Guest guest Posted November 23, 2000 Report Share Posted November 23, 2000 > A question from Bhakta Guru Prasad: > -- > > > Dear Guru Maharaj! > > Please accept my respectful obeisances at the dust of Your lotus feet! > > All glories to Srila Prabhupada! > > All glories to You Guru Maharaja! > > Question: > -------- > > I have a friend to whom I am preaching and is chanting two rounds since 15 > days. He wants to wear the neck bead but is a non-vegetarian. Can he wear > or not? We cannot give nor prohibit anyone from wearing neck beads. It is their own free will to do so. I have heard that if one wears tulasi neck beads he is to maintain his body in a more pure manner and avoid eating non-veg. I haven't seen it written anywhere as a rule. In Bengal this tradition is largely followed so people wear Bael fruit beads if they are non-veggies. However, I know people were non-veggies who have worn tulasi purchasing the beads themselves and after wearing the beads they lost the taste for eating meat. Can this Bhakta take the risk of wearing tulasi and not eating prasadam? It is his own risk. Don't give him free tulasi beads. Whatever one buys for himself is his own risk / responsibility. > > On clarification of wearing the neck beads with some senior devotees, some > say he can wear and some say he cannot! > > Please inform me about this so that it helps us both advance. > > Your insignificant and aspiring devotee > Bhakta Guru prasad > (Bangalore) I hope this is useful. I hope that this finds you in good health. Yours in service, Jayapataka Swami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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