Comments on: Why am I a vegetarian? http://www.swadharma.org/2008/11/27/why-am-i-a-vegetarian/ The voice of Dharma Tue, 04 May 2010 17:23:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Saketh http://www.swadharma.org/2008/11/27/why-am-i-a-vegetarian/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Saketh Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:40:46 +0000 http://www.harvarddharma.org/wp/wordpress/?p=163#comment-7 It is interesting that Bhishma decries the partaking of meat in the Mahabharata: http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m13/m13b079.htm ...but has already described how meat-eating can satisfy one's forefathers: http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m13/m13b053.htm It is indeed confusing! It is interesting that Bhishma decries the partaking of meat in the Mahabharata:

http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m13/m13b079.htm

…but has already described how meat-eating can satisfy one’s forefathers:

http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m13/m13b053.htm

It is indeed confusing!

]]> By: Priya http://www.swadharma.org/2008/11/27/why-am-i-a-vegetarian/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Priya Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:32:12 +0000 http://www.harvarddharma.org/wp/wordpress/?p=163#comment-4 I suppose I am a somewhat unique case. I eat every sort of meat possible - though I don't particularly enjoy fish or lamb - even though I am more religious/spiritual than the average Hindu teenager. Though uncommon, my situation isn't paradoxical - nowhere in the Hindu scriptures does it say not to eat meat. At the same time, many may argue that it is implied since nonviolence is one of Hinduism's main tenets. Somewhat similar to what you said, I do have more admiration for those who consciously choose to be vegetarian for the sake of nonviolence. I find that among college students who blindly follow vegetarianism, some are inadvertently hypocritical. They stay away from meat claiming it to be for religious weekends, but otherwise engage in other immoral activities. I know it takes a lot of willpower to be vegetarian - but maybe vegetarians should re-evaluate their motive behind it. I suppose I am a somewhat unique case. I eat every sort of meat possible – though I don’t particularly enjoy fish or lamb – even though I am more religious/spiritual than the average Hindu teenager. Though uncommon, my situation isn’t paradoxical – nowhere in the Hindu scriptures does it say not to eat meat. At the same time, many may argue that it is implied since nonviolence is one of Hinduism’s main tenets.

Somewhat similar to what you said, I do have more admiration for those who consciously choose to be vegetarian for the sake of nonviolence. I find that among college students who blindly follow vegetarianism, some are inadvertently hypocritical. They stay away from meat claiming it to be for religious weekends, but otherwise engage in other immoral activities.

I know it takes a lot of willpower to be vegetarian – but maybe vegetarians should re-evaluate their motive behind it.

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