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> 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
> killing of any sort is banned by a Hindu, and yet there are
> 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?
Because cow is considered a sacred animal. It is considered to be
like a mother in many parts of India. So eating beef is considered
sinful in hinduism.
> If you
> 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
> you commit while eating the other animals? All I can say is the desi
> mentality just hits me sometimes.
This kind of all or nothing argument is also used in rhetoric
arguments justifying non-vegetarianism. It goes something like
plants lose their life, bacteria in curd lose their life, pests like
rats are killed for cultivation in vegetarianism so why not kill
animals for eating? So in this mode of thinking cannibalism could be
justified with a "if animals can be eaten why not humans?" question.
It is something like saying If you lose some money then go and dump
all your possesions into the nearest well.
There is a gradation of jiva's or souls. Killing a higher life form
causes more suffering than killing a lower life form. For example
the lives of bacteria lost during breathing or consuming curd is not
the same as the life of a cow. Such a gradation could be
Matter < Cellular life < plants < small animals < animals < cow < man
So this way eating beef is more sinful than eating mutton :-).
No one can live without directly and indirectly contributing to
killing of living things. The thing is each person should try to
lessen the killing and suffering of living things in whatever
practical way he can without glorifying himself indirectly by
critisizing others or by justifying his own mode of living.
> Thats like me saying I eat all fruits
> from apples to oranges, but I cannot eat a pineapple cause of my
> religion.. (sounds like bullshit right).. my point exactly.
No.
For example there are many kinds of vegetables carrots, potatoes
etc. However excessive use of vegetables like onion/garlic are not
recommended because they activate the mind in an undesirable way.
> 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.
> Thanks
>
> --
> Mikkey Panchal [-RYeRSON-]
> Third Year Computer SCiENCE
> Email: mpanchal@acs.ryerson.ca / mpanchal@scs.ryerson.ca
> : panchal@airquality.tor.ec.gc.ca
> URL : http://www.scs.ryerson.ca/~mpanchal
> "It's not about making it anymore, it's about keeping it!"
> --
Regards,
Suresh.
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