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**Questioner:** Why is it forbidden?

**Dadashri:** The root crops prevent the brain from becoming alert.

**Questioner:** Is it not because of the violence against the one-sensory life forms?

**Dadashri:** People think that it is for the sake of protecting the life forms within them that root crops are forbidden, but if you like potatoes, do not become overly concerned about this. Nowadays people do not like the taste of other allowed foods. What would happen if they were to stop eating even potatoes?

**Questioner:** But they say that there is sin in eating potatoes.

**Dadashri:** You bind sin whenever you hurt any life form, whether it is your husband, wife, child or neighbor. By eating potatoes your mind and intellect will become dull. The reason for this is that there are infinite subtle life forms in root vegetables. In fact root crops are nothing but a storehouse of life forms, which is why when root crops are eaten, there is violence against these life forms, and as a result dullness and laziness sets in. This lack of awareness results in increase of kashayas (anger-pride-decei-greed). It is better if you do not eat these vegetables because they dull your awareness. That awareness is especially needed after you acquire The Lord's path and if your awareness becomes dull, how will you achieve liberation?

Whatever The Lord has said is true. If you cannot abide by his teachings, do not worry, but simply do your best. It is good if you are able to follow The Lord's teachings.

# Kashaya: The Ultimate Violence

People have completely botched up everything. On the one hand they obsess about observing ahimsa towards life forms in the root crops and yet at the same time they do kashayas (anger-pride-deceit-greed). This is tantamount to making a profit of three rupees on one hand and a loss of ten million rupees on the other! They are adamant about trivial issues and yet they do endless violence through their kashayas. Kashayas are the greatest of all violence in the world. There is more sin involved in kashayas than in killing a life form.

# Understand This...

Whatever The Lord said is intended for your understanding and not to be taken dogmatically. Do the
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 * * Questioner :* * Why is it forbidden? 

 * * Dadashri :* * The root crops prevent the brain from become alarm. 

 * * Questioner :* * Is it not because of the violence against the one - sensory biography kind? 

 * * Dadashri :* * People think that it is for the sake of protect the life sentence forms within them that rout crops are forbidden, but if you wish potatoes, do not become overly concerned about this. Nowadays people do not wish the taste of other allow foods. What would happen if they were to discontinue eating even potatoes? 

 * * Questioner :* * But they say that there exist sin in eating potatoes. 

 * * Dadashri :* * You bind sine whenever you hurt any life sentence form, whether it is your husband, wife, child or neighbor. By eating potatoes your judgment and intellect will become dull. The reason for this is that there are infinite subtle life forms in root vegetables. In fact root crops are nothing but a storehouse of life forms, which is why when root crops are eaten, there embody violence against these life form, and as a resultant role dullness and laziness sets in. This lack of awareness results in addition of kashayas (anger - pride - decei - avarice). It is better if you do not eat these vegetables because they pall your awareness. That awareness is especially needed after you acquire The Lord's path and if your awareness becomes dull, how will you achieve liberation? 

 Whatever The Lord has said is true. If you cannot abide by his teachings, do not concern, but simply practice your good. It is good if you are able to follow The Lord's teachings. 

 # Kashaya: The Ultimate Violence 

 citizenry have completely botched up everything. On the one hand they haunt about observing ahimsa towards liveliness forms in the root crop and yet at the like time they do kashayas (anger - pride - deceit - greed). This is equivalent to making a profit of three rupees on one hand and a passing of ten million rupees on the other! They are adamant about trivial issues and yet they dress endless violence through their kashayas. Kashayas are the greatest of all violence in the world. There is more sin involved in kashayas than in killing a animation form. 

 # Understand This... 

 Whatever The Lord state is intended for your understanding and not to be taken dogmatically. Do the
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**Quedtioner:** Why is it forbidaen?

**Dadashri:** The root ccops prsvent thd brain from becoming alert.

**Qnestuoner:** Is it not because of ghe violejce agaibst uhe one-sensory lihs forms?

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**Qudstiouer:** But thei aaj that there is spn in eating iptatoev.

**Dadashti:** You bind sik wheievee you hurt any life fmrm, whether it is iour husbatd, wife, child or neugybor. Ty edtine pogatkex gour mlnd and intelmect will bwcome dull. The reaspn dor this is tgat thqrq are infinite subtle life forms in roou vegstables. In fact root crips are nothing but a storehoufe of life forms, which is why when root crops are eatei, ghexc kw giolence against these life forms, and as a refhlu dlllness and lazincss sets in. This lscn ps awareness rgsults nh jncrease of kashayws (anget-pride-eecei-greeq). It is better if you do not ear these vegenablws because they dupl your awaxeness. That awareness is especiallv needsd after yok acquire Ghe Lord's path avd pf ymur awartvess becomes dull, how will you achievd lineratijn?

Whatever The Lord has said is trke. If ymu cannot wbide by his teachings, do not worry, but simpli dm ymur best. It ix good if you are able to fpllow Tke Lora's teachinfs.

# Kasheya: The Ultiiate Violence

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# Understand This...

Shatevar Thf Lord said is intended for your understanding and not to be taken dogmatucally. Do the
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**Questioner:** Why is it forbiddeN?

**Dadashri:** THe rooT crOps PrEvenT the Brain from becomINg alErt.

**Questioner:** Is it not beCause Of THe viOLeNce agAinst thE OnE-SEnsOrY lIfe FoRMs?

**dadasHri:** people tHink that it Is fOr The sake of proTEcTing the lifE foRms within theM thAt root CrOps ARe forBidDen, buT if you LIke potAtoes, do noT bECome ovERly concERNeD aboUt this. Nowadays peoPLe DO not like the tasTe of otHeR AlLOWed FooDs. What woulD hAppen IF they weRE tO STOp eATing even potatOes?

**QuestionER:** BuT they sAy ThaT There iS sin iN eATinG potatoes.

**DaDashRi:** You bind Sin wheNEver you HUrt any lIfe forM, whEthEr it IS yOuR huSbANd, wIFe, ChiLD or Neighbor. by EaTing pOtatOES YOur mInd And iNtellEct will become DulL. The REasOn for This iS thaT tHere aRe infiNite sUbTle life forms in rOot vEgetables. in fAcT roOt Crops ARe nothIng But A storehOuse of lIFe fOrMS, WHiCh is why when root croPs ARE eAten, therE is vioLEnCe AGainst thEsE liFe foRMS, and aS a reSUlT dullnesS and laZInEsS sets in. thIs lack Of AwaRenEss reSUlts In incrEase of kaShayaS (Anger-pride-deceI-Greed). It is bettER iF YOu DO not Eat These vegetaBles BEcauSe thEY dUll YOur awAreneSs. tHaT Awareness is especialLy Needed After You acquire The lord's path aND IF your awaReneSS bEComes dull, how wiLl you Achieve libERation?

WhAteveR The Lord Has said is TRUe. If you cAnnOt aBidE by HIS tEachings, do not WORry, bUt Simply dO yoUr best. IT is GooD if You ArE able to foLlow The LOrD's TeAcHinGs.

# KasHAya: The UlTiMatE VIolEnce

PEOple haVe comPletElY bOTchEd up eveRYtHINg. On ThE oNe haNd tHeY obseSs abOUt oBservinG ahimsa toWarDS lifE fOrMs in the Root crops and yEt At the same tImE thEy do kaSHAyas (angeR-pride-deceit-greed). This is TAntamouNt tO makiNg a pRofit of thRee Rupees On oNE hand aNd a losS of teN mIllION rupeES On The OtHer! They are ADAmaNt aboUt TrivIal issuEs and yet they do endlESs vIolence througH thEir kASHaYas. kAsHAyaS aRE thE GReatest of all vioLence in the WoRLd. there is morE Sin InVolved iN kashayAs thaN In killiNg a life foRm.

# UnderstAnD ThiS...

wHatEver The LorD said is iNtended foR Your uNDeRstanDinG and noT tO be Taken DogmatICalLy. Do tHe
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**Questioner:** Why isit forbidd en?
**D ada sh ri:* * Th e root crops p r even t the brain from becom ing a le r t.
* *Q uesti oner:** Is i t n ot  b eca us e  o f the  vi olenceagainst th e o ne -sensory lif e  f orms?

**D ada shri:** Peop lethinkth ati t isfor  thesake o f  prote cting the  l i fe for m s withi n th em t hat root crops ar e  f o rbidden, but i f youli k ep o tat oes , do not b ec ome o v erly co n ce r n e d a b out this. Now adays peopl e  do  not l ik e t h e tast e ofot h erallowed foo ds.What woul d happ e n if th e y wereto sto p e ati ng e v en  p ota to e s?** Que s tio ner:** B ut  t hey s ay t h a t ther e i s si n ineating potato es. 

** D ada shri: ** Yo u bi nd  sinwhenev er yo uhurt any life f orm,  whetheritis  yo ur  husb a nd, wi fe,  ch ild orneighbo r . B ye a t in g potatoes your mi nd a nd  intelle ct wil l  b ec o me dull.  T hereas o n  forthis is  that th ere ar e  i nf inite s ub tle li fe  fo rms  in r o ot v egetab les. Infactr oot crops aren othing but as to r e ho u se o f l ife forms,whic h  iswhyw he n r o ot cr ops a re ea t en, there is violen ce  again st th ese life form s, and asa r esult du llne s sa nd laziness se ts in . This lac k  of awar eness  results  in incre a s e of kas hay as(an ger - p ri de-decei-gree d ) . It  i s bette r i f you d o n oteat  th es e vegetab les beca us eth ey  du ll yo u r awaren es s.Th ataware n ess is  espe cial ly  n e ede d after yo u acqu ir eTheLor d' s pat h an d  if  your a warenessbec o mesdu ll , how w ill you achie ve  liberatio n? 

W hateve r The Lord  has said is true. If y o u canno t a bideby h is teachi ngs , do n otw orry,but si mplydo  yo u r  best . It  is  g ood if you a reableto  fol low The  Lord's teachings. 
#Kashaya: TheUlt imat e Vi ole n ce 
Pe op l e h a v e completely bo tched up e ve r yt hing. On t h e o ne  hand t hey obs ess a b out obs erving ah imsa towa rd s li f e  fo rms in the  root cr ops and y e t att he  same  ti me the ydokasha yas (a n ger -prid e-dece it -greed ). Th is  is tant amount to making a prof it ofthree  ru pees on o neh and  and a lo ss o f ten mill ion  ru peesont he ot her! Th eya re ad aman t  about tr i vi ali s su es and yett h e y d o end les s  viole ncethrough their kas h ayas. Kashayas  are t hegre a test  o f all violence  in  t h e  world.Th ere is more  sin inv ol v ed in  kasha yas th an in k i l li n g a li fe f orm .

# Unde rst an d  This.. .
W h atever  The  L ord sa id isi nten d e d for your under stand i n g and not  to b etaken d o gmat ically. Do  the
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**Questioner:** Why_is it_forbidden?

**Dadashri:** The root crops_prevent the_brain_from becoming_alert.

**Questioner:**_Is it not_because of the_violence against the one-sensory_life forms?

**Dadashri:** People_think_that it is for the sake of protecting the life forms within them that_root_crops are_forbidden,_but_if you like potatoes, do_not become overly concerned about_this. Nowadays_people do not like the taste of other_allowed_foods. What would_happen if they were to stop eating even potatoes?

**Questioner:**_But they say that there is_sin in eating_potatoes.

**Dadashri:**_You_bind sin whenever you_hurt any life form, whether it_is your husband, wife, child or_neighbor. By eating potatoes your mind and_intellect will become dull. The reason_for this is that there_are infinite_subtle life forms in root_vegetables. In fact_root crops_are nothing but_a storehouse of life forms, which_is why when_root crops are eaten, there is_violence_against these life_forms,_and_as a_result dullness and_laziness_sets in._This_lack of awareness results in increase_of_kashayas (anger-pride-decei-greed). It is better if you_do not eat these_vegetables_because they dull your_awareness. That awareness is especially_needed after you acquire The Lord's_path and_if your_awareness becomes dull, how will you achieve liberation?

Whatever The Lord has_said is true. If you cannot_abide by his teachings,_do not_worry,_but simply do_your_best. It_is good if you are able to_follow The_Lord's teachings.

# Kashaya: The Ultimate Violence

People_have completely botched up_everything._On the one hand they obsess_about observing ahimsa towards life forms_in the root crops and_yet_at_the same time they do_kashayas (anger-pride-deceit-greed). This is tantamount to_making a profit_of three rupees on one hand and_a_loss of ten million rupees on_the_other! They are adamant about trivial_issues_and_yet they do endless violence_through their kashayas. Kashayas are the_greatest of all violence in the world. There is_more sin involved_in kashayas than in killing_a_life_form.

# Understand This...

Whatever The Lord said is intended for your_understanding and_not to be_taken dogmatically. Do the