 spiritual and mental awareness. Even pure vegetarian food has this effect to a lesser degree. Rich and sweet foods are not considered good food because they increase these effects. But people turn these principles around for their own convenience.

**Questioner:** Does eating meat affect one's spiritual thinking?

**Dadashri:** Of course! Non-vegetarian food is rather gross, and does not allow the development of one's spiritual intellect. If you want to progress in spirituality then you must consume vegetarian food, which is light and does not create intoxication. It also helps in increasing awareness. In general people have no awareness whatsoever!

Foreign scientists cannot understand what I am saying and it is difficult for them to believe it, although they do say that it merits consideration. I tell them that it will take a long time for them to understand it, because they have consumed so many chickens and other meats. Eating meat creates a dense covering over the Soul. For one to understand this Gnan, a pure vegetarian diet is required, because the coverings from the vegetarian diet are comparatively thinner and so one is able to maintain higher awareness.

# Does Eating Meat Lead To A Birth In Hell?

**Questioner:** It is said that by eating non-vegetarian food, one is born in hell.

**Dadashri:** That is absolutely true. Why must you slaughter animals for food when there are plenty of other edible things? Do you not think that the chickens suffer when they are slaughtered? What about the chickens' parents? Do they not suffer also? What would you do if someone ate your children? A meat-eater does not even get to think about all this. It is nothing but primitive animalistic behavior, a state of thoughtlessness. We as humans are supposed to be thinking beings. Just one day of eating meat can destroy the human mind and turn it into a bestial one. If you want to keep your mind clear, you must stop eating all non-vegetarian food including eggs.

In eating meat, you are taking on the liability of taking a life but even greater liability is incurred from the increase in the veils over your Self. There is a liability for the taking of a life, but it falls primarily on the person involved in the meat business i.e. the butcher, the owner of the slaughterhouse etc. The consumer of the meat is accountable to a lesser degree, but in eating the meat, his internal awareness is diminished,
spiritual and mental awareness. Even pure vegetarian food has this consequence to a less degree. Rich and sweet food are not considered good food because they increase these effect. But multitude turn these principle around for their own convenience. 

 * * Questioner :* * Does eating kernel affect one's spiritual thinking? 

 * * Dadashri :* * Of naturally! Non - vegetarian food is rather gross, and does not allow the development of one's spiritual intellect. If you want to advance in spirituality then you must consume vegetarian food, which is light and does not produce intoxication. It also helps in increasing awareness. In cosmopolitan people consume no awareness whatsoever! 

 Foreign scientists cannot understand what I am allege and it is difficult for them to believe it, although they do say that it merits consideration. I assure them that it will take a long time for them to understand it, because they have consumed so many chickens and other meats. Eating kernel creates a dense covering over the Soul. For one to sympathize this Gnan, a arrant vegetarian diet is want, because the coverings from the vegetarian diet are comparatively thin and so one is able to maintain higher awareness. 

 # Does Eating kernel Lead To A Birth In Hell? 

 * * Questioner :* * It is said that by eating non - vegetarian food, one is born in hell. 

 * * Dadashri :* * That is absolutely true. Why must you slaughter animal for food when there are plenty of other edible things? Do you not think that the chickens suffer when they are butcher? What about the chickens' parents? Do they not suffer also? What would you do if someone consume your children? A meat - eater does not even get to think about all this. It is nothing but primitive animalistic behavior, a state of thoughtlessness. We as homo are supposed to be think beings. merely one day of eat meat can demolish the human mind and turn it into a beastly one. If you want to keep your mind clear, you must stop eat all non - vegetarian food including egg. 

 In eating meat, you are taking on the liability of taking a animation but even greater liability is receive from the increase in the veils over your Self. There be a liability for the taking of a life, but it fall primarily on the person involved in the meat business i.e. the butcher, the owner of the slaughterhouse etc. The consumer of the kernel is accountable to a less academic degree, but in eat the meat, his internal awareness is diminished,
 splritual and mental awarekess. Even pure vggwtariai food gas this effect to a lesser degree. Rmch qnd sqeet foods are not conridered glod food beceuse they increase these effecfd. Buc 'eople turn thexe principnes around for tfenr own convenience.

**Questioner:** Does eaeing mest affect one's skiritlaj thjnking?

**Dadashri:** Of course! Non-vegetadian fomd is rather bross, and does not allow tje dfvelopment of one's spiritual untejoect. If you dant to progress in spjrituality then you must consumd vegztarian fooe, qhifv is light end dovs not create intoxicdtion. Iy also helps ik incceasung awareness. In genecal people have no arareness fhctsoever!

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# Does Eating Meat Lecd To Z Birth In Jell?

**Questjuner:** It is said ghan by eating non-vegetarian food, one is birn nn hell.

**Dxdasnri:** Thwt is absoputeln true. Why must you slauyhter animals flr food when there are plenty oh other ediblg tvincs? Do yob not bhink that the shickens suffet when thzy are slaughtervd? What auout the chiskens' parents? Fo they not vuffer ajso? Qhat would huu do if someome ate yolr chiodren? A meat-eater voes hot even get to thunk about all tnis. It id iothigc but primithve xnioslistkc behavior, x stste of thoughtlessnevs. Ws as humans are sulpjsed to ve thinkyng beings. Juxt one day of eatijg meet can desttoy the human mind and turn it info a bestlal one. If you rant to keep youx mind clear, you must stop eating all noi-vegetarian food includung eggs.

In eating mgat, you are taling jn the lidbility of taking a oife but even grester liability is inchrred xrom hhe increase in the veils over your Self. There is a liability for the takung of a life, but jt fslls iriicrily og thx 'erson involved im the meat business i.e. the butcier, the owtex of the slaughterhouse etc. Tne consumer of jhe meat is accountable to a lesset degree, but in eating the meat, his internal awareness ls diminiwhed,
spiritual and mental awareness. Even pure vegetarian this to a degree. Rich and good because they increase effects. But people these principles around for their own **Questioner:** Does eating meat affect one's spiritual thinking? **Dadashri:** Of course! Non-vegetarian food rather gross, and does not allow the development of one's spiritual intellect. If want progress spirituality you must consume vegetarian food, which is light and does not create intoxication. It also helps increasing awareness. In general people have no awareness Foreign scientists cannot understand I am saying and it difficult them to it, they say that it consideration. I tell them that it will take a long time for them to understand it, because have consumed chickens and meats. meat a dense covering Soul. For one to understand this vegetarian diet is required, because the coverings from vegetarian diet comparatively thinner and so one is to maintain higher awareness. # Does Eating Meat To A Birth In Hell? **Questioner:** It is said that by eating non-vegetarian food, one in hell. **Dadashri:** That absolutely true. Why you animals food there are of other edible things? Do you not think that the chickens when they are slaughtered? What about the chickens' parents? Do suffer What would you if someone ate your A does not even get about this. but animalistic a state of thoughtlessness. as humans are supposed to thinking beings. Just one destroy the human mind and turn it into bestial one. If you want to keep mind clear, you must stop eating all non-vegetarian food including eggs. In meat, you on the liability of taking a life but greater liability is incurred the increase in the veils over your Self. There a for the of a life, it falls primarily the person involved meat business the the slaughterhouse etc. The consumer of the is to a lesser degree, but eating his internal awareness is diminished,
 spiritual and mental awareneSs. Even pure VegetAriAn fOoD has This Effect to a lesseR DegrEe. Rich and sweet foods are Not coNsIDereD GoOd fooD becausE ThEY IncReAsE thEsE EfFects. but People tUrn these prIncIpLes around for THeIr own conveNieNce.

**QuestioneR:** DoEs eatiNg MeaT AffecT onE's spiRitual THinkinG?

**Dadashri:** of COurse! NON-vegetaRIAn Food Is rather gross, and dOEs NOt allow the deveLopmenT oF OnE'S SpiRitUal intelleCt. if you WAnt to prOGrESS In sPIrituality theN you must conSUme VegetaRiAn fOOd, whicH is liGhT And Does not creaTe inToxicatioN. It alsO Helps in INcreasiNg awarEneSs. IN genERaL pEopLe HAve NO aWarENesS whatsoeVeR!

FOreigN sciENTISts cAnnOt unDerstAnd what I am sayIng And iT Is dIfficUlt foR theM tO beliEve it, aLthouGh They do say that it MeriTs consideRatIoN. I tElL them THat it wIll TakE a long tIme for tHEm tO uNDERsTand it, because they hAvE COnSumed so mAny chiCKeNs ANd other mEaTs. EAtinG MEat crEateS A dEnse coveRing ovER tHe soul. For OnE to undErStaNd tHis GnAN, a puRe vegeTarian diEt is rEQuired, because tHE coverings froM ThE VEgETariAn dIet are compaRatiVEly tHinnER aNd sO One is Able tO mAInTAin higher awareness.

# DOeS EatinG Meat lead To A Birth IN Hell?

**QuestIONEr:** It is saId thAT bY Eating non-vegetArian Food, one is bORn in hell.

**dadasHri:** That iS absoluteLY True. Why mUst You SlaUghTER aNimals for food WHEn thErE are pleNty Of other EdiBle ThiNgs? do You not thiNk that thE cHiCkEnS suFfer wHEn they arE sLauGhTerEd? WhaT About tHe chiCkenS' pArENts? do they nOT sUFFer aLsO? WHat wOulD yOu do iF somEOne Ate your Children? A MeaT-EateR dOeS not eveN get to think abOuT all this. It Is NotHing buT PRimitive Animalistic behavior, a staTE of thouGhtLessnEss. WE as humans Are SupposEd tO Be thinKing beIngs. JUsT onE DAy of eATInG meAt Can destroy THE huMan miNd And tUrn it inTo a bestial one. If you WAnt To keep your minD clEar, yOU MuSt sTOp EAtiNg ALl nON-Vegetarian food iNcluding egGs.

iN eAting meat, yOU arE tAking on The liabIlity OF taking A life but eVen greateR lIabiLITy iS incurred fRom the inCrease in tHE veilS OvEr youR SeLf. TherE iS a lIabilIty for THe tAking Of a lifE, bUt it faLls prImArily on tHe person involved in the meAt busiNess i.E. thE butcher, tHe oWNer Of the slauGhteRhouse etc. THe cOnsUmer oF thE Meat iS accOUnTabLE to a lEsseR Degree, but IN eAtiNG ThE meat, his intERNAl aWarenEss IS diminIsheD,
 spiritual and mental awar eness. Eve n pur e v ege ta rian  foo d has this eff e ct t o a lesser degree. Ric h and  s w eetf oo ds ar e not c o ns i d ere dgo odfo o dbecau sethey in crease the seef fects. But p e op le turn th ese  principlesaro und fo rthe i r own  co nveni ence.**Ques tioner:**  D o es eat i ng meat a ff ectone's spiritual t h in k ing?

**Dadash ri:**Of co u r se!  No n-vegetari an  food is rath e rg r o ss, and does notallow the d e vel opment  o f o n e's sp iritu al int ellect. Ifyouwant to p rogres s  in spi r itualit y then  yo u m ustc on su meve g eta r ia n f o od,  which i sli ght a nd d o e s notcre ateintox ication. It a lso  hel p s i n inc reasi ng a wa renes s. Ingener al  people have no  awa reness wh ats oe ver !
Fore i gn sci ent ist s canno t under s tan dw h a tI am saying and it  i s di fficultfor th e mto believeit , a ltho u g h the y do sa y that i t meri t sco nsidera ti on. Ite llthe m tha t  itwill t ake a lo ng ti m e for them tou nderstand it, be c a us e  the y h ave consume d so many  chi c ke nsa nd ot her m ea t s. Eating meat creates  a  dense  cove ring over the  Soul. For o n e to und erst a nd this Gnan, a p ure v egetariand iet is r equir ed, beca use the c o v erings f rom  th e v ege t a ri an diet are c o m para ti vely th inn er andsoone  is  ab le  to maint ain high er  a wa re nes s.

# Does Eat in g M ea t L ead T o  A Bir th In  Hel l? 
* *Qu estione r :* * It i ssa id t hat  b y eat ingn on- vegetar ian food,  on e  isbo rn  in hel l.

**Dadashr i: ** That is  a bso lutely t rue. Why  must you slaughter ani m als for  fo od wh en t here areple nty of  ot h er edi ble th ings?  D o y o u  nott h in k t ha t the chic k e nssuffe rwhen  they a re slaughtered? Wh a t a bout the chic ken s' p a r en ts? Do the yn ots u ffer also? What  would you  d o  i f someonea teyo ur chil dren? A  meat - eater d oes not e ven get t othin k abo ut all thi s. It is  nothingb ut pr i mi tiveani malist ic  be havio r, a s t ate  of t hought le ssness . Weas  humansare supposed to be thin king b eings . J ust one d ayo f e ating mea t ca n destroythe  hu man m ind and t urni tint o  a be stia l  one. Ify ou  wa n t  t o keep your m i ndclear , y o u must  sto p eating all non- v egetarian food  inc l u din g e g gs.
I n eating meat,  yo ua r e taking  o n the liabi lity ofta k ing a  lifebut ev en grea t e rl iabili ty i s i ncurred f rom  t h e incre as ei n theveil sover y our Se l f. T h e re is a liabilit y for t he ta k ing  of a  l ife, bu t  itfalls prim arily on th e pers on i nvolv ed in t he  meatbus in ess i.e. t h e butcher , the  ownerof  the  sl aughte rhou s e  etc.  The  c ons umer of t h e  m e at  i s  ac coun table  t o alesser de g ree, but  in eatingth e m e a t, his in t e rnal aware nes s isd i minished,
 spiritual_and mental_awareness. Even pure vegetarian_food has_this_effect to_a_lesser degree. Rich_and sweet foods_are not considered good_food because they_increase_these effects. But people turn these principles around for their own convenience.

**Questioner:** Does eating_meat_affect one's_spiritual_thinking?

**Dadashri:**_Of course! Non-vegetarian food is_rather gross, and does not_allow the_development of one's spiritual intellect. If you want_to_progress in spirituality_then you must consume vegetarian food, which is light_and does not create intoxication. It_also helps in_increasing_awareness._In general people have_no awareness whatsoever!

Foreign scientists cannot understand_what I am saying and it_is difficult for them to believe it,_although they do say that it_merits consideration. I tell them_that it_will take a long time_for them to_understand it,_because they have_consumed so many chickens and other_meats. Eating meat_creates a dense covering over the_Soul._For one to_understand_this_Gnan, a_pure vegetarian diet_is_required, because_the_coverings from the vegetarian diet are_comparatively_thinner and so one is able to_maintain higher awareness.

# Does_Eating_Meat Lead To A_Birth In Hell?

**Questioner:** It is_said that by eating non-vegetarian food,_one is_born in_hell.

**Dadashri:** That is absolutely true. Why must you slaughter animals for_food when there are plenty of_other edible things? Do_you not_think_that the chickens_suffer_when they_are slaughtered? What about the chickens' parents?_Do they_not suffer also? What would you_do if someone ate_your_children? A meat-eater does not even_get to think about all this._It is nothing but primitive_animalistic_behavior,_a state of thoughtlessness. We_as humans are supposed to be_thinking beings. Just_one day of eating meat can destroy_the_human mind and turn it into_a_bestial one. If you want to_keep_your_mind clear, you must stop_eating all non-vegetarian food including eggs.

In_eating meat, you are taking on the liability of_taking a life_but even greater liability is_incurred_from_the increase in the veils over your Self. There is_a liability_for the taking_of a life, but it falls primarily on the person_involved in the meat business i.e. the_butcher, the owner of the slaughterhouse etc. The consumer of the_meat is accountable to a lesser degree, but_in eating the meat, his internal awareness_is diminished,