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Vegetarianism !! Because every Human being is a mobile temple

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Rama Krishna K • February 1, 2002 


Priya Bhagawadbandhuvullara,
Asmathsree Gurubhyo Namaha
Srimannarayana Ramanuja Yathibhyo Namaha
Srimathay Narayananayanamaha
Srimathay Ramanujaya Namaha
Jaishrimannarayana

     Everyone agrees (in fact likes to)  that Paramatma is dwelling in
each and every being as AntaryAmi.  So we have to keep ourselves as
sanctified as a temple.  We have to offer ourselves what we offer to the
Lord in the Temple.  We always offer Satvic foods to the Lord in the
temple.   So there is no question of offering other than Sattvic food to
ourselves if we want to maintain the sanctity of our bodies(which we
love to maintain  for a long period of 100 years)  with full reverence
to Antaryami Sriman Laxmi Narayana.

     Thus for a Mumukshuvu (Who only eats to live and not lives to eat),
Sattvic food is a must.  Even among vegetarian food there are lots of
non-sattvic food as described in Srimad BhagawadGita like old food,
too-hot, too-cold, contaminated, tongue dryers etc.    Thus a
Mumukshuvu instead of arguing why one should not take such non-sattvic
food, he should still look out any thing non-satvic among the food
already being  taken and which is still diverting his attention to
temporary worldly pleasures and preventing him from concentrating whole
and soul at the Lotus feed of Lord Laxmi Narayana for everlasting
supreme bliss;   just as a chronic patient unable to bear the pains
inspite of diet control would like to know still anything he can still
avoid from his diet to reduce his pains.

Jai Sriman Narayana

Sarvaparadhamulatow


Kilambi  Ramakrishna Ramanuja Dasan




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