As per Vedic knowledge, our hands and feet consist of the five elements – Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Practice of eating with hands is also mentioned in Ayurveda. As per Ayurvedic texts, each finger is an extension of one of the five elements: Thumb: Fire Index finger: Air Middle finger: Heaven/ Ether Ring finger: Earth Little finger: Water Science Behind Eating With Hands- We have some bacteria, known as normal flora, found on our skin. These bacteria are not harmful to human instead they protect us from many harmful bacteria from outside environment. It is required to establish normal flora in various parts of our body like in mouth, throat, intestine, gut etc for the betterment of health. Eating with spoon for long time can change the arrangement of normal flora. With this, the pattern of normal flora can be changed in the gut. It results reduced synchronous immunity to environmental bacterial germs. Karaagre Vasate Lakssmih Karamadhye Sarasvati | Karamuule Tu Govindah Prabhaate Karadarshanam || i.e. At the Top of the Palm Dwell Devi Lakshmi and at the Middle of the Hand Dwell Devi Saraswati, At the Base of the Hand Dwell Sri Govinda; Therefore one should Look at one’s Hands in the Early Morning and contemplate on Them. Hence, This shloka suggests that the divinity lies inside our hands. Eating1 FoodEnthusiastsOfDelhi & ExperienceHinduism Many things within Hindu culture seem different and unusual but once we go deep into it, we find that a surprising and vast amount of knowledge is hidden in Vedic culture. - See more at: shakahariblog/vedic-wisdom-behind-eating-with-your-hands/#sthash.j4ysJlI9.DzRkV5ML.dpuf NO TENSION
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