Vegeterianism

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Dear Sai brother Salian,

May i express my views on your observations.

The Carniverous animals kill and eat flesh.they eat only for their

survival and not for any sensual satisfaction.

Ratnakara was a forest dweller who used to kill and rob people and

indulge

in violent activities.The moment he was revealed of the law of Karmic

consequences he repented and turned towards sathwic ways - simple living

meditating being clean inside and outside constant contemplation of

God,

He adopted in toto to Sathwic life style- the result- ratnakara

became Sage Valmiki.

Initially,Ratnakara defended his actions- he was indulging in violent

activities only for the sake of his family and not for himself, second

he was unaware of the higher self, and Divine laws .But once he was informed

in clear terms, itwas an instant reveletion -he renounced violence adopted

to ascetic schedules of life , firmly installed God within and from then

onwards there was no looking back.

Many steps are required to catapult ourselves from Ratnakara that we

are - in a sense- to a higher level if not to sage Valmiki level.

To attain this we have to necessarily follow the Divine prescriptions.

I have read about people in Siberia or nearby placeswhere vegetation

itself is rare and there is compulsion to survive only on nonveg food.But

even here there are devotees, Sai or Iscon, who without compromising, strive

to live on vegetarian food and sathvic life style.

To summarise, my dear brother, do,not think analyse debate argue, just

live the Sai way. Swamy being avatar is with us always. so proceed with

full faith

Sairam

Crishnan

"L.T. SALIAN" wrote:

Though I endorse

that Vegeterianism as ideally suited for Spiritual Living. It is not an

end by itself. I have come across some Non Vegetarians who otherwise are

God fearing and live a life full of human values. I have also come across

some Vegeterians who are absolutely Tamsic in nature. So

essentially I feel, what is important for each one of us in the Sai Family

is living a life full of human values & eradicating the Tamsic qualities.It

is no use saying that we are Vegeterians but otherwise possessing animal

qualities. Developing Sathwic qualities is a

constant process and does not happen overnight. For some it may take many

lives, for some a lifetime and for a rare few & fortunate the transformation

can be instant and total as a result of their good Karmas (I call it Karmic

credit) & Sai's Grace. To conclude I will say Vegeterianism is not

a spiritual tag to be worn as a visiting card but to be sincerely

used as a tool for spiritual pursuit & spiritual development. These

are my humble views and I stand to be corrected. Sai

Ram