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Balakrishnan M • January 30, 2002 


Dear Sandeep,

A non vegetarian may say that he hasn't killed
anything, but when he buys meat he is paying someone
else to kill for him, and both of them bring upon
themselves the reactions of karma.  In Padma Purana,
if I am not mistaken, the sin of killing an animal is
shared by 6 people ( person who give permission to
kill, the person who kills, the person who sells the
meat, the person who buys the meat, the person who
cooks the meat and the the person who eats it) 

The most common objections non-vegetarians raise
against vegetarianism is the arguments that
vegetarians still have to kill plants, and that this
is also violence. Vegetarian foods such fruits and
many vegetables, nuts, grains, and milk do not require
killing. If a plant's life is taken, plants have a
less evolved consciousness than animals and the pain
involved is much less than when an animal is
slaughtered. Yes, vegetarians have to kill some
plants, and that is also violence, but we do have to
eat something, and  the Vedas say, jivo jivasya
jivanam: one living entity is food for another in the
struggle for existence. So the problem is not how to
avoid killing altogether but how to cause the least
suffering to other creatures while meeting the
nutritional needs of the body. 

In Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krisna  says patram pushpam
palam toyam yo me prayachatiÂ…Â…Â…Â….If one offers me with
love a leaf, flower, fruit or even  water with
devotion , I will accept with joy. The lord also says
yad karosi, yad asnani, yat juhusi dadasi yat,
Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â…Â….  (check the Gita for correct spelling).
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you give
away in charity or whatever austerity that you do, do
it as an offering to me. So the message is to offer it
to the Lord and eat as prasadam. 

Please click the following site for more information
about vegetarianism. Hope it helps.

http://www.webcom.com/~ara/col/books/VEG/ht/


Bala
Penang, Malaysia
http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/District/9622/resbala.html



--- bzzzz_23  wrote:
> hi
> sometimes i tell my friends who eat non-vegetarian 
> food to try and 
> resist eating them since they are killing an
> innocent life. but they 
> try to argue with me that being a vegetarian doesnt
> change the 
> picture. because being a vegetarian means killing
> plants. so does it 
> really matter if we kill plants or animals ? where
> is it mentioned 
> that animals should not be eaten ? are we justified
> in telling others 
> to resist themselves from eating non- veg food since
> we are killing 
> plants ?? the only diff i have found is that animals
> show resistance 
> when they are to be killed where as plants dont. i
> know this is not a 
> very appropraite question for this particular group.
> but i am 
> optimistic that i will get good response.
> thank u in advance
> sandeep
> 
> 
> 
>
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