Re: ARTICLE : vegetarianism

Posted By N. Tiwari (ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu)
2 Apr 1997 15:28:55 GMT

Vivek Sadananda Pai (vivek@cs.rice.edu) wrote:
: In article <ghenE7qoIE.4H8@netcom.com>,
: N. Tiwari <ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu> wrote:
: >Vivek Sadananda Pai (vivek@cs.rice.edu) wrote:
: >: In article <ghenE6vtIB.57@netcom.com>, GOUNDER <S96007831@usp.ac.fj> wrote:
: >: [...]
: >: >Iam myself a vegan and Iam proud of it that Iam following the word of God.
: >: >Iam in my late teens.
: >
: >: Given the importance of butter, honey, and yogurt in Vedic texts, how
: >: does one go about claiming that veganism is the word of God? Krishna
: >: is known as the butter thief for eating a very non-vegan product.
: >
: >Vivek_ji:
: >
: >To each his own.

: Apparently not, if you look at all the Muslims in India being "asked"
: to hand over sites that are now believed to be of utmost importance to
: Hindus. Then again, that's probably a great way to grab property of
: interest - make up a belief, claim that Hindus believe in "to each his
: own" as a fundamental principle, and then take what you want. After
: all, everyone who kills someone in a riot can later claim that he was
: just "following the word of God".

: However, if you're interested in correctness, then it might be
: worthwhile to explain how a butter-eating God is supposed to preach
: veganism. Or, it might be interesting to note that Rama's name was
: being used to justify the most heinous acts, when He's supposed to be
: the ideal of the most fair ruler.

Perhaps, I should have said better:

To each his own, as long as "his own" does not
bother me beyond a certain point.

If some one thinks that veganism leads of realization,
then I am hardly concerned. Let him pursue his path.
I wish him success. It does not bother me.

--
Nachiketa Tiwari

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