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Jai Sriman Narayana!
 
Yes, plants have life.  Plants do not have a developed nervous system and may 
not be feeling pain. By eating plants, we minimize the pain and suffereing.  
Ultimately, all enrgy to the planet is derived from the Sun's races. Plants 
capture the solar energy and store it. There is certain efficiency in 
converting solar energy (say 70%). Animals eat plants and they have even lower 
efficiency (say 40%). If  one were to eat anilmals, the overall effiency is 
very low (0.7 multiplied by 0.4 = 28%).  By eating plants, we are converting 
the solar enrgy by a lot higher efficiency when compared to eating animal food. 
By eating animal products, one is wasting a significant percentage of the 
energy. Moreover, animals have a significantly developed nervous system and 
they do feel pain and suffering and loss of comapnionship, loss of children 
etc.  Therefore, the suffering is a thousand (or even million) fold when 
compared to the suffering caused to plants.
 
We eat plants because Lord Sri Krishna said that He will accept only patram, 
pushpam , palam and thoyam. We do not eat anything which is not offered to Him. 
All sAthvik purAnAs with unified voice, proclaim that one should abstain from 
eating meat.
 
With regard to ahimsa done to the plants, one should minimze the destruction of 
plants (environment).    For brahma charyas and grihasthas, eating plants is 
allowed. However, for VAnaprasthas, there are several restrictions imposed even 
for eating plants. The first stage of Vanaprasthas eat plucking only the riped 
fruit.  We are not allowed to pluck the unriped fruits from the plants. The 
advanced stage of Vanaprasthas eat only the fallen fruits. They are not allowed 
to even pluck the fruit from the plants. All this is well explained in Srimath 
Bhagavatham. 
 
With all glories to Lord Sri Venkateswara, I remain, 
Sincerely
Narender Reddy
 
  
Vishwanathan Nagarajan <nvc_vishwanathan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
one of the yamas and niyamas is Ahimsa -non violence ( non-killing of anykind, 
direct of indirect).

so what disturbs me is if plants do have life, are we not doing violence to 
them even being a vegetarian. The reasons and benefits of being a vegetarian is 
explained in several scientific ways. But spiritually it is said mainly to 
observe non-killing or non-violence. then how about eating vegitables , 
especailly teh plant varieties. if we think plants have life, it is equivalent 
of observing violence.

Could some on please, clear me of this Dilemma !

I am a non-vegetarian turned Vegetarian and abstain myself of all animal 
products except milk. but my above questions puts me down all the time. i would 
appreciate somebody helping me out in this.

Thanks in advance..

Vishwanathan

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