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Individuals as well as communities as per their capabilities and circumstances can practice active non-violence.
✡ One very visible form of active non-violence is the practice of vegetarianism. Vegetarianism has not only spiritual and ethical connotation but has become also an environmental necessity. Meat eating on a global scale involves merciless killing of innocent, voiceless and defenseless animals and birds at slaughterhouses and rearing of animals exclusively for provide food for human consumption as if they are a food crop without any soul, emotions or sentiments.
✡ Also while human population goes on multiplying, many animal and bird species become extinct leading to harmonious life balance of nature being totally thrown out of gear.
✡ Inter-faith programmes need to be evolved to persuade meat eaters to progressively take to vegetarian diet. Renowned western experts on nutrition and health have now testified to the nutritious content in vegetarian food in addition to its being more healthy, fresh, natural and ethical.
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Globally, Parliament of World's Religions could bring out persuasive literature on all the positive points of vegetarianism from nutrition and health as well as ethical and spiritual angles. If we want to conserve Earth's resources, vegetarian diet can be one of the very effective and agreeable tools.
✡ Jain philosophy of "Aparigraha" (nonpossessiveness) can also provide a stimulant to inter-faith cooperation for encouraging voluntary restraint in consumption of food as well as other items of life's comfort. Multiplication of wants and their endless pursuit has brought us to the state of highly developed materialism Ahimsa: The Ultimate Winner ★ (124)
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