Whom should I Eat?

I start my blog with this humble prayer to the God of Medicines, Dhanvanthari! You can recite this particular sloka/ mantra for your well being as well as for the well being of others!

“Om namo bhagwathe

dhanwantharaye

amrutha kalasha hasthaaya

sarva may vinaashaay

thrailoka naathaay

shri maha vishnuve swaahaa!”

You can add “mama sarva vaayadhi/ roga/ jara nivaarnaay/ vinaashaay” after “Sarva may vinaashay” to add more power to the above!

Note: I write this blog in the universal interests of humankind and this earth!

I heard this small story, from one of my seniors, who had a severe paralytic stroke due to high blood pressure! Being hospitalized and due to heavy medications could not eat much! I used to visit him and he used to be eager to share his philosophy and spiritual knowledge! And when one day he took food, he remembered this story, which I narrate here!

The son of a rishi acquires knowledge, and boasts of his knowledge! He keeps saying “atma brahmam! Prutvi brahmam!” the father wants to test his son! Father instructs his wife not to provide any food to their son! One day, two days pass! Father asks his son, “what is brahmam?” once again the son repeats the same what he learnt! Finally after some days, the hungry son, cannot bear the hunger! He requests for food! The father also gives food but puts this question! The son putting the first morsel in the mouth, shouts “Annam Brahmam! Annan Brahmam!” So food is brahmam! And yes “Sarvam Brahmam!” Brahmam is everything and everywhere! That’s what our Indian hindu texts shout!! We still keep asking about what is atma, what is prana and now what is brahmam?

While writing this story I remembered this small conversation, which is narrate hereunder!

There was this traveler, who during some conversation, suddenly was telling a fellow traveler to stop eating meat and be vegetarian.

Vegetarian:            Eating meat is bad! Very bad! That’s why whomsoever comes to me, I advise him to stop eating meat and be a vegetarian!

I:                           You seem to be a vegetarian!

Vegetarian:            Yes! I am! I like to be a vegetarian!

I:                           But, this world is big, there are both vegetarians and non-vegetarians! How can you stop people!

Vegetarian:            At least some will listen! But some tell me, we have to eat meat, to stop the population of animals from increasing and maintaining the balance on this earth! If we don’t eat meat, then the population of animals will increase! We shout and make noises even when we are a little bit bruised or cut, how would the animals feel?

I:                           Now! that’s a good reason to be a non-vegetarian!

Vegetarian:            Ok ok! But people even eat cows! Don’t you think its wrong!

I:                           Well, in words, one jiva atma cannot take life of other jiva-atma! That way its wrong! Remember this earth takes care of itself always! there is never imbalance in and on this earth! you will see many things happening which will balance the environment, ecology and humans!! dont worry!!!

Vegetarian:            Yeah! They ask me, how can you drink the milk of the cow, even the milk of cow must be termed a “non-vegetarian”!!

I:                           That’s a nice question! I never thought that cow’s milk falls in the category of non-vegetarian food!! Even some people drink milk of sheep/goat/ camel!!

Vegetarian:            Are you a non-vegetarian or vegetarian?

I:                           I am a Vegetarian! But then, this world (earth) exists since ages! We don’t know what our ancestors or fore-fathers ate a food! Its only with time we knew, that every living creation has life! Some stopped eating meat and some continued! A human must decide on his own as to be a vegetarian or non-vegetarian!

Note: any animal or human or bird has a life! think while you eat!!

I have heard that even eggs available are of two kinds “vegetarian eggs” and “non-vegetarian eggs”! Sometimes, doctors advise their patients to take some eggs as a immediate supplement of vitamin or for some deficiency! Even fish oil (cod lever oil) is suggested for some body deficiency! Ayurveda has the cow dung or cow’s urine as a medicine! We still read or hear about the humans in deep jungles who are even human eaters!

I tell people, eat that you find to be hygienic and suitable to your likings! Every living creation has life! So the trees and plantations too have life! If one thinks too much into being a vegetarian or non-vegetarian, there will be only arguments and no conclusions! Think of the food you eat! Food is prana (life)! Anything you eat gives you the necessary life!

Those who have turned into terrorists and killers and murderers are the non-vegetarians! These killers and murderers don’t have mercy but only some goal, their goal is to kill fellow humans – either in the name of religion, state, country or anything!!

We are all humans and born to be humans! We got this earth to live but we end up killed or as a killer!! Do we know the purpose of our birth?