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THE WAY OF LIFE
the forest and whenever he saw a lonely child or a young man, he killed him and ate him.
SODAS BECAME A CANNIBAL
The King of Ayodhya became a cannibal. Who made him a cannibal? Who made him cultivate the evil habit of eating human flesh? He kept wandering thus, in forests for some years. He went on eating flesh. He fell on evil days. He was caught in the meshes of countless calamities. You think of it. Imagine the terrible moral fall of Sodas. What did he not lose on account of his evil habit? He lost his kingdom and he became separated from his queen, his children and his family. He lost his position, power, pelf and prosperity. He lost his respect and prestige. What remained with him? The fire of discontentment began to burn him. He was ruthlessly killing many innocent children and his soul became polluted by sins.
Later, he had the good fortune of meeting a noble Guru. On account of his influence and exhortation, Sodas gave up eating meat. This happened in the case of Sodas. All cannot meet a noble Guru thus and all cannot become reformed thus. There is no certainty of everyone becoming reformed thus even after meeting a noble Guru. There are some people who cannot open their mental eyes, even after meeting a noble Guru and who cannot retrace their steps from the path of sin. During the time of Bhagwan Mahavir, there was a butcher by name Kalasoukarik. Every day, he used to slaughter five hundred buffaloes. Though King Shrenik prevailed upon him to stop it, he did not stop killing animals. When one day, he was suspended in a well, he drew on the wall of the well, a picture of a buffalo and began cutting it. Thus throughout his life, he caused violence to animals.
THE ILLUSION OF THE NON-VEGETARIAN EGG
The government itself has been giving wide publicity to the desirability of eating eggs and fish. What does the government gain by making people eat meat? Why should the government make such endeavours to make people eat non-vegetarian food when they have discarded it? The propaganda in favour of
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