Re: ARTICLE : Why?

Posted By Raj.Kumar.CNT79475@nortel.ca (Raj.Kumar.CNT79475@nortel.ca)
15 Apr 1997 20:27:55 GMT

Mikkey Panchal (mpanchal@jupiter.scs.Ryerson.CA) wrote:
: I would like to know why many of my fellow Hindu brothers and
: sisters go directly against our religion. It states in the Gita that
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: killing of any sort is banned by a Hindu, and yet there are
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In which sloka is it mentioned so?

: brothers/sisters/uncles and aunties out there that freely consume meat.
: Why is it for them ok to eat fish, chicken etc, but not beef? If you
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: want to eat meat, why not just eat everything?? What.. eating beef is
: sinned cause of the religious aspects of the cow?? What about the sins

Please understand one thing: If a person feels that eating beef is bad,
it is his problem alone, be it due to religious compulsions or ideological
reasons. That should not bother you, unless you're selling beef. And FYI,
there is nothing that bans a Hindu from eating meat.
There are hindus who eat beef also , especially most of the hindus in
Kerala.

: from apples to oranges, but I cannot eat a pineapple cause of my
: religion.. (sounds like bullshit right).. my point exactly.
: Not being Jain myself, I would like to take the time to
: appreciate the Jaina's out there. Not only are *MOST* uncles and aunts
: vegetarians, but they have also brought up their kids in the same
: belief of vegetarianism. I'm open to any feedbacks that you may have.

OK, it's good to promote vegetarianism. But please throw away the notion
that Hinduism is for vegetarians alone.

Regards,
Rajkumar.

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