vegetarianism??

[Guest guest]

hi

sometimes i tell my friends who eat non-vegetarian food to try and

resist eating them since they are killing an innocent life. but they

try to argue with me that being a vegetarian doesnt change the

picture. because being a vegetarian means killing plants. so does it

really matter if we kill plants or animals ? where is it mentioned

that animals should not be eaten ? are we justified in telling others

to resist themselves from eating non- veg food since we are killing

plants ?? the only diff i have found is that animals show resistance

when they are to be killed where as plants dont. i know this is not a

very appropraite question for this particular group. but i am

optimistic that i will get good response.

thank u in advance

sandeep

[Guest guest]

Dear Sandeep,

 

A non vegetarian may say that he hasn't killed

anything, but when he buys meat he is paying someone

else to kill for him, and both of them bring upon

themselves the reactions of karma. In Padma Purana,

if I am not mistaken, the sin of killing an animal is

shared by 6 people ( person who give permission to

kill, the person who kills, the person who sells the

meat, the person who buys the meat, the person who

cooks the meat and the the person who eats it)

 

The most common objections non-vegetarians raise

against vegetarianism is the arguments that

vegetarians still have to kill plants, and that this

is also violence. Vegetarian foods such fruits and

many vegetables, nuts, grains, and milk do not require

killing. If a plant's life is taken, plants have a

less evolved consciousness than animals and the pain

involved is much less than when an animal is

slaughtered. Yes, vegetarians have to kill some

plants, and that is also violence, but we do have to

eat something, and the Vedas say, jivo jivasya

jivanam: one living entity is food for another in the

struggle for existence. So the problem is not how to

avoid killing altogether but how to cause the least

suffering to other creatures while meeting the

nutritional needs of the body.

 

In Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krisna says patram pushpam

palam toyam yo me prayachati………….If one offers me with

love a leaf, flower, fruit or even water with

devotion , I will accept with joy. The lord also says

yad karosi, yad asnani, yat juhusi dadasi yat,

…………………. (check the Gita for correct spelling).

Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you give

away in charity or whatever austerity that you do, do

it as an offering to me. So the message is to offer it

to the Lord and eat as prasadam.

 

Please click the following site for more information

about vegetarianism. Hope it helps.

 

http://www.webcom.com/~ara/col/books/VEG/ht/

 

 

Bala

Penang, Malaysia

http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/District/9622/resbala.html

 

 

 

--- bzzzz_23 <bzzzz_23 wrote:

> hi

> sometimes i tell my friends who eat non-vegetarian

> food to try and

> resist eating them since they are killing an

> innocent life. but they

> try to argue with me that being a vegetarian doesnt

> change the

> picture. because being a vegetarian means killing

> plants. so does it

> really matter if we kill plants or animals ? where

> is it mentioned

> that animals should not be eaten ? are we justified

> in telling others

> to resist themselves from eating non- veg food since

> we are killing

> plants ?? the only diff i have found is that animals

> show resistance

> when they are to be killed where as plants dont. i

> know this is not a

> very appropraite question for this particular group.

> but i am

> optimistic that i will get good response.

> thank u in advance

> sandeep

>

>

>

>

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