Re: use of silk etc.,
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• July 27, 1998
dear mr.chanrasekaran, though i accept most of the sattvic views in your posting, i would like to clarify the purpose of avoiding non-veg food habits of our ancesters.i only present my humble view. if i am wrong, i request for posting in this subject and i will eventually correct my stand. 1.unlike buddists and jains avoiding non-veg food is not driven by non-violence. it is actually due to the fact that foods have been bifurcated as sattvic, rajasic and tamasic. 2. by eating non-veg food one gets tamasic mentality and hence it bars on one's knowledge, one's willingness to learn (against athatho bramha jingnayasa") and hence brahmins were barred from eating as it would result in desires, fear and all negative attitudes which should not be with brahmins. 3. similarly some vegetables also yield to rajasic character. in this connection i have heard very little about the work of "akara niyathi" of swami desikan. i shall be thankful if someone volunteers to contribute in this list as it would be useful to many others. dasan k.m.narayanan
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