to the general populace. This is explained in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.5.31): andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānāḥ. Blind men are trying to lead other blind men. Due to the immature understanding of such rascals, common men should not discuss Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with the gopīs. A nondevotee should not even discuss His stealing sweet rice for His devotees. It is warned that one should not even think about these things. Although Kṛṣṇa is the purest of the pure, mundane people, thinking of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes that appear immoral, themselves become polluted. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu therefore never publicly discussed Kṛṣṇa’s dealings with the gopīs. He used to discuss these dealings only with three confidential friends. He never discussed rāsa-līlā publicly, as the professional reciters do, although they do not understand Kṛṣṇa or the nature of the audience. However, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu encouraged the public chanting of the holy name on a huge scale for as many hours as possible.
6 Wonderful Benefits of Drinking Water from Clay Bottle
Earthen pots or clay pots which were used to store and cool drinking water in earlier times is not just this, there was a whole science behind the logic and that science is no more a surprise in these modern times. Apart from the goodness, these clay bottles also take us back in old times and memories; pure nostalgia which we are sure is connected with our lives someway or somehow. Technologically, we may be moving forward in our life and we are leaving old ways of living to adopt modern comforting lifestyle. This comfort comes with a price of health, truly undebatable, but that’s how it is and here we are switching again to be healthy through simple earthy ways.
No wonder why we are moving back to adopt our traditional and healthy ways of drinking and cooking in earthen pots. These earthen pots for water or the matkas, surahis are surely a rich inheritance from our rural or countryside culture. Now let’s take you to the logic part where you will know these Wonderful Benefits of Drinking Water from Clay Bottle.
So here, read out these 6 wonderful benefits of drinking water from Clay Bottle.
Helps in improving metabolism
Water stored in clay bottles keeps our metabolism intact. When our metabolism is working properly, half the battle is already won, so those who are facing digestion issues, poor metabolism or acidity issues can give their body this magical healing through this water. Water stored in clay bottles is also beneficial for those who are having weight issues or those who are fighting against obesity.
Water in clay bottles is completely chemical free, unlike plastic bottles which have BPA. This chemical BPA which is the root cause of several health diseases like cancer also increases the chances of obesity. One more fact associated with drinking water from clay bottles is that earthy properties of clay retains testosterone levels in our body. Also, it is scientifically a fact that drinking water from plastic bottles reduces the levels of testosterone in our body.
Beautifully Handcrafted and Rural empowerment
Another fact which is truly important as well is that these clay bottles come in beautiful shapes and forms. You can find beautiful earthy designs with rustic feel of unbeatable nostalgia. So, here is the goodness of clay captured in the beautiful handcrafted pitcher. By using these handcrafted pitchers or bottles, we are also contributing our due to rural empowerment.
Naturally cool water
Clay bottles also keep water naturally cool and let’s tell you why this happens? Clay is porous, which means it has tiny holes which may not be visible through eyes but can be seen through microscope. So these tiny holes help water to percolate and infuse energy from heat to form gas and get evaporated. Thus, water cools down eventually in these clay pots.
Apart from this, the water stored in refrigerators is too chilled and may feel good to drink in summers, but then it gives our throat a tough time. Whereas water stored in clay bottles is at perfect temperature levels, it hydrates properly, gives a cooling effect and is gentle on throat too. You can have this cool water stored in clay bottles without any guilt.
Self alkaline water system
Drinking water from clay bottles helps to prevent acidity and other gastric problems, but how? Clay has alkaline properties which mean it retains higher PH levels (more than 7) and our body especially our stomach is acidic in nature while clay has alkaline properties. So, basically water from these clay bottles retain PH level in our body, keeping digestive problems, acidity or gastric problems away and we feel more hydrated and fresh.
Easy to handy/Easy to Carry
Clay Bottles are environment friendly and comparatively cheaper. You can carry them easily and dispose them (if required) without any guilt as they are pretty pocket friendly.
Have Healing Power
Clay is well stocked with minerals and electromagnetic energy of earth which heals our body and mind. When we store water in these clay bottles it automatically adopts those properties. Thus, we can say that we are drinking this power packed liquid which is rich mineral water with healing properties.
