PunjabiEspada ji.
Don't think that no ones taking any notice of what you say or trying to ignore your comments.
This thread has been going for a very long time, it is the longest one on SPN, I think!
Throughout the thread, the same arguments that you put forward have been raised many times. The result is that wether you argue for or against veggie or non veggie, -a single truthful statement won't be concluded.
You can look and see in the posts that many times the same arguments of pain and cruelty to animals have been put forward.
You need to read the 1st essay/post and maybe a few of them later on, and you should get the idea that for every argument there will be a strong opposing argument and comment.
In terms of sikhism, the main points to note are-
That Gurbani quotes for pro-veggie arguments are wrongly presented and interpreted.
The Guru Granth Sahib ji does not directly state either way if one should or should not eat meat.
It is a choice of the individual and what their conscious tells them.
The rehat maryada does not specify and Akal Takht have ruled that it doesn't make a sikh eating meat not welcome.
It leaves the choice to one self.
All the arguments are then, outside of the scope for sikhi.
I myself used to be convinced that eating meat is prohibited, but now I realise that it's a personal choice and how you feel about it.
If your conscious tells you no,no, then don't do it. But if ones conscious is not affected or it doesn't matter wether they do or not, then fine, go ahead.
The arguments for pain and suffering are all very well. BUT, these won't stop if consumption of meat was prohibited throughout the world.
There is a lot of cruelty, pain and suffering in production of dairy products.
Lots of chemicals have been used that have wiped out certain colonies of insects.. etc in mass production of fruit and veg.
So, we can't just see it as clear as black and white if we use pain and suffering as a basis.
As a sikh, one that eats meat or not doesn't make either of them any better.
Meat consumption is not in any way used to define a sikh.
We shouldn't divide between ourselves any sikhs that eat to ones that don't, this further dilutes sikhism.
We should also not judge other's in relation to their attitude on meat consumption.
I think you should get the idea.
Sat Kartar
Lucky Singh
Don't think that no ones taking any notice of what you say or trying to ignore your comments.
This thread has been going for a very long time, it is the longest one on SPN, I think!
Throughout the thread, the same arguments that you put forward have been raised many times. The result is that wether you argue for or against veggie or non veggie, -a single truthful statement won't be concluded.
You can look and see in the posts that many times the same arguments of pain and cruelty to animals have been put forward.
You need to read the 1st essay/post and maybe a few of them later on, and you should get the idea that for every argument there will be a strong opposing argument and comment.
In terms of sikhism, the main points to note are-
That Gurbani quotes for pro-veggie arguments are wrongly presented and interpreted.
The Guru Granth Sahib ji does not directly state either way if one should or should not eat meat.
It is a choice of the individual and what their conscious tells them.
The rehat maryada does not specify and Akal Takht have ruled that it doesn't make a sikh eating meat not welcome.
It leaves the choice to one self.
All the arguments are then, outside of the scope for sikhi.
I myself used to be convinced that eating meat is prohibited, but now I realise that it's a personal choice and how you feel about it.
If your conscious tells you no,no, then don't do it. But if ones conscious is not affected or it doesn't matter wether they do or not, then fine, go ahead.
The arguments for pain and suffering are all very well. BUT, these won't stop if consumption of meat was prohibited throughout the world.
There is a lot of cruelty, pain and suffering in production of dairy products.
Lots of chemicals have been used that have wiped out certain colonies of insects.. etc in mass production of fruit and veg.
So, we can't just see it as clear as black and white if we use pain and suffering as a basis.
As a sikh, one that eats meat or not doesn't make either of them any better.
Meat consumption is not in any way used to define a sikh.
We shouldn't divide between ourselves any sikhs that eat to ones that don't, this further dilutes sikhism.
We should also not judge other's in relation to their attitude on meat consumption.
I think you should get the idea.
Sat Kartar
Lucky Singh
