Hare Krishna, my intention and attitude in sending you this message, is that Srila Prabhupada wanted us to transmit his teachings to everyone, without wanting anything in return.
Nonviolence and morality, by Haripada dasa
Srila Prabhupada taught us that before one is a devotee of God or Krishna has to practice nonviolence, about non-violence Srila Prabhupada says that non-violence is generally understood not to kill or destroy the body, but, in reality, it is not Violence means not causing others anguish. Out of ignorance, the generality of people is trapped in the material concept of life, and perpetually suffers material pains. So, unless one elevates people to the plane of spiritual knowledge, one is practicing violence. One must try as best he can to distribute true knowledge, so that people become enlightened and abandon this material entanglement. That is nonviolence. Nonviolence means that one should not do anything that puts others in a situation of suffering or confusion. The material activities promised by many politicians, sociologists, philanthropists, etc., do not produce very good results, since politicians and philanthropists do not have a transcendental vision; they do not know what is truly beneficial for human society. Non-violence means that people must be trained in such a way that the full use of the human body can be achieved. The human body is for spiritual enlightenment, so any movement or any commission that does not encourage that end commits an act of violence against the human body. That which fosters the future spiritual happiness of the generality of the people, is called nonviolence. Nonviolence means not preventing the progressive life of any living entity. One should not think that, as the spiritual spark is never killed, not even after the body is killed, there is nothing wrong with killing animals for the enjoyment of the senses. Now people are addicted to eating animals, despite having a large supply of grains, fruits and milk. There is no need to kill the animals. This commandment is for everyone. When there is no other resource, an animal can be killed, but it must be offered as a sacrifice. In any case, when there is an ample supply of food for humanity, people who wish to progress in the field of spiritual understanding should not perpetrate acts of violence against animals. True nonviolence means not impeding the progressive life of anyone. Animals are also progressing in their evolutionary life, transmigrating from one category of animal life to another. If a certain animal is killed, then its progress is hindered. If an animal has to stay in a certain body for a certain number of days or years and is killed prematurely, it must then return again in that way of life to complete the remaining days, in order to be promoted to another species of lifetime. So, your progress should not be hindered just so that one satisfies your palate. That is called nonviolence.
And on morality Srila Prabhupada said that the ultimate morality is surrendering to God or Krishna and loving Him through His representative Srila Prabhupada.
Nonviolence and morality, by Haripada dasa
Srila Prabhupada taught us that before one is a devotee of God or Krishna has to practice nonviolence, about non-violence Srila Prabhupada says that non-violence is generally understood not to kill or destroy the body, but, in reality, it is not Violence means not causing others anguish. Out of ignorance, the generality of people is trapped in the material concept of life, and perpetually suffers material pains. So, unless one elevates people to the plane of spiritual knowledge, one is practicing violence. One must try as best he can to distribute true knowledge, so that people become enlightened and abandon this material entanglement. That is nonviolence. Nonviolence means that one should not do anything that puts others in a situation of suffering or confusion. The material activities promised by many politicians, sociologists, philanthropists, etc., do not produce very good results, since politicians and philanthropists do not have a transcendental vision; they do not know what is truly beneficial for human society. Non-violence means that people must be trained in such a way that the full use of the human body can be achieved. The human body is for spiritual enlightenment, so any movement or any commission that does not encourage that end commits an act of violence against the human body. That which fosters the future spiritual happiness of the generality of the people, is called nonviolence. Nonviolence means not preventing the progressive life of any living entity. One should not think that, as the spiritual spark is never killed, not even after the body is killed, there is nothing wrong with killing animals for the enjoyment of the senses. Now people are addicted to eating animals, despite having a large supply of grains, fruits and milk. There is no need to kill the animals. This commandment is for everyone. When there is no other resource, an animal can be killed, but it must be offered as a sacrifice. In any case, when there is an ample supply of food for humanity, people who wish to progress in the field of spiritual understanding should not perpetrate acts of violence against animals. True nonviolence means not impeding the progressive life of anyone. Animals are also progressing in their evolutionary life, transmigrating from one category of animal life to another. If a certain animal is killed, then its progress is hindered. If an animal has to stay in a certain body for a certain number of days or years and is killed prematurely, it must then return again in that way of life to complete the remaining days, in order to be promoted to another species of lifetime. So, your progress should not be hindered just so that one satisfies your palate. That is called nonviolence.
And on morality Srila Prabhupada said that the ultimate morality is surrendering to God or Krishna and loving Him through His representative Srila Prabhupada.
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