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Recieved: 2002/08/22 01:31
Subject: [K-list] Re: Re; Smoothing Out The Process
From: Bhavin Desai

Regarding the consumption of meat, the Indian Hindu Yoga point of view is
that a certain limited level of human spiritual development can be achieved
while still eating meat. However, to go above and beyond that limited
level it is strictly necessary to be vegetarian. Sometimes the process is
completely automatic and the switch can take as little as a day. One of my
(English) teachers switched immediately after listening to a Yoga lecture
given by my Grand Master, Swami Dev Murti Ji. However, the process is
usually gradual and requires some conscious effort (ie "will power").

The killing of animals for food, whether directly or indirectly, involves
all the participants acquiring bad karma. The implications of this are
obvious. The idea of stopping the consumption of red meat is at least a
first step towards being vegetarian. This can be followed by stopping the
consumption of birds, fish, eggs, (insects?), etc. Milk, especially cow's
milk, is recommended for human spiritual development, and the bad karma is
negligible.

There are a limited number of exceptions, where meat is allowed. One is
during certain circumstances during war time. Another is for particular
types of medicine, but always taken in tiny amounts.

You may be interested to know that Swami Dev Murti Ji says "Telling a lie
(Asatya) is as bad as eating meat".

Bhavin.

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