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JEEVADAYA IN THE MODERN
CONCEPT
Americans are surprised by the tremendous wastage of natural wealth for non-vegetarian food
We all who believe in the principles of Aryan civilisation promote vegetarian food. In this promotion we stress on the aspects of jeevadaya, non-violence and compassion. But the pollution of the atmosphere that occurs due to the non-vegetarians is terribly damaging for the entire mankind of our world. The tremendous loss that occurs to natural resources, energy, water and vegetation demands serious consideration.
Pujya Hitruchi Vijayji Maharajsaheb has advised that we read a book titled – 'Diet for New America'. John Robins, the CEO of a very big Ice Cream manufacturing company in the USA has presented his observations and analysis from a very new viewpoint in the book 'Diet for New America'
According to the author, the amount of grain and soybean that is used to feed the animals that are farmed for feeding meat to the Americans could be sufficient to quell the fires in the stomachs of more than 100 crore hungry people in this world. Let us set aside the idea of totally giving up meat for a while, but if the Americans would reduce their consumption of meat even by just 10%, it would be possible to comfortably feed 6 crore people in the world who die of hunger every year. To produce one pound of meat, 16 pounds of grain and soybean, 2,500 pounds water and energy equivalent one gallon of gasoline (petrol) is wasted. In America, the amount of water that is wasted on the
