The emphasis on balanced consumption in ancient Indian literature has been pronounced. According to this, man should take food as need for the protection of life. It is said in Ish Upanishad that O man, do not desire anybody’s wealth because wealth belongs to nobody, so it is not worthy to be desired.
According to our scriptures, it is considered justified to consume materials for the sustenance of life, not according to the wishes, but as per the requirement. It is written in the Mahabharata that man’s right is only on the amount of money that fills his stomach. The person who stores more money than this has been regarded as a thief and punishable.
