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Hare Krishna
Dandavat pranams

well regarding dietary regulations being a personal choice, yes anything in
life is personal !
but if we break the proper rules for cultured life, then we cannot qualify
for spiritual advancement.
a child may do as he likes. no problem ! but if he is to become successful
in school, he has to do well
and pass his exams ! there is no "buts" about it ! likewise, if we say that
anything goes in the name of personal opinion, then why call ourselves
vaishnavas or anything else ? best to revel in sunya ! a vaishnava by
definition is one who abides by the shastras given by the lord ! and he
lives his life as per the rules and regulations given by shastra.

as to why milk is okay, it is not that animal food is bad and vegetable is
good or vice versa ! that is not the vedic idea. vedic idea is how a man who
is in goodness should procur foodstuffs which are healthy and promote
spiritual development. to this end, anything related to himsa not justified
by shastra as a legitimate and reaction-free action is hatya or violent and
thus sinful.

even vegetarian food eaten without offering to the lord is sin ! therefore
the lord says in gita that anything that is not offered in yajna is actually
sin and eating such food is verily eating sin, even if it is vegetarian,
what to speak of gross butchery for the pleasure of the palate or anything
that provides a conducive environment for such slaughter ! and the lord
calls for sattvik offerings only, not mamsah !

dyutam (gambling), paanam (intoxicating), striya (illicit sex life) and suna
(animal slaughter) are all labelled as the pillars of sinful life in the
bhagavatam. manu samhita also points out that 6 persons are implicated in
sinful life in the obtainment of meat - beginning from the person who kills
right up to the person who transports, one who sells, one who buys, one who
cooks and one who eats. so anyone encoouraging in this way as a mcdonald's
patron will have to take the bad reaction.

foolish men not well-versed in knowledge take animal food in the form of
blood.
intelligent ones take it in the form of milk. that is vedic idea. also if
the cow is not milked, its udder will get heavy and the cow will die because
1/10 of the milk is sufficient for the calf. 9/10 by nature's provision is
meant for human consumption.

so vegetarian and non vegetarian is not the question here. the point is how
to take non vegetarian food that is essential for us in a cultured
genetlemanly way because vaishnava means perfect gentleman ! of course, in
the name of personal opinion, one can also go to the pits of decadent life,
that is another thing ! we are assuming that this list is for those who want
to progress nicely in sad dharma.

so it is not a question of personal choice but it is a MUST if one wants
spiritual advancement.

also, with all due respect to the elders you consulted who gave a muddled
answer, there is certainly more spiritual and philosophical input from
shastra for this if only you would venture well to research. go raksha is
described in the gita by the lord himself as the svabhava of vaishyas -
krshi goraksha vanijyam - agriculture, cow protection and trade - so this is
the economic basis for cultured economic stability. not the butchery of
animals, eating carcasses or supporting that eating in indirect ways or the
eating of eggs which are nothing but the menstrual discharge of the female
hen in the unfertilised form and potential life in the fertilised form.
cultured men we call ourselves !? hare krishna !!!!

if we take the guidance of shastra which understands and presents the Lord's
inconceivable adjustments for the welfare of the jivas, we are safe and
happy. on the contrary, if we try to speculate as to what is pure and good
and what is bad by way of personal opinion and speculation in someone else's
kingdom, all that is left is mayhem, thievary and very bad karmic reaction
which cannot be nulled by any claim to personal preference.

hare krishna

dasan,
r. jai simman
singapore






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