The Vedic View on Abortion

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Srila Parabhupada on Abortion

Thu, 05 Oct 2000 22:17:18 -0000

 

The Vedic View on Abortion

Tue, 03 Oct 2000 03:43:56 -0000

 

 

Compiled by Vaikuntha Dasa (Wallace Dorian) has been an ISKCON

devotee since 1979. He is a writer currently living in Colorado-USA.

Vaikuntha

 

 

 

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, (1896-1977)

Founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness

and regarded as India's greatest scholar, author, cultural

ambassador, philosopher and spiritual leader, has, in many of his

books stated his position on abortion. Below is but a drop from the

ocean of his teachings:

 

"They are killing the baby in the womb. How cruel! In this age of

unwanted population, man is losing his compassion. When you kill a

living entity, even an ant, you are interfering in it's spiritual

evolution, it's progress. That living entity must again take on that

same life form to complete it's designated life term in that body.

And the killer must return to pay for damages."

 

Elsewhere, Srila Prabhupada has written about how animal-slaughter

and abortion are on the same level:

 

"You are killing innocent cows and other animals-nature will take

revenge. Just wait. As soon as the time is right, nature will gather

all these rascals (referring to those of demoniac and atheistic

tendencies) and slaughter them. Finished! They'll fight among

themselves. (referring to war) It is going on. Why? This is nature's

law. Tit for tat. You have killed. Now you kill yourselves."

 

"They are sending animals to the slaughterhouse, and now they'll

create their own slaughterhouseX.this is nature's law. It's not

necessary that you be sent to the ordinary slaughterhouse. You'll

make a slaughterhouse at home. You'll kill your own child-abortion.

This is nature's law."

 

"Who are these children being killed? They are these meat-eaters.

They enjoyed themselves when so many animals were killed, and now

they are being killed by their mothers."

 

"People do not know how nature is working. If you kill, you must be

killed. If you kill the cow who is your mother, then in some future

lifetime your mother will kill you. Yes! The mother becomes the

child, and the child becomes the mother."

 

India's greatest apostle on "ahimsa" non-violence to every living

creature, Mohandas Gandhi once wrote: "It seems to me clear as

daylight that abortion would be a crime."

 

One could quote from many sources both eastern as well as western in

regard to the evils of abortion ad-infinitum.

 

If we are to progress as a peoples, that is to say, if we are to

evolve spiritually and are cognizant of a living God and how we as

human beings are to interact with nature and see that all living

beings are part and parcel of God as spirit soul, then it is

essential that the world raises it's consciousness through a

revolution that can only take place by not seeing ourselves as

separate from God and that what is really moral and right is to

follow the laws of God. While many world religions teach moral

principles such as the Bible, Talmud and Koran etc., one should avail

themselves the opportunity to hear and read the ancient texts known

as the Vedas as to how we can best proceed as compassionate human

beings both individually as well as collectively. Then there will

truly be world peace.

 

For further research one may read "Bhagavad-gita As It Is"

and "Srimad-Bhagavatam" by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.