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I agree with Mr. Kumar.
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?
Krishna himself and Arjuna as well were part of the Kshatriya
tradition which did not at all abstain from killing! Please read the
story of Krishna's life again.
: 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.
Yes, actually Hinduism seems to have legends where Kshatriyas
conflicted with Brahmins on the issue of eating cows -- battle between
Vishwamitra and Vasistha, legend of Parashurama etc. What is
interesting is that Magadha had a tradition of eating cows and it rose
to great prominence as a kingdom -- it originated using a ritual where
a cow was sacrificed. Kerala still has a tradition of eating cows and
it was never conquered even by the British, its Kshatriya tradition
has to this day preserved Kalaripayettu which is considered to be a
highly developed martial art. And now the United States eats cows and
rises to prominence. So I say eat cows and be prosperous.
Up until Buddhism, the Ayurvedic texts seem to ascribe no great harm
to eating meat, though they do display some hostility towards
professional hunters -- i.e. the hostility seems to be based largely
on the preference of the Brahmins not some issue of meat causing
bodily harm.
: 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.
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