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Re: Why can't Hindus eat beef?
susarla.krishna@studentserver1.swmed.edu (Hari Krishna Susarla) wrote:
>In article <4g0poc$9fq@babbage.ece.uc.edu>,
> vijia@pop.jaring.my (Singam) wrote:
>>But if a Hindu chooses to eat whatever kind of meat, I don't really
>>think he needs to avoid beef in particular. If he wants to avoid
>beef,
>>he should look into avoiding all kinds of meat.
>Beef should be avoided because cows give mankind milk. Therefore, they
>are considered to be one of man's seven natural mothers, the others
>being the biological mother, the nurse, the wife of the brahmana, wife
>of the spiritual master, wife of the King, and Mother Earth.
>It is indeed contemptible to slaughter an animal and consume its flesh
>for sense gratification. But it is even more contemptible to do this
>to the cow, which so kindly provides us with the saatvik beverage of
>milk which nourishes us and develops brain tissue.
Here we go...
Dear Sri HRH, since you quoted a part of my post as a reference to
your article, may I ask...
1. Are you implying that my article denied the contemptibility of
killing a cow?
2. Do you realise (or care) that someone only reading your reply could
come to that conclusion?
3. Animals other that the cow provide mankind with milk. Are they not
to be treated with the same regard?
4. Aside from referring to ancient texts, can anyone state why cows
are somehow more equal than other animals.
It is possible that this article will re-appear, edited to look like I
am questioning the ancient texts. It is also likely that a 'reply'
will appear that does not address some or all of the questions I
asked. So be it.
Peace.
SV Singam
Minden, Penang
