On Vedic Ritual, Animal Sacrifice.

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Pranams Radhe-ji

 

I have written at some length in my reply to Shri Ron about this - the issue is

not " is animal sacrifice " ethical or unethical, but is it good or bad - for

" me " ?

 

There are tamasic cults where pooja involving animal sacrifices is performed to

this date by followers of Lord Bhairava, Goddess Kali etc to " appease the Gods " .

This is prevalent to a limited extent in all rural parts of India - North, East,

South, West. How much of this is actually " Vedic " - i.e. in conformity to the

Vedas/shishtachara, I do not know - I suspect mostly not.

 

Compare this however to the 30 million cattle commercially slaughtered in the US

alone in 1 year(about a 100 thousand a day!) and we can frame this in an

appropriate perspective.

 

Hari OM

Shyam

 

 

 

 

 

advaitin , " Radhe " <shaantih wrote:

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> Dear Shri Shyamji:

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> Dandavat pranams!!!

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> Can you enlighten us as to where in our current times, based upon the

authority of the VedAs, animal sacrifice is performed as part of rituals?

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> Respectfully,

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> Radhe

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> Shyam

> advaitin

> Tuesday, December 29, 2009 4:22 PM

> Re: Re: On Vedic Ritual, Animal Sacrifice.

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> Pranams.

> What is immoral or unethical can only be determined based on the authority

of the VedAs. Humans with our limited scope of vision can never be in a position

to decide what is absolute dharma and what is absolute adharma - hence the

endless ethical debates with regards to capital punishment and the like. Some

authority that transcends human authorship alone can be a guide for do's and

dont's.

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advaitin , " Harsha " wrote:

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> Dear Everyone:

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Namaste,

 

Simply put Daya and Ahimsa are really necessary for Moksha....eating meat

entails killing and being cruel to animals....So anyone eating meat and

considering themselves spiritual is suffering from cognitive dissonance, in not

making the connection between the animal's suffering and what is on their

plate...Meat eating is learned behaviour and an addiction

anyway...............Cheers Tony.

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Pranams Shyam-ji:

 

I thought my question ( Can you enlighten us as to where in our current times, based upon the authority of the VedAs, animal sacrifice is performed as part of rituals?) was quite limited and you answered it in a few sentences. For some reason, you injected another "perspective" to which I would like to respond since you brought it up. You made the following statement in connection with animal sacrifice...

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Compare this however to the 30 million cattle commercially slaughtered in the US alone in 1 year(about a 100 thousand a day!) and we can frame this in an appropriate perspective.

 

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The slaughter and torture of cattle is hardly limited to the US, but extends worldwide. Therefore, to limit one's perspective on this to the US, is limiting one's perspective. And if one wishes to broaden one's perspective from the standpoint of ahimsa, then it must be said that the vegetarian diet falls short of reaching the goal of ahimsa as a divine quality to cultivate. Millions of cattle are commercially tortured daily throughout the world to produce dairy products, which are used for multiple reasons and in multiple ways. Framing it in that perspective, the slaughter of animals is short and quick compared to the years of daily abuse and torture inflicted on dairy cows in numerous countries throughout the world. Looking away from the actions of "others" and at our own behavior in the context of the chapter of the Gita which we are currently studying, you can read more about this subject at Harsha's blog, where I have been attempting to explore and educate myself and share what I have learned so far...

 

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Respectfully, Radhe