#083, Any fool may abstain from eating this or that!
Vivekananda preached in Chapter 10 "The method and means", of his Bhakti Yoga. (Volume 3 of his Complete Works). " ... The cow does not eat meat, nor does the sheep. Are they great Yogis, great non-injurers? Any fool may abstain from eating this or that; surely that gives him no more distinction than to herbivorous animals. The man who will mercilessly cheat widows and orphans and do the vilest deed for money is worse than any brute even if he lives entirely on grass. ... " BLOGGER'S VIEWS *How can cows be yogis? They eat grass and give milk in return. Man eats beef and blames the cow. Fake monks drink milk and utter sermons of grass. Only ochre-robe wearing, beef crunching, turtle-eating and fish munching monks can be yogis. *SV does not realise that kindness to animals and non-cheating widows and orphans are not mutually exclusive. *A person who does the vilest deeds for money can be either a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian. Vivekananda presumes...