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Re: The Ethics of Vegetarianism
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: The Ethics of Vegetarianism
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From: Reuben <reuben@zilker.net>
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Date: 7 Feb 1995 15:27:44 GMT
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Distribution: world
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From news@zilker.net Tue Feb 7 10: 17:36 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: SAFE-T-CHILD
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References: <3gp6p6$glg@ucunix.san.uc.edu>
Goodness gracious.
All this talk about vegetarianism and now we're saying that plants have
feelings as well as animals so why eat either?
I guess you could just eat rocks. But, then again, scientists have also
found certain wave forms present in rocks that could be interpreted as
life energy as well... So, I guess it's a no-win situation, eh?
Let us refer to the Vedas, specifically the Ayurveda, in which is taught
that only vegetarianism is a sattvik diet, whereas meat-eating is tamas.
This is again revealed in both the Gita and the Bhagwatam. And beyond
that, all our great, great masters, all taught these ideals to their
disciples.
In response to the silly question someone posed awhile back: "Did Shree
Ram eat meat?"... So, you're asking if the Supreme Personified form of
Godhead himself eats worldly meat. Since we are all an expansion of
that Personality, I guess that makes the whole question pretty silly,
doesn't it?
I'm a vegetarian by choice.
Stop this silly conversation, please.
reuben@zilker.net
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