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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shaheediyan" data-source="post: 56356" data-attributes="member: 2867"><p>Interesting article Randip veer ji, well done for the effort.I have often used the phrase "what are Eskimos supposed to eat, snow... and whar are Australian Aboriginals supposed to eat, sand.....", so it made smile when I read your post relating to Inuits!Although I am a vegetarian (though personal choice and later on, Guru Gobind Singh Jis hukummy in the form of panj pyare), I agree KDS, there is much hypocrisy in the panth esp with regards to the ignorence of world wide milk production, specifically Punjab, where Bulls no longer serve a purpose, have these people ever wondered where all the bull calfs disappear too....  and I don't see any Gurdwara using Organic milk, having seen the monstrous conditions factory production dairy cows live in....Sikhi is a universal and all encompassing faith, and practical.  I refuse to believe an Kalahari Bushman is going to be damned because of their diet.Although I do believe where possible we should simplify our lifestyle, including our diet.  Meat is traditionally classed as a luxury in all communities, as it is harder to come by than fruit or vegatable, hence why Semetic and Indic faiths sacrifice animals on special occassions.  Also, traditionally in many ancient communities, an animal is slaughtered when a guest visits, a sign of hospitality.  In addition, meat usually only makes up a special occassion or once weekly part of many poor commnuities diets in the world i.e. rural China and Middle Eastern tribes, those that are stereotyped to be voracious meat eaters.So simplicity usually consists of the more easily, economically viable, environmentally friendly and widely available grain foods.Looking at it from a scientific perspective, meat demand today is environmentally devastating and unsustainable, because of the change from meat being a luxury to a daily diet for an ever increasing population.Obviously those who are living responsibl in harmony with nature are not to blame, but the more wealthy need to take a more responsible attitude, as continually destroying already diminished rainforests to provide grazing for cattle is not good for the Earths health in many ways.Lastly, a lot of meat production in the west is produced in abattoirs which jointly produce halaal/kosher meat.  The west is indifferent, the semetics fulfill their sharia, everyone is happy.  Ignorent Sikhs break their rehit.Lastly, if we are to follow 10th Masters instructions, then the only way to know your meat isn't kutha, or hasn't been killed in the usual cruel manner in modern meat production, the only way to be sure, as per Nihang tradition, is to perform Jatka.I don't see anyone doing that in the west.Vaheguru</p></blockquote><p></p>

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