1:36nihhatya dhārtarāṣṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdanapāpam evāśrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ1:37tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣṭrān svabāndhavānsvajanaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava In Śloka 36 and 37, Arjuna
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Namasthe Swamiji, For my question below, the answer follows : From my spiritual inquiries, it seems killing an animal/bird for food or medicine is justified in our Sasthras, but same time a devotion to Ahimsa and Universal Love is expected from the mankind. I feel both are contradicting. Even when we adhere to vegetarian food, we are killing them as they too have a life/consciousness within, but we cant avoid food too. So how to understand the spiritual justification in killing a living thing for food, by a person who respect and love Ahimsa ? Posted by Binumon G 2014-04-19 Answer: Understand, plucking a plant, its leaf or fruit will still give birth to new plants, but cutting an animals’ head will not give birth to its child. Even vegetarian food, one should not waste. But what I want to know is, any justification there in having non-veg food, or can we say a spiritual seeker should not kill or eat animal/bird/fish and it is ultimately wrong in doing so?
Posted by Binumon G on April 22, 2014
Giving pain to others affects the spiritual growth of a seeker.
If you eat non-veg, you can not expect any advancement in your spiritual journey.
(It is not hunger, but craving for taste that drives you to non-veg food).
In Geetha the Sathwik food that helps you, is clearly written.
HariOm!
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