BEING VEGETARIAN ...

-- AHIMSA(NON-VIOLENCE) is an important tenet of the Indian 
      religions (Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism). Ahimsa 
      means kindness and non-violence towards all living things 
      including non-human animals; it respects living beings as a 
      unity, the belief that all living things are connected.

-- BUDDHA has told " AHIMSA PARAMO DHARMA"
        ("NON-VIOLENCE is DIVINE- RIGHTEOUS WAY OF 
        LIVING")

-- MAHATHMA GANDHI was following AHIMSA in word 
        & spirit.

-- SWAMI VIVEKANANDA has told ferocious animals 
        eating NON-VEG food are violent & restless by nature 
        as compared to VEG eating animals which are calm 
        & nonviolent by nature. This you can observe in a zoo.
-- NON-VEG FOOD is THAMASIC in nature & is not good
        for both BODY & MIND !
-- GOD wanted me to be a VEGETARIAN in my 15th year.
         My father was a VEGETARIAN from his college days by
         following GHANDHISM.My father lived with good health
         for 97 years.
-- JAINISM  has taken AHIMSA so far that, their MUNIES 
        broom the place before sitting, tie mask to mouth so that
         flies & insects may not die.Jains eat supper before 6PM
        not to take any risk of killing any insects late in the night.
         THEY ARE PURE VEGETARIANS. 
-- One of my friends told me, he ate pork in a hotel & worms 
        started eating him inside, so much so, he was to be 
        operated !
-- In a NON-VEG  EATING community wedding party you 
        may find only 1% of people eating VEG FOOD. That is
        how people run after NON-VEG FOOD TASTE ! 

   

JAIN RELIGION SYMBOL

CAUTION! DON'T KILL THE INSECT !

PAINTING SHOWING BUDDHA'S COMPASSION TOWARDS ALL ANIMALS,CREATURES

SRI MAHAVIR BHAGWAN THIRTHANKARA OF JAINISM

SRI MAHAVIR BHAGWAN THIRTHANKARA OF JAINISM

JAIN MUNIES WITH MOUTH MASK

GREENS & VEGETABLES

VEGETARIAN COOKED FOOD

In Hindu,Jain & Buddhist traditions the concept of nonviolence
is translated into the practice of following virtues--

-- non-injury to all living beings.

-- not causing pain & suffering to others including animals 
        and creatures

-- compassion towards all living creatures.

-- abstaining from animal & human sacrifices.

-- cultivation of forgiveness,universal love and friendliness.

-- non-violent reaction to violent thoughts,words & actions.

-- mental & verbal nonviolence towards self and towards 
        others.

-- abstaining from meat eating.

-- abstaining from hunting,animal fights,and similar practices
        in which animals are subjected to cruelty & suffering.

POSITIVE POINTS FOR BEING VEGETARIAN

(OTHER THAN THE ABOVE)

-- Biologically when we analyse human body as compared to 
        carnivorous animals, teeth, intestine length, digestive 
        juices in stomach etc. it is found, human body is designed 
        for vegetarianism. 

--  It seems clear that humans are anatomically and 
         instinctively suited to a diet of fruit, vegetables, nuts, 
         seeds, perhaps grains and dairy products.
--  Meat is high in saturated fats. The cholesterol that 
         accumulates on the arterial walls constricts the flow of 
         blood in the body, placing a greater burden on the heart 
         to pump harder. Cholesterol is clearly a major factor in 
         the causing of heart attacks — the number one killer of  
         meat eaters— and crippling or lethal strokes .

         vegetarian diet can prevent 90% of our thromboembolic 
         disease and 97% of our coronary occlusions.
-- For meat eaters incidence of cancer is high, as meat may have that.
-- Meat, being material from a corpse, has a far greater 
        amount of harmful bacteria than vegetarian foods.
-- Kidneys are loaded three times more in non-veg eaters.
--  If meat eaters are asked to kill the animals they eat, they 
       won't be able to do it.
-- Meat eating involves cruelty to animals,without any 
        compassion & value for life.

-- Vegetables are economical--cost of vegetables vary from

        Rs.10 to Rs.40 per Kg where as cost of meat varies from 

        Rs.150 to Rs.300 per Kg.

-- Egg(chicken) produced in farms are considered vegan as 

        there is no life in them ie, they cannot be hatched.

        However this is left to the individual.

        I am a vegetarian & I am not eating eggs.

NEGATIVE POINTS FOR VEGETARIANISM  
-- PESTICIDES used for growing vegetables is not good for 
        health.Hence organic farming method should be followed.

SPIRITUAL ANGLE --A real incident in SHIRDI SAI BABA LIFE STORY.
A person approached SHIRDI SAI BABA who was unable to 
walk due to knee joint pain prayed for relief. SAI BABA told 
him that it may take about a year & that he should stay with 
BABA.The person was a butcher by profession.Even after 
one year, his condition improved but not fully cured.BABA 
told him to stay six more months.BABA told him that as a 
butcher he has killed so many animals that it is taking time to 
recover.BABA also advised him to change his profession 
after he left SHIRDI !!