Guest guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Dear Friends,Here are few Articles for your reading pleasure.Thanks.Sincerely,Udayabhanu Panickaraum namaH Shivaaya The vow not to kill is great indeed, and greater still is non-eating of the flesh; there would be no butcher, if there is non to eat; in eating thus abides the cruder ill, as she/he is the reason for the killing. 1 of 1 File(s) Spiritual News and Articles from June 26, 2009.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Hari-Om ------- In other words, Human Being's desire for meat motivates the butcher to commit the horrific act of killing help-less cretures.So who is the sinner ? The consumer or the butcher? Hinduism discourages flesh eating ; our scriptures prohibit flesh eating. In Gita , Bhagavan says: " Foods that please lucid men are savory, smooth, firm and rich; they promote long life, lucidity, strenght, health, pleasure and delight. Passionate men crave foods that are bitter, sour, salty, hot, pungent,harsh and burning, causing pain, grief and sickness. The food that pleases men of dark inertia is stale unsavory, putrid, and spoiled, leaving unfit for sacrifice. " Gita - verse 8- 10: 17th Teaching. There is a story in the puranas that goes like this. Once upon a time a hunter, whose occupation was to kill animals and creatures for a living came across a Sage roaming the wilderness. The hunter was aiming his arrow at an unssuspecting animal. The sage stopped him and explained that it was a great sin to kill animals and therefore he should not invite God's displeasure. The hunter replied that he was doing it to feed his family and therefore all his family members are responsible for his deeds and whatever sin it carries. The sage replied : " The person who suffer is the one who commits the sin and not others. go home ask your wife her opinion, think over it and let me have your answer when I return this way " . The hunter went home and asked his wife. She replied: " Than than nirandaram cheyyunna karmangal than than anubhaveecheedumenne varoo " . A person has to face the consequences of one's actions , whatever that action may be , noone else. On hearing this the hunter felt sad and remourseful. He fell at the feet of the Sage and narrated what had happened. He vowed not to kill again and did penance for what he had done. jai shree krishna ! Achuthan Nair Although certain other religions approve meat eating, there are certain meats that are prohibited . This is done in the guise of God's commands but in reality it was done for health reasons. In ancient times, swines carried fatal diseases such as hook-worms and tape worms and hence the taboo on pork. They too understood the evils of flesh-eating, though not in the form of Ahimsa. guruvayur , Udayabhanu Panickar <udhayabhanupanickar wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > Here are few Articles for your reading pleasure. > > Thanks. > > Sincerely, > > Udayabhanu Panickar > aum namaH Shivaaya The vow not to kill is great indeed, and greater still is non-eating of the flesh; there would be no butcher, if there is non to eat; in eating thus abides the cruder ill, as she/he is the reason for the killing. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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