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Hare Krishna. For millions of years humans have been worshipping God in diety form. It's only in the past 2000 years that man made religions have banned image worshipping. As these religions are created by man and not God. They canno understand God. The Greeks, Romans, Chinese, Egyptians, and others all worshipped God in image form. The followers of the Vedic religion have also worshipped God in diety form for millions of years and it's God who has been creating the image worshippers at his will.

Does God Want Man to Eat Meat?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> When discussing the topic of killing (meat eating) with Christians and Muslims. They ultimately justify killing animals for food by pointing to their scriptures. Thus the main reason why man kills for a living (meat eating) is religion. The Bible and Koran both state that animals are food. They both claim that their scripture is the word of God and thus there is absolutely nothing wrong in killing innocent animals. <o:p></o:p> This raises the question would God want man to eat meat? <o:p></o:p> This question can be answered by looking at the health, economic, and violence issues. <o:p></o:p> 1. Health<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Is meat good for us? <o:p></o:p> It’s a scientific fact that vegetarians are healthier than meat eaters. Scientific studies show that vegetarians have a much lower risk of suffering from diseases like cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and other health disorders compared to meat eaters. <o:p></o:p> Scientific Studies Support a Vegetarian Diet <o:p></o:p> A major study reported in the British Medical Journal found that, of 5000 meat-eaters and 6000 non-meat eaters, vegetarians had 40% less risk of cancer and 30% less risk of heart disease than the meat-eaters and were 20% less likely to die of any cause (Oxford Vegetarian Study). A US study of 50,000 vegetarians showed a very low rate of cancer (Seventh Day Adventist Study, Massachusetts). It has been estimated that by following a low-fat vegetarian diet, the risk of food poisoning is decreased by 80%. A balanced vegetarian diet is better for humans than one that includes meat (from TIME magazine, July 2002). An 11-year study of 1,900 German vegetarians has found mortality from cardiovascular disease to be 61% lower in male vegetarians and 44% lower in female vegetarians than the general population. <o:p></o:p> Hypertension can contribute to heart disease, strokes, and kidney failure. A number of studies have shown vegetarians to have lower blood pressure than meat eaters (Sacks 1974, Armstrong 1977). <o:p></o:p> The British Medical Association (1986) stated that vegetarians have lower rates of obesity than meat eaters. <o:p></o:p> Vegetarians have lower rates of colon cancer than meat eaters (Phillips 1980). <o:p></o:p> There is overwhelming scientific evidence to prove that a vegetarian diet is much more healthier than a meat based diet. Eating meat can seriously damage your health. <o:p></o:p> What about Protein? <o:p></o:p> Most people are brainwashed into thinking that meat is the only source of protein. The simple fact is that there is plenty of protein in a vegetarian diet too. Would God want man to eat food that will increase the chances of suffering from major diseases, reduce the quality of life, and reduce the life span? <o:p></o:p> Absolutely not. <o:p></o:p> Would you want your children to eat food that is not good for them? No? <o:p></o:p> Similarly God doesn’t want his children, you and me, to eat food that is bad for our health. <o:p></o:p> 2. Economic<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Does it make economic sense to raise animals for food? <o:p></o:p> It takes at least 17 kg of corn, beans, grains etc., many gallons of water, and some time to produce just 1 kg of beef. This is like investing $17 in a bank term deposit and withdrawing $1 at maturity. <o:p></o:p> The 17 kg of corn, beans, and grains would feed at least 20 people while the 1 kg of beef would feed at most 2 people. <o:p></o:p> Does it makes any sense to feed an animal 17 kg of vegetation, many gallons of water, provide shelter, allow some time, and then cut it’s throat and kill it to produce 1 kg of meat? <o:p></o:p> Would it be better just to take the 17 kg of vegetation and feed on it directly rather than having it go through an animal and then feeding on the animal a much reduced quantity of food? <o:p></o:p> The reason why somewhere in the World a child dies of starvation every two seconds is because of slaughterhouse mentality as described above. If the millions of acres of land, which is used to grow food for animals, were used to grow food for humans directly then there would be at least 10 times more food than currently. Thus there would be no poverty in the World. <o:p></o:p> About 70% of the crops grown in the US are fed to animals and not to humans. The mentality is that convert 17 kg of vegetarian food into 1 kg of meat so that at most 2 people can eat instead of at least 20. Also there is the thrill of killing the animals, which is very much liked by the followers of the non-Vedic religions. <o:p></o:p> If everyone in the world became a vegetarian, there would be no such thing as poverty. But unfortunately the majority of the humans simply can’t give up the thrill of killing innocent animals and so the children will have to continue dying due to starvation at the rate of 2 every seconds. Would God want man to turn 17 kg of vegetarian food into1 kg of non-vegetarian food (meat). <o:p></o:p> Absolutely not. <o:p></o:p> 3. Violence<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Is violence related to meat eating? <o:p></o:p> What do all the terrorists have in common? What do all the violent criminals have in common? What do all the murderers have in common? <o:p></o:p> The simple answer is that they are all killers of animals (meat eaters). <o:p></o:p> Have you heard of vegetarian terrorists? Have you heard of vegetarian criminals? Have you heard of vegetarian murderers? <o:p></o:p> The over whelming majority of the violent people in the World are meat eaters and not vegetarians. <o:p></o:p> How does meat eating make one violent? <o:p></o:p> By killing for a living (meat eating), the human mind develops a taste for killing, which leads to a mentality of violence. The mentality of killing animals spreads to killing humans too. People who kill animals are much more likely to kill people too. This is a fact as the terrorists, and the most violent criminals are animal killers (meat eaters). <o:p></o:p> The vegetarians don’t kill for a living (no meat) and so their mind develops a taste for non-violence, thus a mentality of non-violence. The mentality of a vegetarian is that killing is totally wrong, thus the killing or even injuring of humans is totally unthinkable. <o:p></o:p> The US government spends billions of dollars each year on combating terrorism. They think by going after those with guns and bombs will solve the problem. They totally ignore the root cause of violence. Which is human mentality of violence, caused by killing for a living (meat eating). <o:p></o:p> The simple formula for stopping terrorism and violence in the world is: <o:p></o:p> No Meat= No killing = No mentality of violence = No terrorism/No violence <o:p></o:p> What about killing the plants? <o:p></o:p> There is a big difference between cutting grass and cutting the necks of chickens. Killing plants and animals is not the same. <o:p></o:p> Would God want man to kill for a living (meat eating) so that they can develop a mentality of violence and become killers of humans too? <o:p></o:p> Absolutely not. Why is the Cow Sacred to the Hindus? <o:p></o:p> The human mother drinks cows milk, and from it produces her milk, which we humans drink at birth. Then at 3 months we start drinking cows milk in a bottle then in cups. We also eat delicious foods made from cows’ milk. Foods like ice cream, yogurt, cheese, and curd. From our birth to our death we rely on cows milk. Thus the cow is considered a mother as she provides us with nourishing food for life. How can you kill such a mother? <o:p></o:p> Every time you eat pizza, ice cream, yogurt, and other foods made from cow’s milk, you should be very great full to the cow. <o:p></o:p> How can you kill a mother that provides nourishing food to you for life? <o:p></o:p> The cow is also the favorite animal of God, Lord Krishna. Why? Since the cow provides nourshing food to Lord Krishna’s children, you and me. Lord Krishna is very much greateful to her. Would you be greateful to someone who feeds your children, or would you order them to be killed and eaten? <o:p></o:p> Lord Caitanya, who was an incarnation of Lord Krishna states in the Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi-lila chapter 17, verses.165-167. “Cow-killers are condemned to rot in hellish life for as many thousands of years as there are hairs on the body of the cow.” <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p>

Does God Want Man to Eat Meat?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:" /><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> When discussing the topic of killing (meat eating) with Christians and Muslims. They ultimately justify killing animals for food by pointing to their scriptures. Thus the main reason why man kills for a living (meat eating) is religion. The Bible and Koran both state that animals are food. They both claim that their scripture is the word of God and thus there is absolutely nothing wrong in killing innocent animals. <o:p></o:p> This raises the question does God want man to eat meat? <o:p></o:p> This question can be answered by looking at the health, economic, and violence issues. <o:p></o:p> 1. Health<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Is meat good for us? <o:p></o:p> It’s a scientific fact that vegetarians are healthier than meat eaters. Scientific studies show that vegetarians have a much lower risk of suffering from diseases like cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and other health disorders compared to meat eaters. <o:p></o:p> Scientific Studies Support a Vegetarian Diet <o:p></o:p> A major study reported in the British Medical Journal in 1994 found that, of 5000 meat-eaters and 6000 non-meat eaters, vegetarians had 40% less risk of cancer and 30% less risk of heart disease than the meat-eaters and were 20% less likely to die of any cause (Oxford Vegetarian Study). A US study of 50,000 vegetarians showed a very low rate of cancer (Seventh Day Adventist Study, Massachusetts). It has been estimated that by following a low-fat vegetarian diet, the risk of food poisoning is decreased by 80%. A balanced vegetarian diet is better for humans than one that includes meat (from TIME magazine, July 2002). An 11-year study of 1,900 German vegetarians has found mortality from cardiovascular disease to be 61% lower in male vegetarians and 44% lower in female vegetarians than the general population. <o:p></o:p> Hypertension can contribute to heart disease, strokes, and kidney failure. A number of studies have shown vegetarians to have lower blood pressure than meat eaters (Sacks 1974, Armstrong 1977). <o:p></o:p> The British Medical Association (1986) stated that vegetarians have lower rates of obesity than meat eaters. <o:p></o:p> Vegetarians have lower rates of colon cancer than meat eaters (Phillips 1980). <o:p></o:p> There is overwhelming scientific evidence to prove that a vegetarian diet is much more healthier than a meat based diet. Eating meat can seriously damage your health. <o:p></o:p> What about Protein? <o:p></o:p> Most people are brainwashed into thinking that meat is the only source of protein. The simple fact is that there is plenty of protein in a vegetarian diet too. Thus would God want man to eat food that will increase the chances of suffering from major diseases, reduce the quality of life, and reduce the life span? <o:p></o:p> Absolutely not. <o:p></o:p> Would you want your children to eat food that is not good for them? No? <o:p></o:p> Similarly God doesn’t want his children, you and me, to eat food that is bad for our health. <o:p></o:p> 2. Economic<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Does it make economic sense to raise animals for food? <o:p></o:p> It takes at least 17 kg of corn, beans, grains etc., many gallons of water, and some time to produce just 1 kg of beef. This is like investing $17 in a bank term deposit and withdrawing $1 at maturity. <o:p></o:p> The 17 kg of corn, beans, and grains would feed at least 20 people while the 1 kg of beef would feed at most 2 people. <o:p></o:p> Does it makes any sense to feed an animal 17 kg of vegetation, many gallons of water, provide shelter, allow some time, and then cut it’s throat and kill it to produce 1 kg of meat? <o:p></o:p> Would it be better just to take the 17 kg of vegetation and feed on it directly rather than having it go through an animal and then feeding on the animal a much reduced quantity of food? <o:p></o:p> The reason why somewhere in the World a child dies of starvation every two seconds is because of slaughterhouse mentality as described above. If the millions of acres of land, which is used to grow food for animals, were used to grow food for humans directly then there would be at least 17 times more food than currently. Thus there would be no poverty in the World. <o:p></o:p> About 70% of the crops grown in the US are fed to animals and not to humans. The mentality is that convert 17 kg of vegetarian food into 1 kg of meat so that at most 2 people can eat instead of at least 20. Also there is the thrill of killing the animals, which is very much liked by the average person. <o:p></o:p> If everyone in the world became a vegetarian, there would be no such thing as poverty. But unfortunately the majority of the humans simply can’t give up the thrill of killing innocent animals and so the children will have to continue dying due to starvation at the rate of 2 every seconds. Would God want man to turn 17 kg of vegetarian food into1 kg of meat, involving killing innocent animals and ensuring millions of children die of starvation? <o:p></o:p> 3. Violence<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Is violence related to meat eating? <o:p></o:p> What do all the terrorists have in common? What do all the violent criminals have in common? What do all the murderers have in common? <o:p></o:p> The simple answer is that they are all killers (meat eaters). <o:p></o:p> Have you heard of vegetarian terrorists? Have you heard of vegetarian criminals? Have you heard of a vegetarian murderer? <o:p></o:p> The over whelming majority of the violent people in the World are meat eaters and not vegetarians. <o:p></o:p> How does meat eating make one violent? <o:p></o:p> By killing for a living (meat eating), the human mind develops a taste for killing, which leads to a mentality of violence to others. People who kill animals are much likely to kill people too. This is a fact as the terrorists, and the most violent criminals are mostly animal killers (meat eaters). <o:p></o:p> The vegetarians don’t kill for a living (no meat) and so their mind develops a taste for non-violence to other living beings. <o:p></o:p> The US government spends billions of dollars each year on combating terrorism. They think by going after those with guns and bombs will solve this problem. They totally ignore the root cause of violence. Which is human mentality of violence, caused by killing for a living (meat eating). <o:p></o:p> The simple formula for stopping terrorism and violence is: <o:p></o:p> No Meat= No killing = No mentality of violence = No terrorism/No violence <o:p></o:p> What about killing the plants? <o:p></o:p> There is a big difference between cutting grass and the necks of chickens. Killing plants and animals is not the same. <o:p></o:p> Would God want man to kill for a living (meat eating) so that they can develop a mentality of violence and become killers of humans too? <o:p></o:p>

In march 2001 when the Taliban destroyed the Dieties of Lord Buddha, I was praying that Lord Buddha takes revenge on the barbaric Taliban. My prayers were answered. By Nov 2001, nearly all the Taliban were destroyed in the same way they destroyed the Lord Buddha dieties. Blown out of caves. It was George Bush who ordered the Taliban to be destroyed. All glories to him. Lord Buddha used George Bush as an instrument to destroy the Taliban. He will continue to use him as an instrument to destroy all the evil terrorists of the world. All glories to him.

Most Hindus don't know the beauty and absolute truth about Hinduism, the only religion where God is actually known. In the other religions it's all specualtion. www.Gitamrta.org is a site which is preaching the message of the Bhagavad-gita. The only site where you can listen to the 700 verses of the Bhagavad-gita in 6 languages with one click, free. The only site where you can quickley learn about the differences between Hinduism and the non-sense religions.

Just chant hare krishna and always think of krishna. The demons will run.

Beliefs and Facts of Hinduism 1. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world, dating back to millions of years. 2. Hinduism is the most peace-loving Religion of all. This can be proven by the fact that Hindustan (The Land of the Hindus) or India has never attacked or invaded another nation. The Hindus have never stolen land belonging to others. The other religions certainly cannot say the same. 3. The Hindus have the richest culture of all. 4. The Hindu scriptures are the oldest known to man. There main scripture of Hinduism is the The Bhagavad-Gita. The Bhagavad-Gita is the only word of God in Person. It is the conversation between a man called Arjun and God himself in the human form, Lord Krishna. 5. Hinduism preaches that there is only ONE god, who has many different manifestations. Hinduism is the only religion based on following a God who was actually seen by millions of people in the past and who will be seen again by millions in the future. God appeared as Lord Ram about 2 million years ago, as Lord Krishna 5000 years, as Lord Buddha 2500 years ago, and will appear again as Lord Kalki in 427,000 years time. 6. Hinduism is the only religion, which clearly states that there is life on other Planets, and actually gives description of life and the names of other Planets with living beings. This information can be found in the Shrimad Bhagavatam. 7. Hinduism preaches that the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation, preservation and dissolution. There are four ages (Yugas): Satya Yuga: The age of the truth and true religion. The yuga lasts 1.728 million years. Treta Yuga: The introduction of ignorance takes place in this age. The yuga lasts 1.296 million years. Dvapara Yuga: Increased decline in the truth and religious values takes effect in this age. The yuga lasts 864,000 years. Kali Yuga: The age of irreligion and ignorance. The truth being virtually non-existent. The yuga lasts 432,000 years. We are now 5000 years into the Kali Yuga, after another 427,000 years. The Satya Yuga will start, and true religion (Hinduism) will once again be the only religion of the world. 8. Hindus believe in the law of Karma. Karma is the Law of action and reaction. For every action we take, we face a reaction in the future. Do good today, and tomorrow will be good day. Do bad today, and tomorrow will be a bad day. Nothing happens by chance or luck. Everything happens according to our karma. The Law of Karma 9. Hindus believe in Reincarnation. The soul passes from one body to the next. We never die we just keep changing bodies. What you will be in your next life will depend on your karmic actions taken in this and previous lives. The Reality of Reincarnation 10. Hinduism preaches that God is present in the heart of every living being, including animals, as the super soul, accompanying the individual soul. 11. Hinduism is the only religion, which preaches vegetarianism. All life is sacred, to be loved and revered, and therefore practice non-injury. The action of killing and eating animals is very bad karma and will have equal opposite reactions in proportion. Due to the law of Karma, if you kill and eat animals now, you will be killed and eaten in the future. You will be treated the same way you treat others, including animals. Must We Kill In Order To Live? 12. The oldest and most systematic language in the World is a Hindu language, Sanskrit. 13. Hinduism preaches that all living beings have a soul. The only religion, which preaches that animals too have a soul. 14. The Worlds first University was established by the Hindus in Takshila (India) in 700 B.C. It had more than 10,000 students from all over the World studying more than 60 subjects. 15. Ayurveda is the oldest medical science. 16. The most intellectual game of all, Chess. Was invented by the Hindus. 17. Martial Arts and Meditation originate from the Hindus.

I hate this new system, the old one was better. Old is always gold.

Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami is a raskal if he says the Bhagavad-gita is man made.

Gitamrta, I understand your intentions, but please use a different name, but you can still advertise the site. Thanks. Kamlesh Patel www.Gitamrta.org

Hindus have the right to react to terrorism.

Hare Krishna. Don't worry about being initiated or not. That makes no difference. If you are a ISKCON life member than it's free for 3 days to stay in a ISKCON guest house. Otherwise you can stay and just pay. The ISKCON guest house is the best place to stay as there will be other western and non-western devotees you will feel at home with. My wife and young kids stayed in Maypur and Vrindavan guest houses in July 2005 and they loved it. The main point is that don't eat food off the street vendors or drink water from the tap. Only bottled water.

Hare Krishna. It's because of so many non-sense preachers in the Vedic religion that sanatan dharma is trailing behind and so many Hindus are being fooled into converting to man made godless religions. These bogus Vedic preachers are also on this site. They say all religions lead to the same path and so on. What non-sense. The conclusion of the Bhagavad-gita is very clear. "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear. " Lord Krishna (Bg 18.66) Lord Krishna doesn't say follow any path, only his path. There are articles on the www.Gitamrta.org which very easily defeat the philosophy of all the other godless religions. All the serious preachers should read and spread this to others. Articles like: Are all religions the same? Does God want man to eat meat? There is only one God Why Lord Krishna is the only God Questions from a Muslim/Christian, answers from a Hindu and so on. Reincarnation and Karma are scientific facts. The Genesis preaching of Adam and Eve being the first humans is complete non-sonse according to the evidence of humans existing for millions of years. The non-Vedic religions are godless religions as they do not know who is God.

Hare Krishna. The main thing is the food and water. Only drink bottled water and don't eat food sold on the streets. It's very tasty but your stomach is not used to it so it will reject it. There are plenty of places to stay in Vrandavan, but best to get advice from someone at the ISKCON temple. The taxi drivers and others are generally looters, so be very careful. Overall it will be a great experience, but there is plenty of poverty. But don't lament, it's due to karma that people suffer or enjoy. Good luck.

Hare Krishna. I just bought and watched this DVD. It's very good and would advise all to see it. It shows various spiritual places like Mayapur, Haridwar, Jaipur, Hrishikesh, Gangotri... Visit www.gangamovie.com I am myself making a Bhagavad-Gita DVD which will be available in June 2006.