Based on the teachings of His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada
The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust

Dedication

We dedicate this book to our beloved spiritual master and guide, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada, who brought the transcendental teachings of Lord Krsna to the Western world.
- The Editors

 

Contents

 

Introduction_ 3

Chapter 1 - Health and a Meatless Diet 5

Digesting Meat 5

Heart Disease 6

Cancer 6

Dangerous Chemicals in Meat 8

Diseases in Meat 9

Nutrition Without Meat 9

Chapter 2 - The Hidden Cost of Meat 11

Solving the Hunger Problem_ 11

Living Cows Are an Economic Asset 12

You're Paying More than You Think for Meat 12

Environmental Damage 13

Social Conflict 13

Saving Money with a Vegetarian Diet 14

Chapter 3 - "Do Unto Others …" 17

Ancient Greece and Rome 17

Da Vinci, Rousseau, Franklin …_ 18

The Twentieth Century 20

Vegetarianism and Religion 21

Indian Philosophy and Nonviolence 23

Chapter 4 - Karma and Reincarnation_ 25

The Journey of the Soul 26

The Equality of All Living Things 27

"Do Unto Others … " 27

The Cause of Violence 28

Is Killing Vegetables Wrong? 29

Chapter 5 - Beyond Vegetarianism_ 31

The Yoga of Eating 32

Spiritual Food 33

How to Prepare and Offer Prasadam_ 34

Other Principles of Bhakti-yoga 35

Chapter 6 - The Higher Taste 37

The Myth of Scarcity 37

God Is a Vegetarian 37

There Is No Scarcity 38

"Thou Shalt Not Kill" 38

Physical Effects of Meat-Eating 39

Vegetarians Are Also Committing Violence 39

The Cow Should Be Protected 39

Prasadam Frees One from Material Contamination 40

Those Who Kill Will Be Killed 40

Showing Devotion to God by Offering Food with Love 41

Animal-Killing Is Not Civilized 41

Offering food to Krsna Is an Exchange of Love 41

Animals Also Have the Right to Life 41

Satan's Philosophy 42

Do Animals Have Souls? 42

The Danger of Starvation 42

Killers of Animals Are Stone-hearted 43

The Animal Killer Will Become an Animal and Be Killed