dear hema munisanker
our teeth structure is not made to eat non vegetarian we dont have canine, sharp protruding teeth like carnvorous animals we are herbivorous means live
on vegetarian food which contains all the proteins , vitamins, see elephant does it flesh no. it is all habit human being is a bundle of habits, you should make up your mind to get rid of the habit, initially just eat 50 grams in a week then slowly shift to fortnight, month and finally quit
that is because quran is after mohammed paigambar and bible after after jesus but hindu dharma is sanatana means time less age less may be before geeta (5148 years back ) it teaches satvik food if you eat non veg it will make rajasic and tamasic
god bless you
swamiji
god bless you
swamiji (SWAMI KRISHNANANDA)
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Dear Sadak,
Please tell me wherein in Bible or Quran it is said.
B.S
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Shree hari
harekrishna
maharaj ki pranam
i have one doubt quran ,bible allowed non-veg.but bhagavadgitha is not allowed to non veg. pls clear my doubt
harekrishna
hema munisankar
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Shree Hari Ram Ram
This is copied from Sadhak Sanjivani. Please read what is said under "AMEDHYAM" . That should answer your question.
Gita says -
"That which is half-cooked or half-ripe, insipid, putrid, stale, polluted and impure is the food that is dear to the Tamasa." (Gita 17:10)
"Yaatayaamam gatarasam pooti paryusitam ca yat
ucchistamapi caamedhyam bhojanam taamasapriyam." (Gita 17:10)
Yaatayamam - refers to half-cooked, or half-ripe, or overcooked, or overripe foods and off-season fruit and vegetables kept usable through refrigeration.
Gatarasam refers to fruits etc which lose their juice due to exposure, or fruits etc whose essence has been taken out through some processing or equipment.
Pooti - refers to putrid foods that smell offensive such as onions and garlic, and wines which are rendered foul through a fermentation process.
Paryusitam - refers to cooked foods which are kept over-night and includes things like chapati (indian bread) dough prepared and kept overnight for later preparation. It does not include sweets prepared from milk, butter, ghee and sugar as these do not get stale or spoiled if allowed to stay overnight.
Ucchistam - refers to foods left over on a plate after a meal or food which is either seen or smelt or partly eaten or touched by some animal are made impure or considered previously used and unfit for another's use.
Amedhyam - refers to meat, fish and eggs etc are very impure items. Lord does not even wish to call out the names of these impure foods, as they are considered as good as corpses that even on touching one needs to take a bath / shower.
Api ca is the expression used to convey that besides the above mentioned foods, all other foods forbidden by the scriptures according to one's stage in life or social order, such as certain lentils (masoor), turnips and carrots that are prohibited are also included in tamasika food.
Bhojanam taamaspriyam - Such food are dear to an ignorant (taamasika) person. Thus a man's aim, direction and faith become known by the food which is dear to him.
Even if pure (sattvik) food is eaten having attachment for it, it becomes rajasika (from mode of passion). If eaten in excess, it becomes tamasik (inertia filled, leading to darkness).
Often the inner intent (bhava) determine the outcome, as even stale / dry food when offered to God, eaten in moderation by chanting God's name becomes pure (sattvik).
From "The Bhagavad Gita - Sadhak Sanjivani" by Swami Ramsukhdasji in English pg 1783 and Hindi page 1048.
Meera Das, Ram Ram
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Balam balavataam caaham kaamaraagavivarjitam
dharmaaviruddho bhootesu kaamo'smi bharatarsabha (Gita 7:11)
O Arjuna, I am the strength of the strong that is free of desire and passion (attachment). In beings, I am desire that is not in conflict with virtue or scriptural injunction. (Gita 7:11)
Comment - Pure strength and the strong, righteous desires and beings - these all are only Bhagwaan (God).
Question - Strength born of delusion, or desires that are in conflict with scriptural injunctions, are these not Bhagwaan (God)?
Answer - Inspite of being Bhagwaan, these (i.e. strength possessed of attachment and desire, are to be abandoned, not worthy of acceptance or emulation. This is because the outcome of strength born of ignorance and desires that are in conflict with scriptural injunctions, is that Bhagwaan come to us in the form of pain, sorrow, grief, distress, suffering, hell and more, which is not to anyone's benefit.
From Gita Prabodhani by Swami Ramsukhdasji
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Dear all,
Ultimately, it boils down to personal choice based on considerations of compassion and treading lightly on the planet, so to speak.
If one is open to discover truth at unexpected places, one may want to look at a youtube video called "If slaughterhouses had GLASS WALLS everyone would be VEGETARIAN" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odgldsDVDis
In the meanwhile, i humbly submit the following for your reading pleasure and kind reflection:
If all the insects on earth disappeared, within 50 years all life on earth would disappear. If all humans disappeared, within 50 years all species would flourish as never before. ~Jonas Salk
The Perspective of a Buddhist Vegetarian in China
When a scholar named Chou Yu was cooking some eel to eat, he noticed one of the eels bending in its body such that its head and tail were still in the boiling point liquid, but its body arched upward above the soup. It did not fall completely in until finally dying. Chou Yu found the occurrence a strange one, pulled out the eel, and cut it open. He found thousands of eggs inside. The eel had arched its belly out of the hot soup to protect its offspring. He cried at the sight, sighed with emotion, and swore never to eat meat.
Yours in Self,
khaaksaar
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Hari Om
No scripture or religion anywhere in world allows / recommends consumption of non veg food. Neither quran nor bible nor gita.
dilip
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Dr.Guptaji's response is amazing. I had read about being fruitarian some 20 odd years ago in Linda Goodman,s Star signs. She was an astrologer from America and had arrived at and identified her thinking with Indian philosophy. She had experimented it herself, she wrote. Now, challenge is also that there is so much use of chemicals in growing fruits also. How safe are they to consume, we do not know. If our body is fit for fruits then moving towards that may overcome that challenge also.
The current consumption is based on grabbing from and manipulating nature. There is no asking nature to sustain our bodily existence and being thankful for what she has provided. The concept of 'prasada' is being thankful. Now we have commercialised that also!
Bland food to raw food to fruits could be a path. And all the other responses from seekers here are hand posts, lamp posts and hand holders in the path.
Lajmiji if we look at instances that demanded justification, people have always used selective quotes. Manu Smriti is a standard example. Some history researchers opine that vegetarianism is the influence of Jainism in India, Brahmins being quick to catch the logic and for their own survival adopted it. There is a subhashita that says, "puranamityeva na saadhu sarvam......." I agree with Sri Mike Keanor that mankind has been quoting selectively to suite the convenience of situations.
I thank the questioner and all the responders
Humbly
Veena
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OM. VANDEGOMTRAM
IF GOD IS ONE THE PREACHINGS OF GOD WILL BE REMAINED THE SAME. IF GEETA DOESN'T ALLOW NON-VEG(MEATARIAN) PRACTICES , THEN HOW QUR'AN/ BIBLE? IT'S THE PERCEPTION OF THE HIGH QUALITY OF SCHOLARS THAT QUR'AN IS NOTHING BUT SHORT VERSION OF VEDAS( 4 VEDAS).
Dr. V. D. Sharma
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Mortal weakness in Animalism
"Eating vegetables only" and "Vegetarianism" are two different issues though very much connected deep within! "Eating vegetables only" or "herbivouring" is one's choice rooted in one's living habits and at the most in some perceived socio-ethical convictions. Vegetarianism is of essence from spiritual perspective. "Animalism" is the ever-growing survival craves along with the evolution of living beings ... ever-mounting anxiety of living is the fee that the fellows are charged with. Becoming a "Vegetarian" is the essence of all spiritual practices in order to attain PEACE.
Then what is the spiritual fault in an "animal"? HUNTING!
"Hunting" is the root cause for all the miseries that haunt the so-called self-proclaimed "sentient" beings! The animalistic tendency to search for food … ... secure food ... better food … much better food ... is the root cause for building apprehension, tension and anxiety within behind every activity an animal tries to tread. As its intellect grows ... its anticipatory skills grow ... its crave for hunting intensifies ... scope of its hunting field expands ... many non-edible entities, non-physical entities and even non-cognitive entities are gobbled into the definition of this "food" now ... expectations build up exponentially regarding the very game ... the life becomes a crafty gamble, a cunning fight and even a raging war! The animal called "human" is a testimony for this!!
The human species' success is solely founded in its hunting skills. The man got tired of hunting for food and developed many methods and technologies for farming his food so that he need not "chase" the food anymore. Agriculture and animal farming made the food available to the fellow at his door steps to his beck and call. The man learnt successfully to have food without hunting. Yet ... the hunting continued in subtler layers ... the hunting craves percolated deeper and stronger ... the objects of hunting outgrew edible food soon ... hunting field spread its expanse over many more physical, cognitive as well as imaginary dominions confounding the fellow further with much wilder horizons and much heavier burden of living!!!
The fellow learnt to build castles fortes around to secure one's shelter so that the fellow is no more hunted by other species for their food. The humans have successfully learnt NOT to become food for other hunters per say. But, the predator remains and the fellow remains a prey, rather a meeker one! The fellow is all the more vulnerable being exposed to a deep-rooted exponential growth of desires and fears within! The fellow is hunted by his very fellow beings! If not, the fellow is invariably haunted by his own insatiable appetite for hunting within!! The fellow is perpetually devoured by one's own desires and fears!!!
Hunting is the root cause for all miseries as it haunts the very hunter all the time. Before hunting, potential of finding a meek prey haunts. While hunting, the fear of being outrun by the prey and losing the game haunts. After hunting either depression haunts in case of failures or ambition haunts in case of success. All through, the fellow is haunted by a deep-running fear of becoming a potential prey to another hunter ... even if there is no physical presence of such a hunter, the fear keeps hunting the fellow from within no matter what!!! Therefore, it is of foremost importance for a spiritual seeker to identify the deep-rooted animalistic instincts engraved deep within in order to appreciate the nature and power of the hurdle one needs to face ... to gather the spiritual synergy from deep within to maneuver the hurdles effectively ... to eradicate the very hurdles at their very roots in order to cut the existential bonds thereof. "Vegetarianism" is the spiritual synergy to wage the war on the very war-monger within!!!
Respects.
Naga Narayana.
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Dear Hema munishankar,
In the Rig Veda,the description of Ashvamedha Yagnya is given in detail...
The Horse which returns after being unchallenged,giving the King confirmation that the rulers of all the territory covered by the horse,are now his vassals...Ashvamedha Yagnya preparation are begun in right earnest by inviting learned Brahmins of his Kingdom,is first given alcohol and good food,till he is drunk...and then...the horse is dragged to the Yagnya Kunda deginning with the Royal Family first the King,his Queen,the Princes and Princesses and close relatives of the Royal Family,the te Nobles and their wives poke Large needles made of Gold...then the lesser ranks with Silver needles and so on upto the commoners with iron needles which makes the already drunk Horse,mad with rage... by the time he reaches the Yagnya Kunda...
where very cruelly,each limb of his is severed and "roasted over the fire"...and hold your breath, distributed among the Brahmins first and then the others present... ! ! !
That,will give you the present hippocracy being practised...and backed by so-called learned Pundits in India...with selective quotes only... ! ! ! !
COMMENTS/CRITIQUES ARE INVITED...
But I wonder if these more puritanical-than-God members will allow it...from my past experience,I have concluded that they are I'm afraid too scared to face the TRUTH...
With the very best wishes,
Yogesh Lajmi.
GOOD LUCK !
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Contd ...
Spiritual awareness through VEGETARIANISM …
The animal instinct that is deep-rooted within is the possessive chase for existence - the desires, lust and greed developed toward perceived favorable conditions. So is the paranoia in living - the fears, hesitance and resistance developed against the perceived unfavorable conditions. Therefore, any insistence or demand on the food one eats as well as all other "living conditions" is NON-VEGETARIANISM. Chasing tasteful food and amenities as well as running away from distasteful food and other adversities with an insistent and intense crave for "achieving" perceived targets is non-vegetarianism, animalism in other words.
Accordingly, vegetarianism is the prescription that balances the chasing or hunting instincts groomed within. Look at any plant on the earth. It just lives. It does not choose its place of living and the environment. It just lives wherever it happens to be implanted to its best possible sense. It just draws whatever food is available beneath Mother Earth to its best abilities. Whatever sunshade it is graced with, it absorbs the energy thereupon to its best abilities. Whatever breeze that it can savor, it just savors. Rain or storm ... it just receives. If the nature ought to face a calamity, it just partakes in it with no attempt of cessation. It is born to Mother Earth. It remains with Mother Earth in all conditions with absolute equanimity ever. It just merges back to Mother Earth with ease. Rather it remains always merged within Mother Earth. The plant never appears to "struggle" through its life irrespective of the natural ambience it is exposed to and disposed with. It adapts itself to suite the natural ambience around for its survival.
The self-proclaimed "sentient" or "dynamic" animal may take pride in its apparent mobility - the so-called freedom to move - as if it could supersede a plant's existence. Animals, particularly the humans, are the ones who strongly believe to demand Mother Earth to suit to their whims and fancies! But everything is recycled - matter, energy and vitality - through any animal just the way it happens through any plant ... Sasyamiva pachyate martyah sasyamivaajaayate punah ... Animals would rapidly deplete there species in the absence of the plants. Animals remain within Mother Earth's womb irrespective of the mobility they attain. Their belief of any independent existence apart from Mother Earth remains mere myth! The so-called sentient and intelligent beings have so many things to learn from the unassuming vegetation around in order to realize the arrogant myth they nurture within and harbor around. Animals, the humans in particular, need to learn the great equanimity with which the plants live on this earth.
Observing the vegetarian existence around with transparent respect and adopting vegetarian life style within with absolute reverence is VEGETARIANISM, living in equanimity! Any incremental advancement toward the same is also worth the effort. VEGETARIANISM is continuous enhancement of one's life-style within in order to savor the nectar of life everywhere.
Ajagara Vritti is one of the most respected Upaasanaas prescribed to a serious seeker. Jada Bharata, one of the fore-fathers of the famous Raama, is well known for this spiritual practice. The animal that hunts the least is a python. It just stays still in a place waiting for its food to cross its way ... whatever comes across is its food! So is a serious spiritual seeker's life ... minimize the race for living ... minimize the chase for existence ... minimize the hunt for amenities. Acceptance of life becomes less conditional; the anxieties whether the life takes its course through an existence that you identify yourself with or not starts eroding. The appreciation rattles the validity you have projected on those identities staking your very existence ... the identities starts loosening their grips ... and eventually wither away notwithstanding the magnanimous indifference they are disposed with. The infinite flux of life is felt deep within as IT flows through everything ... as IS ... as EVER ...
Ooncchaa Vritti is another highly respected practice prescribed to serious seekers. There is a great note on this in Mahaa Bhaarata after the Ashwamedha Yagnya. In here, the Upaasaka would no cut "his" food away from any other living being consciously. He would solely depend on the matter-energy clusters that are already on the verge of exiting from their living integrity or already have taken an exit. For example, a fruit that falls down from a tree, the grains left behind in the field, the food presented with no force or persuasion behind, etc. The body needs food to live and yet the individual residing within takes a conscious decision NOT TO DEMAND for the same from any other quarter of life. The fellow lives naturally as fed by the nature at times. The fellow becomes TRULY SENTIENT, absolutely dynamic with no constraints of any kind, as all his/her bonds to any existential element for one's very existence is obliterated. No meanings are generated by any transactions - whether the food is presented or taken away, does not matter. The very meaning in any specificity is lost as the very dependence on the same is withdrawn completely. The fellow attains THE FREEDOM as IS and as EVER just like a plant ...
Naiva tasya kritnaartho naakriteneha kashchana |
Nachaasya sarvabhooteshu kashchidartha vyapaashrayah ||
Any conscious effort toward Ajagara Vritti or Ooncchha Vritti - VEGETARIANISM in other words - takes the seeker that much closer to THE PEACE. Any natural orientation within toward the VEGETARIAN way of existence would align the fellow toward the eternal EQUANIMITY all around.
Respects.
Naga Narayana.
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Quran and Bible are the words of persons who are born in this earth. Quran is around 1400 plus years old and Bible is about 1700 years old. These are written by the followers of the respective professors.
Quran is applicable to those who follow the principles contained in that text. Bible is also the same. These have later became as religions. Man in the name of Mohammed was born and he preached some principles. Some people followed it. The speaches of Mohammed was later called Mohammadeeyam and their text was named as Quran. When a man writes something, the likes and dislikes of that particular man will be reflected in those lines. It should also be understood the time and place of such people. The situation prevailed at that time will also influence the writer or preacher and it will be reflected in their speeches. These are purely visible in Quran and Bible. If kill and eat is also a part of those texts, it shows the living standards of people of that time of that place.
At the same time, Hinduism is not a religion. It is a way of life. There is no man born with the name of Hindu and therefore Hinduism is not a religion and therefore it is not manmade. In our basic texts no where the word Hindu is appearing. It is a way of culture - sanskar. The basic textures of Hinduism is the Vedas. It is given to the mankind by Brahma - the creator of this Jagat. The power who created all the creatures of the earth, all the trees, grass, all the animals, worms and man etc., he cannot advise a particular section of the created beings to kill another creature and you eat it. The Hinduism - be precise, the Sanatana Dharma, does not approve and does not allow to follow any killings of anybody. Bhagawat Geeta is also a part of that culture and therefore it will also not say to kill somebody and eat.
VIJAYANJI
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This great as well as difficult to comprehend
answer is most scientifically revealed by
sri sri sri swami Yukteshwar Jee Maharaaj
in his book HOLY SCIENCE
which has teaching revealed to him
by Lord Krishna in person
in immense detail.
In short
he tells that
Human biology is
neither meat eating
neither vegetable or grass eating
rather is fruit eating
This is based on
a) variable ratio of two lengths
in various diet eaters
1) digestive tract length from mouth to anus
2) direct surface anatomy length between mouth opening and anus opening
the ratio is variable in all three eaters in tune of
1) three
2) ten
3) thirty
b) covering areas of molar teeths
in non veg,vegetarian and fruit eaters
by biological protective layer called enamel
same fruit diet importance is symbolized by
1)gift of berries to Lord Rama by Shabri mata
2)highly popular stories of beri tree in Golden temple complex
3) penance by Parvati Jee by eating fruits alone
4) immense scientific proven value of fruits in
protection from cancers as rich in antioxidants
vitamin A,C,E and free radical scavangers like
lycopene and mixcarotein.
The major difference between fruit and vegetable
is that fruits have anaerobic respiration whereas
vegetables have predominantly aerobic respiration
however inter variations exists.
The anaerobic food donot further disturb the
already existing oxygen free radical disturbances
in non healthy disease human body.
please note that science has shown free radical
disturbances in genesis of almost all disease in humans including cancer,diabetes,heart diseases
hypertension,connective tissue disorders etc.
"Dr. Puneet Gupta"
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Dear Hema Munishankarji
Growing meat for consumption takes 200 times more energy and natural resources for production than vegetarian food. This is reaseach data. If my meat eating takes away availability of water, the jeevajala to ten others, why eat meat? Similarly good silk production deprives many people of good drininking water. Non availability of good drinking water leads to diseases and we have to live among the same people to whom we deprive of water. Obviously we also become responsible for their pains........
This is an example for Poojya Swamiji's comment.
Humbly
Veena
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The Bible says that God created humans and animals as vegetarians. Animal sacrifice was required as atonement for sin - In our own ancient Vedic practices, animal sacrifices were made and meat was eaten as a token that that sacrifice was accepted by god. Christians say that all sacrifices in all ancient religions were looking forward to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross for human sin and rebellion. Christians do not insist that bhaktas of Jesus should be non-vegetarians.
LT.
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HELLO
hunting was done by the upper classes for deer & other game. it was eaten ,hence in my opinion there is no bar for people to eat non veg food
balbir singh
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Fellow members,
In bhagavadgita or any upanishat does not speak about veg and nonveg. That is because we knew since ages that one form of life has to depend on anothr form of life for surviincreases sexual capacity.val. When you cut a Bhendi and eat it, do you think you have not killed any life. Bhendifood. has life and each bhendi seed ha spotentially hundreds of lifes. The only no-life substance you eat is salt and that is not for survival but taste. Bhagavadgita has not banned NV
Gita does talk of quality of food. Saattvika food, Raajasa and Taamasa foods. In both Veg and nonveg Satvika et exist. please refer to ch. 17 of Gita. It is a misconception that Gita etc insist on veg food.
Certain meats decay very fast. particularly the meats of carnivores decay fast and hence not conducive to health. For example, in the trij-border of AP, Odisa, and ch Garh, there is a foolish notion that consumption of the meat of panther increases sexual capacity (it does not). So people hunt for panthers and eat the meat. The problem is that the meat decays so fast that by the time it is coked and served it turns out to be poison and those who eat it fall sick leading to death also. that is why in Kautilya's artha Saastra, a whole lot of time is devoted to meats, their acquiring, selling and consumption. Bible (Old testament prohibits some meats on the basis of hygine as well as prejudice, so does quran. But in the New Testament no such restriction is made.
Food is for survival and indulgence in food, veg or nonveg is harmful and is also lust.
Samudrala Krishna
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-Shree Hari-
Namaste!
Rather than get bogged down in a load of quotes, let the scriptures be tested.
To me the very worst of things Hindu comes from the Law of
Manu(smtri/samhita)(The Best from the Veda),I will give an example:
By not killing any living being, one becomes fit for salvation." (Manu-samhita
6.60)
Manu II. 213). Killing of a woman, a Shudra, or an atheist is not sinful. Women
are an embodiment of the worst desires, hatred, deceit, jealousy and bad
character. Women should never be given freedom (Manu VIII. 270). If he mentions
the names and castes of the (twice-born) with contumely, an iron nail, ten
fingers long, shall be thrust red hot into his mouth (Manu VIII. 271).
I reckon that would kill the retched shudra. Diabolical a complete violation of
human rights.
My point being If you quote something like this smrti as authority, then you
must embrace it all you cannot select this and that. In other-words accept all
or reject all.
Plants not only have senses but are aware of you intentions, you can kill a fish
in a fish farm in a fraction of a second, with no prior warning. Also to say
well we now with modern methods are able to show plants can feel sense and so,
now but not in the past, but we can now, but we have to eat something. Also by
being a vegetarian, one should at least acknowledge you are killing by proxy;
have you any idea, how many millions of lives are destroyed to grow crops.
Hunter gatherers were never a threat to the environment, farming of all types
are with possible exception of ocean sea farming.
All humans have elastas in there gut, its function is to break down elastin
connective tissues.
Re sinful persons will be eaten by the same creatures they have killed in this
world." (Bhagavata Purana 11.5.14)
Prima faci it can't be proven this way or that, but a heck of a lot of people do
remember past lives, a can never remember being eaten by a chicken, I know I
know, the spin doctors will say "Ah yes but you could come back as a cockroach
and the chicken may then eat you".
Here's a point, palm oil plantations are displacing and destroying complete eco
systems, and the poor orangutan are dying in there droves, all for some cooking
oil.
I am not saying eat meat, do as you please, do it from compassion and measured
consideration not out of fear.
Om... Shanti...
Mike Keenor
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-Shree Hari-
Namaste!
Lets not get too caught up in spin to prove a point with semantics:
Question: "What does the Bible say about what foods we should eat (kosher)? Are
there foods a Christian should avoid?"
Answer: Leviticus chapter 11 lists the dietary restrictions God gave to the
nation of Israel. The dietary laws included prohibitions against eating pork,
shrimp, shellfish and many types of seafood, most insects, scavenger birds, and
various other animals. The dietary rules were never intended to apply to anyone
other than the Israelites. The purpose of the food laws was to make the
Israelites distinct from all other nations. After this purpose had ended, Jesus
declared all foods clean (Mark 7:19). God gave the apostle Peter a vision in
which He declared that formerly unclean animals could be eaten: "Do not call
anything impure that God has made clean" (Acts 10:15). When Jesus died on the
cross, He fulfilled the Old Testament law (Romans 10:4; Galatians 3:24-26;
Ephesians 2:15). This includes the laws regarding clean and unclean foods.
Romans 14:1-23 teaches us that not everyone is mature enough in the faith to
accept the fact that all foods are clean. As a result, if we are with someone
who would be offended by our eating "unclean" food, we should give up our right
to do so as to not offend the other person. We have the right to eat whatever we
want, but we do not have the right to offend other people, even if they are
wrong. For the Christian in this age, though, we have freedom to eat whatever we
wish as long as it does not cause someone else to stumble in his/her faith.
In the New Covenant of grace, the Bible is far more concerned with how much we
eat than what we eat. Physical appetites are an analogy of our ability to
control ourselves. If we are unable to control our eating habits, we are
probably also unable to control other habits such as those of the mind (lust,
covetousness, unrighteous hatred/anger) and unable to keep our mouths from
gossip or strife. We are not to let our appetites control us; rather, we are to
control them (Deuteronomy 21:20; Proverbs 23:2; 2 Peter 1:5-7; 2 Timothy 3:1-9;
2 Corinthians 10:5).
Mike Keenor
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Before asking this clarification, you may clarify as to what you mean and understand by the words 'veg' and 'non-veg' as saadhaka understands BOTH vegetables [vanaspati] and animals [including birds, fish and reptiles] are living beings and need to be killed before eating them.
Humbly,
Saadhaka
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Shree Hari Ram Ram
Please read prior gita-talk postings on similar topic. Click on the links to read -
Why should one be a Vegetarian ? Does Gita say not to Eat Meat?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gita-talk/message/2527
Why be Vegetarian ? After All Plants Also Have Life ?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gita-talk/message/2834
Vegetarianism: Recommended in Vedic Scripture
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gita-talk/message/627
Vegetarianism: Supported in the Bible
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gita-talk/message/626
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