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i beleive that eating non-vegetarian food should be banned even for the soldiers,sportsman etc. in ancient india (even now in some cases..) warriors were vegetarians. as such  pehlwans, kalaripayattu practitioners too are vegetarians nowadays...<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by karthik at 8:00 am, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (karthik)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:00:03 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3005</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3011</link><description><![CDATA[very nice article. i respectfully disagree w/ 2 points:

"for those people who need to have physical strength, like soldiers, meat is not prohibited."
the shaolin monks of china who have defended their temple through kung fu are all vegetarian/vegan and highly developed warriors with great strength. in the mahabharat arjun, bhima, etc. were vegetarians and they waged war successfully.

"If we are preparing silk for God's pooja, then it is not a sin."
Bhagavan does not require silk. the gita states God accepts even a flower or water as long as *devotion* is attached to it.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by ravi at 2:36 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (ravi)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:36:53 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3011</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3022</link><description><![CDATA[I fully agree with the silk part.. i just cannot buy this justification.. GOD's POOJA NEED SILK.. lol.. i dont think we need to do anything external to pray GOD.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Ravi J at 4:45 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Ravi J)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:45:05 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3022</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3080</link><description><![CDATA[Pranamams,

Regarding the Silk part of the explanation, please remember there is another concept of silk extraction, ahimsa silk, which might be adopted where the silk worm is not killed, but allowed to grow fully and become the fly and escape from the cocoon and then silk is collected from the abandoned cocoon.

Submission to the Lotus Feet of Lord Krishna.

Madhav Daitha.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Madhav Daitha at 9:49 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Madhav Daitha)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:49:21 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3080</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #4 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3296</link><description><![CDATA[I agree, GOD does't need specail things like silk to be worshiped. 

Actually, in this era, Hinduisam has greatest bad things and complicacies incorporated. Tell me without such huge set of complexities, people can't leave?  Then how are Critians , Jews are living and they are in better physical and metal condition than Hindus.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Prem Kumar at 2:35 pm, Wed 22nd Jul 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Prem Kumar)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:35:19 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3296</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #6 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3046</link><description><![CDATA[Good article.Prior to "bovdhavathara"the mantra of 'ahimsha paramodharma'not followed rigidly.Every day we are reading in news papers that vegetarian food are good for health/functioning of body system etc.Swamyji rightly said.Namaskar.Regards<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Seshagiri. at 12:51 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Seshagiri.)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:51:37 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3046</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #7 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3047</link><description><![CDATA[I agrre with Mr. Ravi. The article is very good but I personally disagree on these two points....
GOD does not need slik. Basically GOD is in silk worm and we do not need to kill it to make silk cloth for GOD!!!!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by N. Kamaraju at 1:10 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (N. Kamaraju)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:10:43 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #8 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3056</link><description><![CDATA[Excellent....... I agree with your comments.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Nigam at 2:13 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Nigam)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:13:58 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3056</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #9 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3060</link><description><![CDATA[MR. Ravi,  Let me try to answer your question No.1, 
Sin is not just gauge by only action alone, but its because of bahvam, If a criminal kills some one his bhavam (his mind level) certainly painful that will be sin, same time a soldier in a milltery kills another soldier belong to another country. His bhavan will not be so painful but sometime proud, situation is same but bhavam is different, hence sin should mainly been gauge by what you perceive about your action. Sin is a perception based not on action alone. 
i will explain to you in other way, You can see a people who lives in small huts & dirty place will eat what ever and drink polluted water but still they will have no problem but person who lives with standard life eats such, then will got to be admited hospital. But remember hut living person will have to reach standared living style some day or other which will happen either this janma or next but by that time same person will have to live accordingly.
Like wise animal kills animal no harm, no sin but when it get bhavam then it will have sin<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by easwar trichy at 2:27 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (easwar trichy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:27:01 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3060</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #10 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3087</link><description><![CDATA[Mr Ravi The very theme behind all these activities depends upon the purpose we are using. Once again I tell you even vegetarian do commit sin by killing the plants where as the person in Ethiopia eating an animal is not a sin. Because he is eating it for his survival. Likewise If soldier kills the animals for his survival than it is not a sin. In truly sense it is ONLY SILA- UNCHA VRUTTI is the only sinless act. This was practiced by Dhronacharya in Mahabharat. Regarding the answer to your second question about the silk God even donot require flowers too. Bhagavat clearly (12th skand) states that he requires only Phalam, pushpam, patram and toyam ............and literaaly meaning is fruits , flowers, leaves and water. The guhya basha as described by Madhwacharyaji in his Bhagavat Tatparya nirnaya It is only Pacha karmemdria, jnanedria, and Astangas and tears and in his pooja he used submit all these to lord Krishna not the flowers ........ It is not only silk, if you surrender your all activities completely and do the karma without any selfish goal is not a sin, provided you are 100 per cent surrendering it to God then it is not a sin. If you are just puting the silk for god's puja without surrendering yourself is certainly a sin.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Dr Shreenivas A Desai at 12:47 pm, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Dr Shreenivas A Desai)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:47:29 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3087</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #10 (Reply to Comment #9)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3170</link><description><![CDATA[Dr. Shreenivasji, You read my mind :)  It was so nice to read about MadhavacharyaJi's Puja. While reading the main article above, i was thinking of the flowers, saying to myself "as long as they are being offered to Krshna/Vishnu the plant is involved in Bhakti".  
When i try speaking to my husband how the world is into meat eating, he argues - what about the cow's milk , potatoes, even flowers that you pluck.  Patram Pushpam Phalam Toyam but WITH LOVE. But the soft-hearted Lord says even if you offer just your plain Bhaava  I will accept it.  Such is our Supreme Lord !<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by smaranam at 4:56 pm, Sat 20th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (smaranam)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:56:16 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3170</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #12 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3091</link><description><![CDATA[Hello, acutally I heard the pandavas were not vegetarian and Arjuna and Bhim ate meat to make themselves strong. But whether they ate or not, they were great warriors<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Varun at 4:40 pm, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Varun)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:40:47 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3091</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #12 (Reply to Comment #11)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3737</link><description><![CDATA[Hello,
This is only a myth that by eating meat you become strong.Meat
eating people spread these lies.What you get from meat, you can get all from nuts. I live in the west and here people are
becoming more and more vegetarians.Most of the butcher shops
are closed and are closing.People believe lies before they will accept the truth.There is no evidence that Arjuna and
Bhim ate meat.I don't want to convince any one.Nonvegetarians
can spread lies to make themselves right. Simple people believe them.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by shanti at 2:32 pm, Tue 20th Oct 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (shanti)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:32:35 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3737</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #14 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3098</link><description><![CDATA[VERY TRUE... WHILE I DO AGREE SWAMIJI ON HIS COMMENTS ABOUT BEING A VEGETARIAN FULLY... ON HIS USE AND KILLING OF SILK WORMS EVEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORSHIP DOES NOT APPEAL TO ME AT ALL.... EITHER A HARMLESS METHOD WHERE ONLY THE COCOON IS USED AND THE WORM IS SAVED-METHOD CAN BE USED TO EXTRACT SILK..... THIS IS WHAT IS STRONGLY FEEL ABOUT THE HELPLESS WORMS WHICH ARE BOILED FOR NO FAULT OF THEIRS'!!!!!!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by VAANI at 10:50 pm, Sun 14th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (VAANI)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:50:17 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3098</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #15 (Reply to Comment #2)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3139</link><description><![CDATA[even i got the same thought in my mind while reading this article.God pooja is not done with any thing but with purity in mind we can worship from anywhere<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by maheshwari gujjar at 6:01 am, Wed 17th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (maheshwari gujjar)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:01:12 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3139</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #16]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3012</link><description><![CDATA[Respected Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji has answered throwing good amount of avareness about it in  simple but clearly explaining the matter. My pranamas to him  for having spared his time and explain .
Sharma Gudipaty.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Sri rama Krishna sharma Gudipaty at 3:04 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sri rama Krishna sharma Gudipaty)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:04:40 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #17]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3015</link><description><![CDATA[It is not a SIN to pick and eat the fruit of a tree: Answer is...
The answer is in the typology between 'the human' and the 'non-human' living essence.
As a tree with fruit is 'typed' to a human and gives off physical fruit or it's 'virtuous’ gifting offer to those around it, so a human, who has no ‘physical’ fruit, gives off 
spiritual ‘fruits’. This is the virtuous gifting through externalizing graciousness and charities toward others, whom then receive or pick it from the giver. This is called sharing love and virtue between each living entity, and a tree is really no different. So, as it is no SIN to pick the ‘figurative fruit’ or accept the graces and charity from humans, who are offering it to you, so, it is no Sin to pick or take the virtues or ‘physical’ fruits offered and being given by the tree to you eat.  Point TWO is, the fruit is not the tree, in the same way as the virtue of a person is not the person themselves.  Fruit is a by-product or offspring of the owner of it and it is there for a reason, and that reason is to be a love gift offering towards others. Therefore, again, it is no SIN to pick the fruit of a tree any more than it is a Sin to accept and pick the virtuous fruits being offered by a human to you.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Ross Marshall at 3:50 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Ross Marshall)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:50:25 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3015</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #18]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3018</link><description><![CDATA[thank you<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by walt sims jr at 4:03 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (walt sims jr)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:03:45 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3018</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #19]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3019</link><description><![CDATA[Complete Reverence and Gratitude to the Swamiji for such unveiling and ENLIGHTENING answers - answers with directness that I have waited nearly 40 years to hear. His eloquence has profoundly spoken to my soul. PLEASE GIVE US MORE OF HIS COMPLETE WISDOM. Namaste.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Sean at 4:27 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sean)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:27:13 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #20]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3021</link><description><![CDATA[Those who understand Swamiji's Pravachana,sure one will be  free from all sins.

Vegetarianism is come from ancient days since from our Rishis.No doubt about vegetarian food. I am born vegetarian and which has given me good life spiritually and materially just enough and always happy.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Jayateerth at 4:32 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Jayateerth)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:32:30 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3021</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #21]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3023</link><description><![CDATA[what about annoying insects such as termites and roaches? they destroy homes and spread disease.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by A Lowery at 5:50 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (A Lowery)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:50:24 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #22]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3025</link><description><![CDATA[Mr Ravi
The very theme behind all these activities depends upon the purpose we are using. Once again I tell you even vegetarian do commit sin by killing the plants where as the person in Ethiopia eating an animal is not a sin. Because he is eating it for his survival. Likewise If soldier kills the animals for his survival than it is not a sin. In truly sense it is ONLY SILA- UNCHA VRUTTI is the only sinless act. This was practiced by Dhronacharya in Mahabharat.

Regarding the answer to your second question about the silk
God even donot require flowers too. Bhagavat clearly (12th skand) states that he requires only Phalam, pushpam, patram and toyam ............and literaaly meaning is fruits , flowers, leaves and water. The guhya basha as described by Madhwacharyaji in his Bhagavat Tatparya nirnaya It is only
Pacha karmemdria, jnanedria, and Astangas and tears and in his pooja he used submit all these to lord Krishna not the flowers  ........
It is not only silk, if you surrender your all activities completely and do the karma without any selfish goal is not a sin, provided you are 100 per cent surrendering it to God then it is not a sin. If you are just puting the silk for god's puja without surrendering yourself is certainly a sin.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Dr Shreenivas A Desai at 6:14 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Dr Shreenivas A Desai)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:14:02 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #23 (Reply to Comment #22)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3075</link><description><![CDATA[I fully agree what you have written above, i think unconditional love to god and with pure mind is the greatest prayer<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by amrita at 6:31 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (amrita)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:31:14 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3075</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #23 (Reply to Comment #22)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3089</link><description><![CDATA[thanks amrita<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Dr Shreenivas A Desai at 1:19 pm, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Dr Shreenivas A Desai)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:19:40 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3089</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #25]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3027</link><description><![CDATA[To the feet of GOD:
Humble thoughts are below for the people who disagree. I think what swamiji says are correct.

Point 1:
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"for those people who need to have physical strength, like soldiers, meat is not prohibited."

In Mahabaratha times warriors also were very virtous people. Even negative people like Karna, Ravana and many others used to do lot of punyas. So they have the support of all planets and many GODs. So they have the physical ability to fight without taking non-veg. foods. Now a days, mostly Soliders are not equipped with GOD's power because of lack of punyas(merits) in the past and present. So they can eat non-veg. to protect the country.

Shaolin monks - They are monks. So, I think this answers how inspite of veg. they were able to fight. 

Apart for eating food in physical form, we get strength and energy from many forms  like blessings from GOD, other human and other beings due our selfless service to their upliftment, planet energy, prana and many more. To leverge these positive energies, Sadana is the only way.


Point 2:
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"If we are preparing silk for God's pooja, then it is not a sin."

True that GOD will be happy with just flower and water. But in some case as silk is a good-conductor of electricity, the electrons can travel in the silk cloth more evenly and quickly. For example, if you wear a rudraksha bead in the silk thread, the you entire neck will feel the vibration. 

"Known is a drop. Unkown is an ocean"<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Anand at 7:30 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Anand)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:30:42 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3027</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #26]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3028</link><description><![CDATA[The Article is very good and answers many of our daily doubts. We should explain this article to the children also who fequently asks such questions.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by S.MUthu at 7:33 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (S.MUthu)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:33:03 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3028</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #27]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3029</link><description><![CDATA[Superb Article<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Dhawal Shah at 7:40 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Dhawal Shah)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:40:52 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3029</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #28]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3030</link><description><![CDATA[His explanation on vegetarianism is not convincing.Though I am a vegetarian,i feel outraged when we cut the leaf and cook young Ladys finger,cluster beans and many such other vegetables.It is all about human sensibility towards fellow beings.         I feel,Every living thingis important and have a role to play in the /easwara/s/scheme of creation.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Balakrishnan.V.V. at 8:44 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Balakrishnan.V.V.)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:44:05 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3030</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #29]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3031</link><description><![CDATA[the article is needed to be shared more and more and sent out to friends who are regular meat eater
thank you<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by mataji at 9:29 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (mataji)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:29:15 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #30]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3032</link><description><![CDATA[Amazing explanation..Should have been able to send these explanations to that idiot Dr Zakir Naik. who considers himself to be an authority on scriptures from every religion. The Muslim Idiot has all the knowledge about chapter numbers and paragraphs..but doesnt understand the essence, the real and hidden meanings of any of those golden words. Poor Chap.Please everybody..copy paste these answers and forward to all our hindu brothers and sisters, whom people like zakir naik has put in a confused situation.please do this. May the LORD bless us all..OM NAMAH SHIVAY!!!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Dinesh at 9:40 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Dinesh)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:40:15 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3032</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #31 (Reply to Comment #30)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3058</link><description><![CDATA[As Human Beings we can only strive for Excellence and not Perfection. Poojya Swamiji has provided Excellent Answers to some Wonderful Questions and I thank all the people for the wise comments.  
Sarvejana Sukhinobhavanthu.....
Ram<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Ram at 2:19 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Ram)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:19:17 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #32 (Reply to Comment #30)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3821</link><description><![CDATA[I encountered sharp questions from some of Muslims in M.E. during my visit there. They could not understand, why we are vegetarian?. They said, GOD has made some animals for us to eat, hence a scrifice of animals is done in haj. 
All I could say, scrifice of animal is not from animal choice, but by your choice. So it is cruelity. 
As for as GOD made them to eat by us, even a human is also eatable by Lion, when it is hungry, then why we kill them, and say, it is a man eater. 
But my questioner was not ready to accept any explaination due to born beleief in his relegious teachings.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Ram R at 8:04 am, Mon 2nd Nov 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Ram R)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:04:36 EST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3821</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #33]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3033</link><description><![CDATA[Respected Swamiji, 
Your answers are eyeopener to me. 
With Deep Regards,
Sandeep Jindal<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Sandeep Jindal at 10:08 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sandeep Jindal)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:08:00 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3033</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #34]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3034</link><description><![CDATA[perfect logical answers for tricky questions. We need such gurus in iskcon to further strengthen the iskcon or vedic belifs.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by dhananjaya at 10:11 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (dhananjaya)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:11:08 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3034</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #35]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3035</link><description><![CDATA[Each explaination is deeply defining but in simple terms and at the same time in relation with our vadic culture! Thanks Guruji!
Sunil Bharadwaaj<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Sunil Bharadwaaj at 11:13 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sunil Bharadwaaj)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:13:52 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3035</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #36]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3036</link><description><![CDATA[I agree with Ravi and Karthik.One can still be strong and be a veggy. One need not be a beast to fight other humans. 
That's why in Kaliyuga, Meat is proscribed- I think. I wish Swamiji would elucidate further.Regarding killing silk worms also, I think 'cause their life span it self is very short, and are less evolved(Sadhana vise) it may not be a sin. Again Svamiji's clarification is welcome. 
-Prasad.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Prasad at 11:35 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Prasad)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:35:56 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3036</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #37]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3037</link><description><![CDATA[it s realy marvalous<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by jophn at 11:39 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (jophn)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:39:50 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #38]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3039</link><description><![CDATA[propagation of vegitarianism is a must to change human cruelty and peaceful world.The food intake determines ones charecter and culture.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by gangadharan at 11:55 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (gangadharan)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:55:08 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #39]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3040</link><description><![CDATA[Respectfully, if the explanations did not have to make excuses for the carnivorous tendencies  of the supposed wise men of old, then the entire argument would hold together. But leaving loopholes open means the argument does not hold water. I am a vegetarian because killing an animal is murder. Period. It is murder no matter who does it, no matter for what purpose, no matter if the human is starving. Where is sadhana when one treats another living being as an object out of expediency? For that matter, where is sadhana when warriors are killing machines?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Ed Mortimer at 11:57 pm, Thu 11th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Ed Mortimer)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:57:49 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3040</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #40 (Reply to Comment #39)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3062</link><description><![CDATA[Mr.Ed Mortimer, one can understand a sadhak's opinion only if one is oriented towards sadhana. Critics with closed ears and thoughts go no where. If you are really interested dive into exploring the great Vedic scriptures in the right spirit. You may become a sadhak and get answers to your questions.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Shrikant at 2:42 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Shrikant)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:42:13 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3062</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #40 (Reply to Comment #39)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3090</link><description><![CDATA[I totally agree with you<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Dr Shreenivas A Desai at 1:24 pm, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Dr Shreenivas A Desai)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:24:29 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #41 (Reply to Comment #39)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3107</link><description><![CDATA[Shrikant, you must be very much in tune with the Universe to know whether or not my ears are closed, and what I know or don't know about the Vedic scriptures, let alone the quality of my spirit. Is not a close-minded person also one who believes what is told to them without question? For example, the false belief that meat is necessary for health and strength is exclaimed here as if it were fact. It is not fact, in fact it is a lie. It is also fact that raising animals for slaughter uses more energy and resources (especially water) than growing the same amount of protein, minerals, amino acids and vitamins in plant form. How many people in the world do not have potable water? how many children die every day because of filthy water? How many people would be saved if we could use the potable water given to meat-animals for people? How many people would not go hungry if we grew more food plants instead of food animals? The numbers are staggering. Perhaps a little research into these matters will change the minds of those here whose minds are closed to not eating meat.

BTW, it's only Ed, not Mr.. I claim no title.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Ed Mortimer at 11:37 pm, Mon 15th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Ed Mortimer)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:37:03 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3107</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #41 (Reply to Comment #40)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3822</link><description><![CDATA[I agree with your comment. Chandgi Ram wrsteler in DELHI is pure vegetarian. We get every thing in vegetarian food, if you choice is right. 
Besides, GOD has not made human being, as meet eater. You can see meet eaters, such as Lion, DOGS, etc, they have sharp teeth to kill and tear off meet from animal. Then all of them have strong jaw to chew raw meet. 
Human developed idea of cooking meet and eating it. It was nothing, but misuse of brain against low brain power animals.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Ram R at 8:16 am, Mon 2nd Nov 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Ram R)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:16:03 EST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3822</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #44]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3041</link><description><![CDATA[After reading the article by highly Respected Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji Swamiji, I am very happy that a genuine explanation has been provided for consumption of VEGETABLES + FRUITS. 
If possible,respected Swamiji is requested to stress the importance of PLANT Kingdom. HE will be the right person to advocate "preservation of Trees and additional planting of trees" which provides human being with RAINFALL, SHADES and SHELTER for his happy living. 
These simple dialogues of Divine persons should be encouraged and published. 
CA.LAKSHMANAN PV,  WADALA, MUMBAI.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by LAKSHMANAN PV at 12:13 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (LAKSHMANAN PV)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:13:31 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3041</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #45]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3042</link><description><![CDATA[Venerable Sir!
i had read the first question and answer. It was really thought provoking and to a great extent, resolves the doubts of the common man. However, I would like to differ in the last statement which says that an old man, devoid of thoughts and actions can enter fire to end his life- withouht incurring sin!
Firstly, a man without thoughts and actions, can not enter the pyre by himself. Secondly, people who do it on his behalf would incur the sin.
May be it is a better view to understand GOD's plan and find a reason as to why GOD would have made the situation! In my humble opinion, i understand that the troubles are given to people who can not bear them (apparently), so that the compassion in those who watch is motivated to surface. In other words, such "old people- vegetables" are created by GOD, so that we could evolve in our sadhana!
with reverence,<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by K. Krishna at 12:15 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (K. Krishna)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:15:14 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3042</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #46]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3043</link><description><![CDATA[Dear everyone. 

The aticle is very fine. But it is not clear that the what is good and bad. those who consume non-veg as their food, are not bad. I have lot of friends who consumes meat, but I still love them.

Secondly, the birth of any soul as the animal doesn't mean that souls has done wrong things in his past birth. So, before doing any sadhana (animal or human)first we should understand what is sadhana. Even soldier is doing his sadhana in the border. I really disagree with the swamiji that soldier doen't require mental power. To be preciese they want more than our's. 
Respect everyone whether he is of any caste, irrespective of whether he is non-veg or veg.

Thanks<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Vinay Shastry at 12:29 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Vinay Shastry)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:29:02 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3043</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #47]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3044</link><description><![CDATA[very educative. dispels lot of doubts.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by nagarajan at 12:38 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (nagarajan)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:38:22 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3044</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #48]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3045</link><description><![CDATA[Respected Swamiji,
Reason to kill deers for making deer skin meditation mats has not been clarified /justified. I agree animal do Sadhana. You say "In this world the priority is for those who are doing greater "sadhana". To accomplish that, if others have to sacrifice their "sadhana", there is no harm in that". How does this justify to kill deer?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Ramesh Sharma at 12:46 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Ramesh Sharma)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:46:57 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3045</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #49 (Reply to Comment #48)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3085</link><description><![CDATA[I think Sages use the skin of dead Deers.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Anand at 11:36 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Anand)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:36:50 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #50]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3048</link><description><![CDATA[This is good....<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by RAVI KAUSHIK at 1:19 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (RAVI KAUSHIK)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:19:44 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3048</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #51]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3050</link><description><![CDATA[patram puspam phalam toyam
yo me bhaktya prayacchati
tad aham bhakty-upahrtam
asnami prayatatmanah

This is my favourite text from Bhagavad Gita. As a Christian Minister, I love the word 'pray' mentioned twice here. The word 'toyam' reveals Krishna's mercy, as it translates to liqid, not just 'water'. A good christian should be reminded of his baptism with every physical contact with water. It is an excellent discipline to follow. Krishna said that eating food that was not first presented with love 'bhakty' and prayer to the Lord, was eating sin. It is wonderful to speak to plants and ask them if you can offer a leaf 'patram' to the Lord. Think how happy the plant jiva is to know his patram or puspam or phalam is destined to please the Lord. Making a plant extatic with joy, can in no way be sinful!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Alastair Carnegie at 1:28 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Alastair Carnegie)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:28:27 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #52 (Reply to Comment #51)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3493</link><description><![CDATA[oh my god...such great enlightenment...Im a christian too but i believe greatly in karma..You are so right..Im a vegetarian too..But after reading your answer >> "It is wonderful to speak to plants and ask them if you can offer a leaf 'patram' to the Lord. Think how happy the plant jiva is to know his patram or puspam or phalam is destined to please the Lord. Making a plant extatic with joy, can in no way be sinful!". I realized and decided something, from today onwards i am going to give thanks to God before each meal i take. Im going to ask God to bless the plants that have given their lives to be my meal. Thank you so much..I feel so enlightened today after reading the article and the comments..I feel really blessed to be able to read such amazing words..Thank you so much..<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by A.Mark at 7:20 am, Sat 26th Sep 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (A.Mark)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:20:07 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3493</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #53]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3051</link><description><![CDATA[very good article but not excellent
following two statements are not acceptable at any circumstances.
1. "for those people who need to have physical strength, like soldiers, meat is not prohibited."
2. "If we are preparing silk for God's pooja, then it is not a sin."
Sin means Sin no matter whether we are doing sin for what purpose.
I humbly request that plz avoid double minded statements concerned with veg-food.
Be Vegetarian
Be Hindu in true words
I may be wrong but this is my personal opinion. 
thanx<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Rajesh Kumar at 1:32 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Rajesh Kumar)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:32:50 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3051</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #54 (Reply to Comment #53)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3079</link><description><![CDATA[Pranamams,

Please understand one point, what is SIN is correctly and aptly said by Pujya Swamiji.  If you know the concept of Halal in Islam, which in a nutshell mean taking permission from the GOD or the Animal to kill and accept only as food as other forms of food is not available to consume.  Here, we are trying to have non-vegetarian food in desperation to keep up the body running.  This is accepted in our Hindu Dharma also.  

Please remember, that GOD made our human beings as vegetarians only.  Inspite our right to take vegetarian food, we should take permission from the GOD and the plant / tree itself, before harvesting the crop (remember that we need to do pooja, by which we seek the permission from the plant / tree and thank it to sacrifice its life to feed us, which is another form of Sadhana for the plant / Tree).  Earlier days, every caste persons were feeding the Brahmins for the simple reason that they are doing all the rituals, japa, reciting of Vedas, etc for the benefit of the village or kindgom or the entire universe to take the permission of GOD,the Plants / Animals, the Mother Nature itself to get rid of all our sins committed knowingly or unknowingly.  

So, I think eating non-vegetarian food is a sin if eaten in desperation and taking the permission (regularly or occassionaly).  By this I am not encouraging non-vegetarian food, but telling you when to resort to eat it. (Only when other forms of food is not available, but if any form of food is available, non-vegetarian food should be avoided.)

Be Hindu,
Be Vegetarian,
Be Positive,
Be Humble to GOD and Mother Nature.

This is a humble submission before the feet of Lord Krishna, whom I admire the most.

Madhav Daitha.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Madhav Daitha at 9:43 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Madhav Daitha)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:43:57 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3079</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #55 (Reply to Comment #53)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3108</link><description><![CDATA[Pranamas and Dhanyavaadas to the Swamijis.And greetings to fellow readers. All sorts of seemingly conflicting statements about vegetarian food are made by different religious teachers. In most of the situations, man can avoid violence (pains or death) of the animal killed for consuming their flesh as food.  For example, ahimsa silk. Another which I can add, is ahimsak madhu or honey extracted by suitable methods in which the honeybees are not killed. Whenever possible such violence or killing is avoidable, it must be avoided, or else the 'bhaava' of the one who kills/harms in these situations is obviously one of ignoring the sin involved. (In Hindu sastras,for nomads and Rajaputras (royalty) there is an available option to eat animal flesh if is obtained by direct killing, not from a grocery. To these groups meat eating is not mandatory so that those of them who want to eat only vegetarian, may do so.) Cows are killed in millions everyday, to feed the 230 strong population of the U.S. most of whom are beef eaters. The cows are slaughtered in the most cruel fashion (videos are available that show this extreme cruelty), and yet the consumers, including propagandists of Jesus' love and compassion and the milk of mercy. Meat consumers everywhere try to justify non-vegetarianism by referring to what some scientists say.  The truth is that there are scientists espousing both sides in this issue, of vegetarianism and non-vegetarianism. And of course there is an enormous agricultural lobby with a special section for beef, which speaks for the  huge business of husbandry of animals for meat production. This lobby has also the support of a huge number of pseudo or downright fake nutrition researchers who are funded by the vested interests of meat producers.  A lot of fake research, or statistically invalid experiments (due to their too short duration or lack of what are known as statistical controls) is produced. A lot of such nutrition research 'material' is thus widely distributed to various vested interests, with all manner of specious results of research, saying this vitamin is absent in vegetarian food, and that nutrition is maximum in non-vegetarian food items, etc. The vegetarianism movement is not so strong and has only to depend on the conscience and the deeper conscience of sections of people who consume meat and poultry products. This movement products videos depicting the horrors of animal slaughter which happens, for satisfying the market demand for meat and beef and poultry. Some are persuaded to opt for vegetarian food, but a few of them go back to their old  non-vegetarianism attributing some illness or inadequacy to the vegetarian option they tried.  The truth is that practically all nutrients and energy-giving ingredients are present in adequate measure when a properly selected mix of vegetarian food is consumed. It is a plain fact of nature for all to see, that the elephant and lion are examples of physical might, of which the former is even mightier than the latter, except when the lion adopts trickery (mean-minded cowardliness) to kill the elephant. Horse, as a herbivore, is among the swiftest and the agilest among animals. There is another dimension to this issue, which pertains to the role of food in determining personal characteristics. What cannot be easily subjected to the socalled scientific experimentation, is the age old Hindu wisdom that Aahaara-shuddhi determines Sattva- shuddhi : the intake quality determines the toal quality of the person. The intake, in this statement of wisdom, pertains not only to food, but also to that of the other senses, namely, what you hear, what you see, etc. Hitler, though a vegetarian, was a symbol of cruelty and tyranny, since he did not get proper education, and of course,  few in Germany, then or now, would be able to instruct him on a holistic approach for a strong, determined, ambitious yet kind-hearted person. In the Ramayana, the very first shlokas comprise a very comprehensive question plied by Valmiki rishi to another great Rishi of an even superior stature, Narada. This question is, who that man is, if any exist on this earth, who combines generosity (giving) with gratitude (acknowledging what is given), valour with discretion, and so on. Sri Rama is of course given as that one person,   Narada answers, and the rest of the Itihaasa follows.Sri Rama was such a rare specimen on earth since he was an ideal person who took care to feed not just one or two but ALL of his senses with the right intake.  Hence, to conclude, if one combines vegetarian food with all rightly chosen inputs for the other senses, a man can attain supreme saatvic excellence, which is after all a great ideal for every one of us.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by M Balakrishnan at 7:39 am, Tue 16th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (M Balakrishnan)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:39:04 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3108</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #56]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3052</link><description><![CDATA[Swamiji is very tactfully answered these questions. Actually , it depends how we perceive things based on that we can decide it's a sin or not . It's not a sin if our purposes are not selfish but to the benifit of others.Always any thing has 2 things right or wrong it just depends under what context it is & under what circumstances.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Srinidhi Kadambi at 1:38 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Srinidhi Kadambi)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:38:50 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #57]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3053</link><description><![CDATA[Eating any kind of food should be only for survival. 
We have no right to kill the silk worms just to decorate the god's idol. God has not asked us to kill something / some one to please him/her.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Srivathsan S A at 1:43 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Srivathsan S A)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:43:30 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3053</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #58]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3054</link><description><![CDATA[Excellent reading very informative<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Beena Heeraman at 2:10 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Beena Heeraman)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:10:09 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3054</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #59]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3057</link><description><![CDATA[when we cut the parts of any plant it regenerate while not the same in animals which we eat.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by pankaj srivastava at 2:17 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (pankaj srivastava)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:17:24 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3057</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #60]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3059</link><description><![CDATA[it's very impressive<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by shivalingam at 2:19 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (shivalingam)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:19:27 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3059</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #61]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3061</link><description><![CDATA[Really a thought provoking article from Swamiji. We should stop slaughter of poor animals and turn to vegetarianism


Jai Sri Krishna

Hari Om<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by nandakishore kuruppal at 2:30 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (nandakishore kuruppal)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:30:35 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3061</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #62]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3063</link><description><![CDATA[Dear All,

To my understandings that, most of plants wouldn't die if you plug their leaves, branches or fruits unless you kill them by pulling their entire root out. So, GOD has created this plants uniquely to produce foods knowing that leaving creatures including human need them. So, it's not a sin if you consume plants by plucking a part of them. Further more GOD has given them speciality to keep on growing even though we pluck/pinch/cut a part of their branches. Thus it's not a sin. Secondly as what Swmiji said, for certain plants it's life is short and we may pull them on entire root and let it go to heaven for new sadhana. That the reason GOD had given them short life. Ohm shanti.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by M.Maniam at 3:24 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (M.Maniam)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:24:21 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3063</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #63]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3064</link><description><![CDATA[My Pranams to respected Guruji.

A very well written article/dialogue. Brings out a great amount of clarity to any reader. However I have certain observations. There is too much mention of the word "Brahmana". ie "a Brahmana should do this or should not do this." Actually this article or the concept of vegetarianism has to be dedicated to entire human kind, not just Brahmanas or a shudra or a dalit or a kshitriya. I am a Brahmin myself. Thru this the entire mankind ( and not just a few castes) have to realises their true self , eveolve over various janmas and reach the Divine. In other words seek freedom from the cycle of birth and death.So vegitarianism is a universal human concept.  

Also i think this animal sacrifice is a big abberation in Hinduism. There is or there was no point in killing an innocent animal for a sacrifice and saying that the animal will go to heaven. The actual spirit is "sacrifice of animal qualities in a human being" and not a poor animals. The difference between man and animal is "Buddhi" not just intellegence , but "intellect or jnana (wisdom)". so the moment man looses his intellect and gains animal qualities of jealousy anger lust and greed and starts harming others- he needs to immediately realise that and sacrifice them - not animals. 

Overall a very good article.

Santosh Pai<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Santosh Pai at 3:39 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Santosh Pai)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:39:56 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3064</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #64]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3065</link><description><![CDATA[Great article.
I would also like to add a quote from Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3, verse 14: The devotees of the Lord are released from all kinds of sins because they eat food which is offered first for sacrifice. Others, who prepare food for personal sense enjoyment, verily eat only sin. This means that even if we are just vegetarian, it doesnt free us from the sin of killing a vegetable. The sin is much less than killing an animal, because animal has much higher consciousness, and therefore feels more pain. Plants dont have developed nervous system, and therefore the pain is much less. But we still have to suffer for that pain, because we caused it. However, when we offer the food to Lord Krishan first, as sacrifice, then only the food is karma free, or prasadam. Have you noticed the food in the temple tastes so nice. Its because its prasadam, its offered first to the Lord, and so is COMPLETELY sin-free.

So whatever vegetarian food we eat, we should offer it first to the Lord. This is sin-free food.

Jay Sri Krishna!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Nitai Kirtan das at 3:56 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Nitai Kirtan das)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:56:00 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #65]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3066</link><description><![CDATA[Hi All, I believe killing the murderer is also a 'sin' and that is because you'd be doing the same thing what the murderer did if you kill the murderer. Another thought - the murderer may also have some purpose or may kill under certain circumstances ....<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Mita at 4:21 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Mita)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:21:54 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3066</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #66]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3068</link><description><![CDATA[It really is astonishing artical in a very clear clearification. Pranam Guruji<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Gobinda at 5:11 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Gobinda)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:11:36 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #67]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3069</link><description><![CDATA[Thougtful answer by His Holiness Swamiji. Thank you.

But,there was no answer to the Q , 

Why do we need Deer Skin for Pooja? Deer is a "sadhu" animal and never hurts anyone.
Then why do we use its Skin ?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Santosh at 5:16 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Santosh)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:16:07 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3069</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #68]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3070</link><description><![CDATA[i totally support of letting people know the benefits of being vegeterian.....<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by sidharth at 5:21 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (sidharth)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:21:07 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #69]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3072</link><description><![CDATA[I am Dr V.Srinivasa Rao, Ophthalmologist Guntur Andhra Pradesh. My opinion reg. absence of sin when we eat only Vegetarian food is, the reason being absence of Nervous System for Plants unlike in Animals. Hence Plants can neither feel Physical nor Psychological pain/torture unlike animals. Hence eating Non-Veg food is SIN but not Vegetarian food.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Dr V.Srinivasa Rao at 5:37 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Dr V.Srinivasa Rao)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:37:05 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3072</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #70]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3074</link><description><![CDATA[This can be explained more scientifically by FOOD CHAIN CYCLE. 

This chain is a must for survival of plants or animals. 

Breaking or abusing of this chain leads natural catastrophe. 

Let us not attach any guilt for eating vegetarian food. 

If we do not eat it amounts to Suicide.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by NR Prasad at 5:52 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (NR Prasad)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:52:26 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #71]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3077</link><description><![CDATA[greetings om shanti many pranams blessed self

good article-except dont agree its ok to take life in service of god-deity etc.cannot see why humans believe god-deity etc will be pleased with life taken from something.think this is mans incorrect use of power/energy in life for his own use, not god-deity etc<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by yoga-prakash at 7:03 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (yoga-prakash)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:03:42 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #72]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3078</link><description><![CDATA[Though a good article not fully convincing<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by kshamaa iyengar at 7:07 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (kshamaa iyengar)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:07:49 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3078</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #73]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3081</link><description><![CDATA[This article is very good.Untill now I practised that vegetetation.Now my question is what about egg.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by T Maruthi prasad Reddy at 10:10 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (T Maruthi prasad Reddy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:10:02 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3081</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #74 (Reply to Comment #73)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3086</link><description><![CDATA[Egg is 100% non vegetarian. Only thing is it does not have a highly toxic chemials like uric acid. When the being is killed, it produces lot of acids and other negative energies. So who ever consumes it also will be affected by them. Egg has lot of negative energies which will tempt the eater to do the lower level activites. If you follow celibacy you can easily identify the foods that are culprit to you inner purity.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Anand at 12:08 pm, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Anand)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:08:45 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3086</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #75]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3083</link><description><![CDATA[what about egg.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by T Maruthi prasad Reddy at 10:13 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (T Maruthi prasad Reddy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:13:53 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #76]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3084</link><description><![CDATA[I have a question about wearing leather goods for isntance handbags etc. Purely sense pleasure. On the other hand A friend of mine have medical reasons to wear leather shoes for support. Is it a sin to wear calf/lamb leather for sense pleasure? By wearing them, do we incur great amount of sin as the butcher? to my knowledge the cow is slaughered for its meat mainly and the remaining skin is used to make handbags etc. So i'm confuse. I'm a vegetarian and totally against leather and silk simply because i feel pity for animals.  About swamijis explanation, i guess some people wish to only give silk sarees to goddess as symbol of gratitude and love. some women do that out of ignorance and innocence. so swamiji was being general. to some people who could understand better perceive it as sin and God doesnt require all that. What does one think about vegetarians who wear leather shoes and drive luxury cars that adorn with leather seats.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Nisha at 10:55 am, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Nisha)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:55:49 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3084</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #77 (Reply to Comment #76)]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3088</link><description><![CDATA[Your questions are quite obvious. one should not use these leathers for our selfish purposes. The continuous use of these leather goods leads to creation of huge demand for leather finaly culminating in killing of animals. So we are indirectly involved in the process of killing the animals. If you stop purchaging the leather goods like wallets, purse, jackets, shoes,  belts etc where lot many alternatives are available you are directly saving the life of animal. Then only your concern to the animal will be practical<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Dr Shreenivas A Desai at 1:11 pm, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Dr Shreenivas A Desai)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:11:03 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3088</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #78]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3092</link><description><![CDATA[Namaste all, Could someone like one of the Gurus if someone knows, clarify? The article was very good and helps understand the topic. As Guruji said warriors can eat meat to help their body become strong. But how about people who are born in a meat eating family or country? For ex, a muslim is born to eat halal and even cow meat, but even though its not his fault isn't he facing a big sin?
I am personally a vegetarian and a devotee of Gou mata, in our scriptures doesnt it say clearly that eating or killing Cow is a big sin?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Varun at 5:17 pm, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Varun)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:17:40 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3092</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #79]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3093</link><description><![CDATA[What about flover?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Aneta at 5:27 pm, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Aneta)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:27:12 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3093</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #80]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3094</link><description><![CDATA[I consider these answers from Guruji - Tactical answers.Swamiji should have dealt these questions more effectively. Overall, good article - but not convincing. There are many unanswered points
  1. Why the lifespan of a creature is basis for the "sin"? I personally feel that - we should look at the point - why those creatures are created. If they are created as wheat plant - its their Karma, they might have done very good karma in their previous Janma by which they could help others in this Life - the reason why they are here; to help others and get sacrificed and carry the good Karma to the next Janma. They are here to sacrifice their life for a purpose.In fact you are helping them to relieve from this life to form another variation in next life - and thus helping them to get closer to Moksha
  2. Silk question - whatever may be the reason, we are killing innocent worms for our Lord. 
  3. Similarly the Deer's skin. God doesn't ask for us to sit on a deer/tiger's skin for chanting.
  4. Some one mentioned that there is no nervous system in plants. Probably they dont have that complex nervous system as that of humans - But they do possess nervous system - Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, F.R.S., the Indian
biologist, lecturing at University College, controverted the views of Pfeffer and others that a hydromechanical disturbance or the secretion of an irritant by a wound is  necessary for excitation in plants.
  5. Someone mentioned that we should percieve the Bhavana(mind set) - I have a question. I have a very noble mindset - to please God. And I start doing Yaga and want to sacrifice a Human in the Yaga. Do you call it sin or not? So irrespective of your Perception,if you think it can help increase/reduce the SIN, - whatever you do, hurting or killing other species, will accumulate equal amount of Sin.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Another Disciple at 6:56 pm, Fri 12th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Another Disciple)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:56:30 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3094</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #81]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3095</link><description><![CDATA[An excellent article. I humbly extend my thanks to respected Swamiji. This article has resolved my questions relating to my actions as a job holder. Being a vet and deployed at a regional vet lab I was required to perform diagnostics on poultry. Usually, it involved presentation of a sick bird to the lab and in order to give a better diagnostic service to the farmer I had to kill the bird to perform postmortem examination. If I have understood well, my action of killing one or two birds to give a better treatment option to 500 or more birds in a farm would not be a sin, otherwise I might have killed over 1000 birds during my 4 and half years of service at the lab.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Raju at 1:40 pm, Sat 13th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Raju)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:40:57 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3095</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #82]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3096</link><description><![CDATA[what about milk which is purportedly required for a calf but we take it out of a cow for our own drinking ... is that not sin ? more so when we don't require milk for our survival<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Sumit at 8:07 pm, Sun 14th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sumit)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:07:32 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #83]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3097</link><description><![CDATA[I enjoyed reading the article and found it enlightening. I am not proud to say that I am a non-vegetarian. I am aware that I am a sinner but find it difficult to break this addiction to meat!I was born into a meat eating family but do have relatives who are not. My observation is that one is not pure or good just because of abstinence from eating meat.Likewise one is not evil/bad due to one's diet of choice.I am not promoting a non-vegetarian diet but many vegetarians seem to think they are superior to meat eaters simply because they are vegetarians. I think it inflates some of their egoes. Having said that, I know many vegetarians who are good and kind souls and I admire them for their moral courage in doing what is right. I guess people are people and our diet ALONE does not mould our character. Apologies if I have offended anyone.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Geeta at 10:09 pm, Sun 14th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Geeta)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:09:01 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3097</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #84]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3099</link><description><![CDATA[Pranams,
        O.K. aspects are up to satisfaction, but not complete.
Anand<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by anand at 1:26 am, Mon 15th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (anand)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:26:19 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #85]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3102</link><description><![CDATA[Very good article by Swamiji in favor of a healthier, rewarding, spiritual and peace-loving lifestyle.  As several of you before have pointed out there are a few weak arguments: (i) killing silkworms in order to offer or use 'silk' in the name of God, (ii) killing a 'murderer' is not the noblest of deeds even in the name of law let alone supreme god and (iii) the myth about physical strength comes from eating meat.  I'd say that just eating meat makes one more aggressive & intolerant and not strong (they are two different things).  

I have several muscular friends with good physique and great stamina who are vegetarians - of course, they do a lot of physical exercise.  Shaolin monks are the  greatest example.  There are also shining examples of athletic and physically endowed vegetarians in modern times - Carl Lewis, Edwin Moses, Chris Evert (tennis champion) and possibly our own Sachin Tendulkar (not sure about him though).<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by raman waran at 3:22 am, Mon 15th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (raman waran)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:22:43 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #86]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3103</link><description><![CDATA[There is another one of Swamiji's arguments that I didn't necessarily agree with: that scientists have "unstable" mind.  Granted many a scientists tend to be somewhat on the 'eccentric' side of the scale.  However, being a scientist (and a vegetarian) myself, I believe a number of scientists are also clear thinkers with stable minds.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by raman at 3:41 am, Mon 15th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (raman)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:41:41 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3103</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #87]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3106</link><description><![CDATA[Humans are gifted with the intellengence to choose between right and wrong, to progress towards enlightenment, to spread love, understanding, brotherhood.This ought to be the outcome of getting a human life in this world. And diet definitely is the input for the right above stated output. Food in its scuttle form created thoughts, mind, behavior, attitude, outlook, expressions. Meat is definitely outcome of cruelty, pain, curse and    unlimited agony when life is forcefully snatched away for our two seconds of taste bud satisfaction. How can then one expect nobleness to prevail after consuming so much of negativity. My doctor friend who is an Oncologist in Govt. Hospital attributes non veg diet for the 80% of the cancer in cancer inflicted patients. Hence if not for any religious or spiritual reasoning but just for the health reason also we should seriously avoid non-veg diet.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by MAHESH JOSHI at 3:44 pm, Mon 15th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (MAHESH JOSHI)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:44:57 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3106</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #88]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3111</link><description><![CDATA[I do not agree to this article to any extent, first of all i would like to comment regarding the concept of vegetarian.  I feel it is also necessary that some people consume Non-vegetarian food because if we look practically if all the people living on the earth started taking vegetarian diet as their daily meal the after some time their will be no food left for mankind and also for animals that are vegetarian that is herbivorous because it will not be possible to meet the demand of people by producing only vegetable and grains as for your information land is also limited so both vegetarian and non vegetarian is necessary for mankind .

secondly you commented that extracting silk from worms is a sin but for extracting it for the purpose of doing prayer to god is not a sin, don't you think it is a Hippocratic answer. i want to know do god have ever demanded any one to buy or produce silk for him.
moreover it is scientifically proven worms do not feel pain while silk is extracted from them and by some new methods they are also not killed.     

and at last i also want to convey my last message through this comment  that i am a pure vegetarian.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Apoorv at 11:10 am, Tue 16th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Apoorv)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:10:40 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3111</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #89]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3148</link><description><![CDATA[Very True<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by sandhya at 12:19 pm, Wed 17th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (sandhya)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:19:06 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3148</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #90]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3159</link><description><![CDATA[love and humble pranams to the lotus feet of bhagavan krshna,
  hari om.....
10q very much...article awares me a lot.i never had this type of motivation from any website...10q again...
swamiji/the bloggers,
     1STly..sorry, i just would like to clarify my doubt... through what i learnt in science...living things are depending to each another... why is it a sin when we follow that? i'm still blur. it is not that i can't be a vegetarian. it's just that i can't understand why is it a sin when we depend on other creatures for nutrition... is that have been stated in garuda puranas??? if yes what is the punishment???<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by keeirtiniy at 10:06 am, Thu 18th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (keeirtiniy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:06:11 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3159</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #91]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3179</link><description><![CDATA[It is an excellent Article.as given by Sri Sugunendra Swamijee.He is serviving the society through his S"adhana" not only in India but., internationally also.The other day I am impressed to visit the Sri krishna Vrindavn Temple in New Jesrey .,USA.I pray for all his blessings and Success of humanity.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by kavs at 11:38 am, Mon 22nd Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (kavs)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:38:25 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3179</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #92]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3182</link><description><![CDATA[Namaste,The article is enlightening.I enjoyed reading the article and all my doubts regarding this were cleared.I am really confused with a very big question about how is this universe created? Who is the first person who has steped on it? Who has actually created it? They say there are seven worlds,is that true??Is there any world existing under the ocean??<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Naishitha at 2:47 am, Tue 23rd Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Naishitha)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:47:50 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #93]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3241</link><description><![CDATA[good articleby swami ji. but most of comentraters have not understood hinduism.
1)in sanatan dharma we belive that GOD is only one & a small part of GOD menifested as this whole universe round us thus whole universe is pervaded by GOD so no matter where you seek him you can reach himbut they can .the difference is only in the levil of manifestation(16kalas in all, which are broad LEVELS of menifestations).
now people say hindus worship multiple GODs where as we do worship 33crore DEVIS & DEVTAS (who are devine beings with higher level of menifestations of GOD but not paramatma themselves)as they have reached those higher states by 1)aligning to the GOD`s will &2)being sted fast intheir focus on GOD & 3)imbibing the GYAN.the level in above three atainment governs the level of GODs menifestation in them(kala).since they are aligned ,focused & have gyan of GOD they represent his will & canhelp in our journey towards GOD. also hindu`s dont worship devis & devtas themselves but the GOD in them. we start the process of our journey by seing & realizing god in objects around our selves murti puja etc are just a means to that.
now for veg vs nonveg question:-1)shastra basis:lower the level of mnifestation in an object(kalas) the less it is afected by us if we eat it eg:- non living have only 0ne kala(only form at any level). so when you eat iron it remains iron no matter what you do with it & either after death or in our excrition it conmes out as iron with minimum change so minimum karma(not sin). plants have 2kalas(form & prana )so little more karma compared to minrals(more a plant is evolved more karma in killing it.).animals have 3 kalas(form,prana & mana)so much more karma than plants(more evolved animals have higher level of mana so more karma in killing them).now humans have 4kalas(form,prana,man,& buddhi)so even more karma involved in killing him. more over we as vegitarians prefer not to kill even a plant  that is why take we prefer fruits & vegitables ripend & if possible fallen from the tree or from dead tree. harvesting once the plant is dead
2)scientific side:- a)human anotmy i) jaw & teeths: our  jaws & teeths are no no way similar to  to hunting or scavenging animals.they absolutly unsutable for eating animals without the use of tools(for cuting & tearing ) & cooking as these ocured much after the advent of human being. ii)nails :- human nails are totally unfit for hunting (especially toe nails)when compared to hunting animals.iii)human body our strenth,speed ,jumping etccompares us us very poorly to hunting animals.iv)foodpipe(long like herbivorous),stomach(acid concentrations in carnivorous is much more as compared to us aalso their stomac lining much better at acid resistance) & intestines(very long unlike carnivorous 7 LIKE HERBIVOROUS) all are for veg food only.
 IT PROVES WE ARE NOT DESIGNED AS HUNTERS OR SCAVENGERS. WE DO SO ONLY THE AID OF TOOLS & PARAPHERNALIA WHICH IS VERY RECENT IN ORIGIN COMPARED TO HUMAN HISTORY. EXCEPT FOR VERY SMALL BIRDS ETC WE CANT KILLany animal even if we do we cannot tear & eat it without tools. SO FAR THE ARGUMENT that we can digest it i`ll say we can digest human blood & meat also, so are we  ment to  be canibals.  
B)NEUTRITION:-i)carbohydrates:an essential component of food & available only in veg scources so it proves that humans cannot be carnivorous.ii)fats: most of animal fats are(highly saturated barring some marene fish oils .& since marene fising is locationally not applicabe to whole human race & is requires tools ) unfit for human consumption as main scource.iii)antioxidents:- here also veg food far supirior(i feel non veg foods with exception of milks dont provide antioxidents).iv)vitamis,minrals 
& enymes: here also fruitas & vegitables etc are far ahead of non vegf scources.
v)PROTEINS:- amino acid profile of nonveg food is better than MOST(not all) vegitables,fruits & cerials & pulses when considerd individually. but when mixed together i,e eaten in combination these vegitable foods are good  enough scource of proteins(with good amino acid profile & biological value)i,e wheat is deficient in lycene,where as corn is deficent in trytophan,pulses are deficient in methionine so individually their biological value is very low but mixed together they are as good as any. hence we see there is no merit in argument that nonveg has any advantage so far protein is concerned if we eat mixed food. & suplimented with milk & milk products protein issue is just not there.vi)fibre:-plenty in veg food absent in non veg food.
c)toxicity:-i)harmones: all meat products will have high level of adrenalinen & other harmones changing our behavior pattern(rash behavior) besides causing health problems
  ii)toxins in blood meant for excrition by  kidneys or skin will harm us & over load our excretery system & liver. iii)toxins in fat:- many of the toxins absobed from food are renderd harmless by storing in fat layers that are eaten with nonveg food. this is of utmost importance in the age of pesticide , dioxine & other  pollution where the toxins gatherd by animal in its lifetime are eaten in one go on daily basiswhere as vegitarians  get only a very small fraction of this. iv)desease& infections: this is a risk almost(barring  cattle keepers) exclusive to nonveg people in present circustrances.
d)environment:-non veg food requires in genral i)4to 50 times the land requiered(& hence deforestation if reversed this alone can solve all carbon emissins problem) by a vegan,ii)spends 6to 15 times the enrgy(green house gas emisions & carbon footprint),iii)causes 4to 10 times polution(meat,poltry & dairy animals are scource of 15 % of green house gases by their blurping,ficle matter roting etc this does not include enrgy spent by the industry in rearing them) 
besides it promotes monoculture in plant & animal with all conciquent risks.
e)social i) behavior problems:due to toxin load in blood & adrenaline & other sustences like it meat eaters  are genreally found to be more agressive than vegiterians also vegiterians contribute much less to law & order 7 other social problems than their% in soceity. also where people arer involved in sloughter in comunity there is genral hardening of attitudes towaqards voilence towards animals inperticular & towrds all voilence in genral hiostory,philosphies & thiologies bear witness to this. ii) animal rights this is a area where hardly any thing can be said in favor of nonveg food
so we see that nonveg food does not stand on any ground.for any discussion cantact me on sanjaynarain@yahoo.co.in<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by sanjay narain at 7:26 am, Mon 29th Jun 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (sanjay narain)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:26:53 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3241</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #94]]></title><link>http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/992/1/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Importance-of-Vegetarianism/Page1.html#Comment3410</link><description><![CDATA[I am sorry to say this sounds very shallow. Sad but true many swamis today believe what the western world has mislead us to believe.
I totally agree with Ravi. I cannot understand the concept of Silk.
Also with someone else who said that earlier people had strength.
Todays raw food movement and with athletes like Tim Van Olden and scientific research that shows muscle growth in old people who are on a raw vegetarian diet. This refutes the baseless argument that humans need meat for strength.
Do you know that there are people who say Rama ate Beef and Brahmins used to like Beef.(I have debunked these claims which I will not discuss now). But there are people who have listened to the above nonsense and tried to justify it, by saying that even cow was used for sacrifice(but that is far from the truth).
I think these guru is also doing the same, just justifying meat eating, without getting into the depth of the issue. There is no record of meat eating by anyone in ancient times.
Even if they did it is not a justification to meat eating.
It is wrong to bet your wife while gambling, but the Pandavas did it.
Does that mean we all should go betting our wives?? (If we get to the depth of the issue we will realize why it happened)
I refuse to believe that meat eating is need for strength at all. It is just false propaganda which has made way. We have our new age sadhus trying to be diplomatic and "acceptable"  by they give such stupid explanations for meat eating.<br/><br/>
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