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human beings. The third kind of food gives us grossness, sluggishness, slothfulness, is that food which is left over a day or over a night, wbicb is changed in its taste, is the refuse, as it were; also that in which there is too much of fat and animal food. All these are considered to be of the third class. The third property of matter, which carries us lower and lower in the gradations of life, we avoid altogether. Even among the vegetables we have certain reasons for objecting to certain kind of vegetables. While these rules are not to be found among the Brahmins, the Jains observe them strictly. With us no vegetable is eaten which is grown underground, because it takes its quality froin the minerals, without contact froin the sunlight, and so it would belong to the third class, and of course have the third quality. We do not encourage such food on that account. People may say, "But what can we eat ?" But there are so many kinds of fruits, cereals, tuts, etc., there is no necessity for living on one sort of food. Some may say, “ What can those persons who live in cold climates where there are no vegetables do ?" "If I am placed in a position where I must either starve or cominit murder of a human being, what shall I do ?" It would be better to starve. We are all quite sure with regard to the immortality of the soul. That it is not the soul which dies; all religions agree on that point, that the soul is not a transient entity. If it is going to live for ever why do we care
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