EAT VEGITARIAN FOOD

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VEGITARIEAN FOOD BEST VALUE FOR PEACE/CAM/NO

ARGUMENT/SILENT/FORGIVING/MORE ETC.

 

BY.DR.J.PERUMAL.B.E,M.B.A.Ph.D

 

In the words of Albert Einstein " It is my view that the vegetarian

manner of living, by its purely physical effect on the human

temperament, would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind…"

 

As far as the protein requirements of the human body are concerned

these can be easily met by making fruits, vegetables and nuts a part

of our daily intake, which few realize or want to accept.

 

Despite all the available evidence that points to no extra

nutritional, physiological or psychological justification for meat

eating millions all over the globe continue unabated.

 

So why do we continue to do so is what comes to one's mind

instinctively. Two simple reasons seem to account for this

irresistible urge. One could be a habit and conditioning and secondly

because some simply savor the taste of it and relish it to

temptation.

 

Well then we must have the courage to admit it and not attempt to

justify it for reasons of health. However if you decide to practice

spirituality, meat eating is one of the habits you need to

necessarily drop before you embark on this journey.

 

It implies not just killing life, which violates one of the primary

rules of right conduct, but also creates Heat in our body wasting

away in the process loads of bodily energy which otherwise would have

been used for better digestion.

 

The Hindu Dharma Sutras (Code-books) have prescribed rules of

conduct, duties, rights and obligations for us to follow. Non-

violence (ahimsa) is one of the prescriptions in there for the

eternal way of living happily in this world as we humans do not have

the moral right to take away a life or cause sorrow to others.

 

It is a simple dharma to live by, for if we destroy others for the

sake of our own pleasure , we are cutting at the very root of human

life's glory and thereby degrading ourselves. Even though life exists

in all beings, in both the vegetable and animal kingdoms, there are

degrees of evolution and in the manifestation of intelligence.

 

The degree of feeling and understanding, of mental and physical pain,

is less developed in plant-life as compared to the animal-life.

According to our dharma sastras, the purpose of human life is to know

the Truth. In order to know the Truth, we must sustain our lives, but

with proper discrimination.

 

Although life must be sustained with life, it should be done by

causing the least Pain and disturbance to nature. This means that

even when eating vegetarian food we should eat moderately. From a

medical standpoint also many people today are advised to reduce their

fat and cholesterol intake, which generally means the reduction of

red meat in their diet.

 

These scriptural injunctions make us wonder at times if people

strictly practiced vegetarianism back in the vedic ages or were they

too meat eaters like us.

 

The vedas and the dharmasastrs both prohibit it, except under certain

circumstances as a concession to human weakness, which sometimes

makes us incapable of living up to a higher ideal. The sastras

explain for instance, which animals can be eaten on which day of the

month, when eating meat is prohibited, and what special rituals are

to performed before eating meat.

 

These facts and restrictions in our sastras were meant to help them

rise above craving and ideally practice vegetarianism. Non-vegetarian

food was, however, allowed for a particular class of people, the

ksatriyas,or the ruling class.

 

For other classes, such as the business people (Vaisyas) or the

philosophers/teachers (Brahmins), hunting and meat eating was not

allowed. Why was this distinction made? The kshatriyas nature of work

required them to have the strength to fight for their nation. They

underwent training in defense (hunting) and needed animal protein for

physical strength.

 

Yet the kshatriyas too were told that after a certain age even they

should ideally renounce that type of life, take to sannyasa (the

order of renunciation), and go to the forest for contemplation.

[Guest guest]

vegetarian food and lifestyle = peace, silence, forgiving, no

arguments, [no strife, no andolaans, etc]

 

Dr. Perumal: If this equation is correct, one may assume the

following:

 

a) countries with predominantly non-vegetarian populations should be

having fights and andolaans, unrest, all the time

 

b)while countries with predominantly vegetarian populations should

be peaceful all the time with little or no fighting, arguments,

upheavals, wars, andolaans, protests etc.

 

Without naming countries, I submit to your scholarship, a or b are

true?

 

The equation can be extended to lists too, but I do not want to

start another flame-war!

 

I think crowding is the answer, not diet as to why people argue,

fight, brawl, insult others and so on. Crowding increases

aggression, not only in humans but also rats and mice. Must be some

unique attribute of animals, perhaps!

 

RR

 

 

, "drjperumalphd"

<drjperumalphd> wrote:

> VEGITARIEAN FOOD BEST VALUE FOR PEACE/CAM/NO

> ARGUMENT/SILENT/FORGIVING/MORE ETC.

>

> BY.DR.J.PERUMAL.B.E,M.B.A.Ph.D

>

> In the words of Albert Einstein " It is my view that the

vegetarian

> manner of living, by its purely physical effect on the human

> temperament, would most beneficially influence the lot of

mankind…"

>

> As far as the protein requirements of the human body are concerned

> these can be easily met by making fruits, vegetables and nuts a

part

> of our daily intake, which few realize or want to accept.

>

> Despite all the available evidence that points to no extra

> nutritional, physiological or psychological justification for meat

> eating millions all over the globe continue unabated.

>

> So why do we continue to do so is what comes to one's mind

> instinctively. Two simple reasons seem to account for this

> irresistible urge. One could be a habit and conditioning and

secondly

> because some simply savor the taste of it and relish it to

> temptation.

>

> Well then we must have the courage to admit it and not attempt to

> justify it for reasons of health. However if you decide to

practice

> spirituality, meat eating is one of the habits you need to

> necessarily drop before you embark on this journey.

>

> It implies not just killing life, which violates one of the

primary

> rules of right conduct, but also creates Heat in our body wasting

> away in the process loads of bodily energy which otherwise would

have

> been used for better digestion.

>

> The Hindu Dharma Sutras (Code-books) have prescribed rules of

> conduct, duties, rights and obligations for us to follow. Non-

> violence (ahimsa) is one of the prescriptions in there for the

> eternal way of living happily in this world as we humans do not

have

> the moral right to take away a life or cause sorrow to others.

>

> It is a simple dharma to live by, for if we destroy others for the

> sake of our own pleasure , we are cutting at the very root of

human

> life's glory and thereby degrading ourselves. Even though life

exists

> in all beings, in both the vegetable and animal kingdoms, there

are

> degrees of evolution and in the manifestation of intelligence.

>

> The degree of feeling and understanding, of mental and physical

pain,

> is less developed in plant-life as compared to the animal-life.

> According to our dharma sastras, the purpose of human life is to

know

> the Truth. In order to know the Truth, we must sustain our lives,

but

> with proper discrimination.

>

> Although life must be sustained with life, it should be done by

> causing the least Pain and disturbance to nature. This means that

> even when eating vegetarian food we should eat moderately. From a

> medical standpoint also many people today are advised to reduce

their

> fat and cholesterol intake, which generally means the reduction of

> red meat in their diet.

>

> These scriptural injunctions make us wonder at times if people

> strictly practiced vegetarianism back in the vedic ages or were

they

> too meat eaters like us.

>

> The vedas and the dharmasastrs both prohibit it, except under

certain

> circumstances as a concession to human weakness, which sometimes

> makes us incapable of living up to a higher ideal. The sastras

> explain for instance, which animals can be eaten on which day of

the

> month, when eating meat is prohibited, and what special rituals

are

> to performed before eating meat.

>

> These facts and restrictions in our sastras were meant to help

them

> rise above craving and ideally practice vegetarianism. Non-

vegetarian

> food was, however, allowed for a particular class of people, the

> ksatriyas,or the ruling class.

>

> For other classes, such as the business people (Vaisyas) or the

> philosophers/teachers (Brahmins), hunting and meat eating was not

> allowed. Why was this distinction made? The kshatriyas nature of

work

> required them to have the strength to fight for their nation. They

> underwent training in defense (hunting) and needed animal protein

for

> physical strength.

>

> Yet the kshatriyas too were told that after a certain age even

they

> should ideally renounce that type of life, take to sannyasa (the

> order of renunciation), and go to the forest for contemplation.