Vegetarianism: Recommended in Vedic Scripture.
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Vegetarianism: Recommended in Vedic Scripture Often times I hear Indians, Hindus, or followers of the Vedic path explain that meat-eating is all right, that the Vedic shastra does not condemn it. Of course, in this day and age the meat industry means the systematic slaughter of thousands of animals on a daily basis. But if we actually research the Vedic texts we will find that there are numerous references in its various books which explain in no uncertain terms the karmic dangers of meat-eating and unnecessary animal slaughter. These indicate that meat-eating should be given up for one's spiritual and even material progress. This means that the pro-meat-eating conclusions that such people present are not accurate, and that they have never studied their own religious books very thoroughly. This is something that is important to understand, so let us take a look. VEDIC REFERENCES AGAINST MEAT-EATING AND ANIMAL SLAUGHTER To...

