mark 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 Haribol Could anyone say what are the vedic views of wearing leather ? Since becoming interested in K.C, and becoming vegatarian I have not purchased any leather goods, but am still wearing leather belt / shoes that I bought in previous years. I have managed to find a website in the UK that sells 'veggie' shoes/belts, and so will buy replacememnt items from there when I need them. In the mean time is it ok to carry on wearing these old leather items of shoes/belts ? I feel a bit guilty about wearing them. I guess real Vaishanavas would not wear any leather? Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kcp1982 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 Hare Krishna. This is a very important issue, one that most Hindus and some hare krishnas overlook. Leather is generally made from cows. I know many Hindus who are vegetarian but have leather sofas, car seats, jackets etc.. We should not kill cows and thus we should not buy leather, it's that simple. But we are all guilty in some ways because we buy leather belts and shoes. We should avoid these where possible. Sometimes it's not possible to buy non-leather belts and shoes, so we can buy leather belts and shoes and maybe Lord krishna will forgive us, but there is absolutely no excuse to buy leather sofas, leather car seats and leather jackets. NO LEATHER CAR SEATS NO LEATHER SOFAS NO LEATHER JACKETS NO LEATHER WALLETS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nrsinghadev 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 actually there are plenty of leatherfree shoeshops available nowadays. Just recently I ordered a 2 pair of "vegetarian shoes" from mooshoes.com, gotta tell ya feels good and fits good too. At least now I don't feel like a hypocrite when I speak to people about vegetarianism while wearing my leatherfree shoes! Haribol! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imported_yasodanandana 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2005 "In the mean time is it ok to carry on wearing these old leather items of shoes/belts ? " it is ok, no problem... do not wear them in the temple and that's all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2005 Haribol, May I recommend the following webite/company for non-leather shoes and belts (in the UK) http://www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk/ I have been very pleased with the shoes I bought from them. Humble obeisances Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
