Vegetarianism Scientific And Spiritual Basis

Author(s): Jashwant B Mehta
Publisher: Jashwant B Mehta

Page 31

"Let the advocate of animal food force himself to a decisive experiment of its fitness. Tear a living lamb with his teeth and plunging his head into its vitals, slake his thirst with the steaming blood; when fresh from the deed of horror let him revert to the irresistible instincts of nature that would rise in judgement against it, and say, Nature formed me for such work as this. Then, and then only, would he be consistent."
- Percy Shelley "Vegetarian food leaves a deep impression on our nature. If the whole world adopts vegetarianism, it can change the destiny of humankind."
- Albert Einstein "Where the strong and the weak are face to face, all the rights are on the side of the weak and the duties on the side of the strong. People say, "We have rights over animals. They are given to us for use." You have no rights over them. You have duties towards them."
- Annie Besant? "To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being. I should be unwilling to take the life of a lamb for the sake of the human body. I hold that the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to the protection of man from the cruelty of man."
- Mahatma Gandhi" Mahatma Gandhi
"We manage to swallow flesh only because we do not think of the cruel and sinful thing we do. There are many crimes which are the creation of man himself, the wrongfulness of which is put down to their divergence from habit, custom, or tradition. But cruelty is not of these. It is a
fundamental sin, and admits of no arguments or nice Rabindranath
distinctions." Tagore
- Rabindranath Tagore
A well-known 19th Century English poet and humanist. 2 One of the most well-known scientists of 20th century (1879 - 1955) He won the Noble prize for physics in 1921. 3 English theosophist and founder of the theosophist movement in India. (1847-1933) She was also the President of Indian National Congress. 4 Hailed as the architect of India's freedom through non-violence. Also a spiritual leader (1869-1948) 5 Among the most respected and well-known Indian poets (1861-1937). He was awarded the Noble Prize in literature in 1913. Also known for devotion to peace and love.