Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism

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  Why Embrace Vegetarianism?
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  We are whatwe eat !
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  Comparative Anatomy 1
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  Is our bodydesigned to consume meat? Let us compare our body with a carnivore as well as a herbivore
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  Carnivore
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  Herbivore
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  The Comparative Anatomyof Eating Well-developed Well-developed Reduced to allow wide mouth gap Facial Muscles Human Herbivore Carnivore Comparison good side-to-side motion good side-to-side motion minimal side-to-side motion Jaw Motion
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  The Comparative Anatomyof Eating Broad, flattened and spade shaped Broad, flattened and spade shaped Short and pointed Teeth: Incisors Short and blunted Dull and short (sometimes long for defense), or none Long, sharp and curved to tear flesh Teeth: Canines Human Herbivore Carnivore Comparison
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  The Comparative Anatomyof Eating Flattened Flattened Sharp Teeth: Molars Extensive chewing Extensive chewing None; swallows food whole Chewing Human Herbivore Carnivore Comparison
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  The Comparative Anatomyof Eating Human Herbivore Carnivore Comparison Alkaline saliva: Carbohydrate digesting enzymes present Alkaline saliva: Carbohydrate digesting enzymes present Acidic saliva: Carbohydrate digesting enzymes not present Saliva pH 4 to 5 pH 4 to 5 < pH 1 (to digest tough animal muscle, bone, etc.) Stomach Acidity with food in it
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  The Comparative Anatomyof Eating 10 to 11 times body length > 10 times body length 3 to 6 times body length Length of Small Intestine Long, complex Long, complex Simple, short and smooth Colon Human Herbivore Carnivore Comparison
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  The Comparative Anatomyof Eating Perspires through millions of skin pores Perspires through millions of skin pores No skin pores; perspires through tongue to cool body Perspiration Flattened nails Flattened nails or blunt hooves Sharp claws Nails Human Herbivore Carnivore Comparison
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  Health & Nutrition2
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  Let us lookat the nutritional value of a vegetarian diet
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  Can vegetarian foodensure a balanced diet for good health ?
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  Most popular myth:If I don’t eat meat, I would suffer from lack of protein!
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  Researchers at MaxPlanck Institute, Germany have shown: “ Most vegetables, fruits, seeds, nuts, and grains are excellent sources of complete proteins.”
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  Famous Vegetarians 3
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  Albert EinsteinIsaac Newton
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  Mahatma Gandhi
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  Plato Socrates
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  Pythagoras Leonardo DaVinci
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  Larry Bird (All-timegreat basketball player) Greg Chappell (Former Australian cricketer)
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  Carl Lewis
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  Edwin Moses (400mhurdles - world record holder)
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  Billy Jean King(Tennis champion of 70s) Martina Navratilova (Tennis champion)
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  Health Reasons 4
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  Effects of Meaton Health
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  Heart Disease TheNumber One Killer Responsible for approx. 50% of all deaths in Britain
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  As early as1961, the Journal of the American Medical Association had said “ 90% - 97% of heart disease can be prevented by a vegetarian diet.”
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  Cancer The NumberTwo Killer
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  Cooked meat andfish contains carcinogens, which attack the cell’s DNA, alter it and develop cancer
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  Meat contains 14times more chemicals & pesticides than plant foods. Harmful Chemicals
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  World Hunger 5
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  20 million peopledie annually as a result of malnutrition.
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  “ ...meat consumptionin rich countries is key cause for hunger around the world.” UN Secretary General recently admitted that
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  16 kg grain20 people Access? 1 kg beef 2 people
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  Producing one poundof beef requires 16 pounds of edible grain, which could be used to feed the hungry.” John Robbins' book “Diet for a New America”
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  One hundred millionpeople could be adequately fed using the land freed if Americans reduced their intake of meat by a mere 10%.”
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  The average Americanconsumes in a 72-year lifetime approx: 11 cattles 3 lambs and sheep 23 pigs, 45 turkeys 1,100 chickens & 862 pounds of fish!
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  This may beat the cost of someone dying of malnutrition.
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  “ If everyoneadopted a vegetarian diet, current food production would theoretically feed 10 billion people, more than the projected population for the year 2050.” According to the Population Reference Bureau
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  Cruelty 6
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  Modern Slaughterhouse Worsethan a hell !
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  Hens are sotightly packed in the battery cages, that they cannot move an inch during their encagement.
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  Hens are forcedto lay up to 200-220 eggs every year, leading to weakened bones, feather loss etc.
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  This is thereality!
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  In the U.S.alone 6,60,000 animals are killed for meat every hour.
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  “ While ourbodies are the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal conditions on earth?” George Bernard Shaw
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  Terrorism
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  Riots
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  Wars
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  Nuclear Threat
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  It’s a factthat meat eating reduces respect for all kinds of life including that of humans.
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  Can we denythat brutality against animals makes us more brutal too?
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  VIDEO MEETYOUR MEAT PRESS ENTER AGAIN
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  7 Karmic Consequences
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  All of ouractions including our choice of food have karmic consequences.
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  By inflicting injury,pain and death, one must in the future experience the sufferings caused.
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  Srila Prabhupada explains
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  By killing animals,not only will we be bereft of the human form but we will have to take an animal form and …
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  … somehow orother be killed by the same type of animal we have killed. This is the law of nature.
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  Mahabharata The purchaserof flesh performs violence by his wealth; He who eats flesh does so by enjoying its taste;
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  Mahabharata The killerdoes himsa by actually tying and killing the animal. all of these are to be considered meat-eaters.
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  Srila Prabhupada explains
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  “ Every livingcreature is a son of the Supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even an ant’s being killed. One has to pay for it.”
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  Even the headsof religions indulge in killing animals while trying to pass as saintly persons. This mockery and hypocrisy in human society bring about unlimited calamities;
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  therefore occasionally thereare great wars. Masses of such people go out onto battlefields and kill themselves.” Srila Prabhupada
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  In orderto revive the finer tissues of the brain to understand subtle things, one must give up meat-eating. -Srila Prabhupada
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  8 Quotes FromSome World Famous Personalities
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  “ I dofeel that spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants.” Mahatma Gandhi
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  “ Our taskmust be to widen our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures including animals.” Albert Einstein
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  “ To saywe love God and at the same time exercise cruelty towards a creature moving by life derived from God is a contradiction in itself.” John Woolman
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  “ If aman aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.” Leo Tolstoy
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  Lord Krishna describesin the Gita…
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  Foods such asmilk products, grains, fruits and vegetables “increase the duration of life, purify one’s existence, and give strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction.”
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  Foods such asmeat & fish are described as “putrid, decomposed, and unclean” On the contrary
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  VIDEO REASONSTO BE A VEGETARIAN PRESS ENTER AGAIN
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  FAQ
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  Plants and thetrees also have souls! Isn’t eating them killing?
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  jivo jivasya jivanamOne living entity is food for another in the struggle for existence.
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  If we eatour designated food in a way prescribed by the Lord we are freed of all sins.
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  Krishna instructs Arjuna…
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  “ The devoteesof the Lord are released from all kinds of sins because they eat food which is offered first for sacrifice. ( Bhagavad-gita 3.13)
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  “ Human beingsare provided with food grains, vegetables, fruits, and milk by the grace of the Lord, but it is the duty of the human beings to acknowledge the mercy of the Lord. Srila Prabhupada explains: As a matter of gratitude, they should feel obliged to the Lord for their supply of foodstuff, and they must first offer Him food in sacrifice and then partake the remnants.”
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  Nourishment of BodyNourishment of Soul Krishna Prasadam Offer Food to Krishna
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