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Re: a question ...
In article <3guahm$gmk@ucunix.san.uc.edu>,
Sanjay Himatlal Parekh <shp7967@tam2000.tamu.edu> wrote:
>Somewhere while reading a few publications dealing with Hindu Culture
>I came across a letter complaining as to why Non-vegetarianism is not
>usually considered in coherence with Hinduism. It stated that Krishna
>and Ram were also non-vegetarians themselves -- is that right
I saw that letter too, in a "letter to the editor" section of Hinduism
Today. I'm really shocked that the editor would publish such a baseless
letter. There is _no_ scriptural support for the claims that Krishna
and Rama were non-vegetarians, at least not in authoritative texts like
Valmiki Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Srimad Bhagavatam. In fact, Krishna
emphasizes the need for vegetarianism in the Bhagavad Gita in the verse
pair 9.26 and 9.27, which can be seen as a comment on 3.13.
>I myself
>find it hard to believe. I'd like to know the importance of the vegetarian
>diet in the Hindu Religion.
You are absolutely right to doubt such a dubious claim by just another angry
meat-eater who was upset that a reputable magazine ran a pro-vegetarian
article. If you have WWW access, try
http://www.webcom.com/~ara/vegetarianism.html
(in the Bhakti Yoga home page). This article explains the Vedic
basis of vegetarianism and gives arguments in favor of vegetarianism from
many different angles, showing that vegetarianism is a necessary part of
proper spiritual practice.
>Thanks
>
>Sanjay Parekh
Yours,
Vijay
