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Salt is unnecessary in the diet. Most people have a large salt intake from sheer habit, which in turn makes it seem almost a necessity for their bodies. Spiritual aspirants are much better off without salt; it is an artificial irritant that erects additional barriers to progress. Science believes that salt intake is necessary in hot weather to replenish what is lost through the body's perspiration. The fact remains that the salt would not be lost if it were not consumed in the first place; this is the real cause of this vicious circle.

-- Notebooks Category 5: The Body > Chapter 3 : Diet > # 100