Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume IV - Part 3
The first thing to be attained about eating, is to get rid of the greed of food, the attachment and desire,– to take it only as a need of the body, to think little of it and not to allow it to occupy a big place in the life; also to be satisfied with what you get, not to hanker. At the same time sufficient food should be taken, avoiding either deficiency or excess; an excessive coercion or nigraha in this respect (as opposed to reasonable control) often brings a reaction. One should go steadily, but not try to get too much done at once.