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Life and Living -
Health and Fitness
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Written by Agniveer
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Wednesday, 11 October 2006 11:30 |
1. The very concept of vegetarianism is erroneous. Actually the word vegetarian is a misnomer causing unnecessary confusion. That is why in vedic literature there is no reference to such a word. The actually term should be meat-arian.
No one can live without eating vegetables and fruits, so everyone is a vegeratian . But those ignorants/cruel/dumb people who eat meat/egg kill innocent lives, eat tamasik food and hence are meatarians.
2. Milk is not meat. Extracting milk, does not pain or trouble cows. It's a satvik diet having beneficial effect on mind and body. So there is no harm in consuming milk. Ofcourse using injections on animals to increase milk, denying milk to calves is a sin.
3. those who get into this debate of milk being vegetarian or not should first understand that the reason of banning certain foods for civilized humans is 2 folds: a. It harms your own mind/body b. it troubles/kills/ pains other living beings. Anything that satisfies either of above 2 criteria, is 'abhakshya' food (non-eatable). Everything else is Bhakshya (eatable). That's why in satyarth prakash rishi doesn't get into debate of veg-non veg. he talks of Bhakshya and Abhakshya food and clearly classifies meat as Abhakshya on above 2 criteria. Recommend this article...
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Last Updated on Monday, 19 May 2008 15:30 |