RE: Silk and cruelty....

August 13, 2001

Dear Sri Vijay / Members,

To answer the question bluntly, it is wrong, whichever way one slices it.

Having said that, I also hasten to add that it is purely a social practice

with no religious backing, influenced by the Chinese (seri) culture and

brought to India only around 300 AD.

Thus, as in any custom there are several inconsistencies in ours too - but I

feel this should not come in the way of experiencing a rich and wonderful

religion that is Sri Vaishnavam.

||" Of creatures I am the beginning, and the end, and also the middle, O

Arjuna. Of sciences I am the science of self. Of those who argue, I am the

fair reasoning" || Sri Krishna - Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 10 Verse 32.

adiyEn,

Sriram

Vijay Sridharan [vijayk_sri]

Sunday, August 12, 2001 8:50 PM

Silk and cruelty. Re: time to give up milk even in India?

Dear Members,

Adiyen wants something clarified that has been nagging

my brain ever since I was very young.

Silk, is made from worms (mulberry silkworm) and the

same silk is used to adorn the lord. I have seen the

process of making the silk, where in the cocoon is

boiled so that the strands of silk may be extracted.

are we right in doing this? Is this not a curelty

toward those worms? If it is cruel, then how are using

the same silk to adorn the lord and ourselves?

The learned members of the group please let me know of

the answers.

Om Namo Narayana

vijay.

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