the killing business

[Guest guest]

Those who kill animals and give them unnecessary pain -- as people do in

slaughterhouses -- will be killed in a similar way in the next life and in

many lives to come. One can never be excused from such an offense. If one

kills many thousands of animals in a professional way so that other people

can purchase the meat to eat, one must be ready to be killed in a similar

way in his next life and in life after life. There are many rascals who

violate their own religious principles. According to Judeo-Christian

scriptures, it is clearly said, "Thou shalt not kill." Nonetheless, giving

all kinds of excuses, even the heads of religions indulge in killing animals

while trying to pass as saintly persons. This mockery and hypocrisy in human

society bring about unlimited calamities; therefore occasionally there are

great wars. Masses of such people go out onto battlefields and kill

themselves. Presently they have discovered the atomic bomb, which is simply

waiting to be used for wholesale destruction. If people want to be saved

from the killing business life after life, they must take to Krsna

consciousness and cease sinful activity. The International Society for

Krishna Consciousness recommends that everyone abandon meat-eating, illicit

sex, intoxication and gambling. When one gives up these sinful activities,

he can understand Krsna and take to this Krsna consciousness movement. We

therefore request everyone to abandon sinful activity and chant the Hare

Krsna mantra. In this way people can save themselves from repeated birth and

death and from being killed like the animals in slaughterhouses.

 

from CC Madhya 24.251 ppt.