Why Be Vegetarian, by Stephen Knapp

[georgeharrisonroxs]

Shree Nandananda prubhu,

wonderful presantation Mr. Knapp. I hope everyone who watches this video takes an advantage of this important information and makes a differance. I just learned about you last week. i feel very fortunate and have been watching as many videos I can everyday. God bless you.

Hari bole,

Nayna

[bodhidarma1]

I rarely ate red meat but stopped completely (minus one time) about two years ago after a time spent frequenting a Krishna temple in Berkeley. I was kind of walking by a statue of Krishna and the Sacred Cow and the Cow became animated in a sense and angry. I knew immediately to lay prostrate before it and that I was forgiven for my giving the cattle industry monday. Oddly enough two of the "brahmans" rushed to bow before it too, one of them saying to me, Krishna is protector of the cows.

[330MillionGods]

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USUALLY ALL MEAT EATERS , IN CASE OF SMALL ANIMALS, CONSUME ITS SHIT, URINE, SEMEN, BLOOD, VOMIT, PUS, ANUS, PUSSY AND ALL THE FILTH THE ANIMAL HAS EATEN. AND THEY CLAIM IT TASTES BETTER THAN VEGETABLES !...UNBELIEVABLE ! PLEASE THUMBS UP IF YOU ARE OR WANT TO BECOME A VEGETARIAN.

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[127miles]

This summer I went to india. I came back vegetarian because I realized that there philosphy was right, we are the most powerful beings on earth. And with great power comes great responsabilaty, therefore we should preotect all living biengs.

[modasawala]

Excellent

[rubystaf]

Stephen Knapp is amazing. Hare Krsna

[lukepevensie]

when i eat meat i cannot resist the temptation to sin and cannot resist the temptation to look for things of violence

[agormanvideos]

If it's difficult for you to become a vegetarian, try asking demigod Agni to help you became one and then meditate with the mantra Om Ram Agnaye Namaha, thinking in your solar plexus, the seat of Manipura chakra. It helped me so much I can't eat any kind of meat since a year ago. It's just not see it as edible anymore.

[Bajacaliwave]

I became vegan after I saw documentary 'Eathing' dvd, and read the book 'The Rave diet'. Pant foods fight cancer cells, Animal foods feed cancer cells.

[Aryan18p]

Not be vegeterian or non-vegeterian be prasadian (spiritual food) The food which is

first offered to Krishna than remanants are eaten afterwards by devotees

[superfasttwittercash]

Speaking of vegetarian I found a pretty interesting book on Amazon Kindle that's worth checking out. It called "Why You Must Become A Vegetarian". Definitely worth checking out

[grungecitizen]

i really want to be vegetarian but the problem is that i don't know what to eat in order to replace the vitamins that animal meat contain!!! can anyone help me????? PLZZZZZZZZZ!!

[leanator666]

@grungecitizen it's really not as hard as you think. There's tons of web sites and books dedicated to vegetarian and vegan recipies.

[sidivastar]

@grungecitizen Iam not vegetarian myself..but vegetarians eat a lotta paneer...u might find it in indian stores....it even feels like meat..but its pure veg!!

[agormanvideos]

@grungecitizen try getting Spirulina; an algae that contains lots of nutrients and vitamins.

[shubhoh]

Very true, all creatures have soul & we should be kind to all of them. Eating dead animals will make our stomach(body) a graveyard.

[ANDROID697]

It's cool to be a vegetarian..

I hear around 90% of Christians eat meat, take intoxicants ie; Alchohol, Caffine, Tobacco!

Then there's Gambling(greed and lust).

This is not the path of the Christ!

I live in Ireland and the People( Catholic's and Prodestants) have it SO wrong.

I owe my life to Sri Prabupada! his teachings have cleansed my soul.

Hare KRSHNA.

[talusan909]

You are correct about you comments.

[MistressDivine]

You are so right

[Gauraonline]

Please accept my humble obeisances. Jai Srila Prabhupada ! Very expertly done and intelligently done research. This is an excellent summary for those who are teachers of Prabhupada's teachings. I met a Muslim man who was trying to convince me that God gave the animals for us to eat, and how do we know they feel pain when killed ? You have given the answer !

[talusan909]

Animals do feel pain when you enduce pain. Animals scream, jump, bite, or run away if they could or fight back just to be free of pain enduce by man or other animals.

[URbloodMYfist]

gr8 wrk

[shim1049]

The funniest argument of the Non-Vegetarians is the 'protein' requirement but they conveniently forget that all the animals they mostly eat ( unless they eat cat or dog) are naturally herbivorous i.e live on grass or corn.The horse is the symbol of muscle power and horse does not eat meat.There is enough protein in Beans and pulses and somebody try to explain why we feed animals/chicken on corn and plant feeds and then kill and eat them, instead of eat the corn directly.

[rkrc]

Elephants & Rhinos can easily kill any other animal and are never eaten by others except for humans.

 a human can never kill them with their hands. These are the strongest Herbivores.

[web2baba]

EXCELLENT THOUGHTS

[jnhalyal]

@shim1049 Dude, have taken or copied your all comments from here and posted for other clip where a man is arguing why they want to eat meat. like your comment.

[ChiKiCheong]

I really think vegetarianism is the way to go against animal cruelty. What I found interesting was Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, in his video, The Joy of Liberating Animals on Youtube, advised his students to turn vegetarian to create the causes to build an animal sanctuary or shelter. This is to show their commitment to care for animals instead of just saying they care. We dont really care for animals if we keep eating them every meal!

[MIDNAq1LINK]

Like, if everyone loves animals so much, why the fuck they eat them!

Namaste ♥

[talusan909]

Not everyone loves animals.

[IRONxEWOK]

i'm vegetarian and i love meat

I like meat when it is running in fields

and roming around

Real men don't eat meat

[SHYAMASUNDARA]

bread and grapes homie...

PEACE AND BLESSINGS

[3finker]

Hi Rad

I hold very similar thoughts to yourself and hope to that one day lack of compassion will be seen as it surely is, a spiritual crime which is detrimental to human society. I wish you health, peace and success in your quest.

Please also visit my own video on Youtube and my website, you may find some things of interest.

Regards

George

[kensho3]

another reason: you will start taking craps that will be so transcendent that you will want to start a photo-journal. I'm not kidding. Bless you, brother.

[deepakchina]

Vegetarianism comes with the realization or revelation when one begins seeing GOD everywhere - be it animated or unanimated. If people today on the face of earth are not vegetarians, then it clearly shows where they are on their spiritual journey!! They may think they are spiritual beings, but they are only misguided by various schools of thoughts.

Om Shati: Shati: Shati:

[deepakchina]

Vegetarianism comes with the realization or revelation when one begins seeing GOD everywhere - be it animated or unanimated. If people today on the face of earth are not vegetarians, then it clearly shows where they are on their spiritual journey!! They may think they are spiritual beings, but they are only misguided by various schools of thoughts.

Om Shanti: Shanti: Shanti:

[nos1lig]

Totaly agree with you. Peace!

[deepakchina]

One should not choose the path of vegetarianism solely based on reasons and logic. It should be based on pure love to all species or creatures through whom God is getting manifested.

[deepakchina]

But there are people who advance theories to rationalize animals killing for their tongue-sake. But if one thinks through his or her heart - a place where God resides in all of us, one will find vegetarianism is "The Way" to peace and harmony in this world.

[deepakchina]

Thanks a lot Stephen Knapp for putting a presentation on Vegetarianism. I believe we should not behave in a manner we ourselves do not want others to behave. So based on this simple principle, hurting or killing animals is a sin or crime. Animals also undergo fear and pain when they are hurted and killed. You are right...before we pray God to bestow mercy on us, we should mercy & love to all including animals.

[sukkha911]

Climate change and pollution are changing the environment. Overpopulation is spreading more diseases. Sometimes toxic bacteria and viruses are released and cause medical problems and even kill the meat eater. Be aware of toxicity.

[yetimach]

Well, he seems like a nice guy--well intentioned and all that. And mostly reasonable. But I get a feeling of preaching to the quire here. Just reinforcing beliefs for other vegatarians, though that's not bad really. What about plants? Aren't they energetic beings too? But obviously we can't go to that extreme. No conscious person can purposefully cause needless suffering. But the real point is that separation is an illusion. There is only one. No killer, no killed. No eater, no eaten. Illusion.

[Gubdown]

Then you go eat everything you see ok? In fact: you go and eat human flesh too.....no scrap that: eat some poop of the human.

[Vedantka]

All scriptures tell us "do not kill". Look at the language itself: when you take life of a person or animal it is said in any language that you kill them. When you cut a plant you do not say you kill it. Plants have much lower consciousness than animals or humans but even so we shouldn't destroy plant kingdom and we should treat Earth as God's kingdom where we are only temporary guests and do as little damage as possible.

[Rasabihariji]

Actually you do KILL plants and there is no need. In the very basic bible it says God gave the fruit and the seeds as food for us. The real unadulterated essene scriptures show Jesus preaching that only fruits, nuts, seeds, milk is human food. Nothing is killed. No plant, No animal. You eat the fruits from the plant. Fruitarians as they are called these days are the healthiest of all humans. You cannot preach to not kill animals and kill plants even if consciousness is lower in plants. Radhe x

[Bolgi]

Plants do not suffer as they do not have a central nervous system.

Drinking milk contributes to massive suffering.Veal is a by-product of the dairy industry.

Lets keep it real people.

[Rasabihariji]

Who said anything suffering? Its about taking life!

"And next afterward was given this commandment, 'Thou shalt not kill,' for life is given to all by God, and that which God has given, let not man take away."

Why Kill Plants when its not necessary for survival? Take their fruits and be thankful to them and mother earth and God. As for Milk and Honey, I do not take store milk or honey, only from Cows and Bees I know have been treated properly and not killed, usually in India only

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[Bolgi]

Do have have anything in your life that you use made out of wood? Seems ridiculous?

Not eating plants is extreme but your own choice.

I do not follow the Bible so for me it has no meaning.All I do is try to live the best way I can without any "commandments".

If "God" gets pissed at me for ripping into a stick of celery then that is his or her problem. Not mine.

[Rasabihariji]

You should go up to a celery plant and take its life, rip it up out the ground and cut it up and eat it. Some people are more evolved than others I dunno, maybe you wouldn't feel an ounce of compassion but anyway, there is sin within all killing,  as Jesus said...

[Rasabihariji]

..."The robber who breaketh into the house made by man is guilty, but they who break into the house made by God, even of the least of these are the greater sinners. Wherefore I say unto all who desire to be my disciples, keep your hands from bloodshed and let no flesh meat enter your mouths, for God is just and bountiful, who ordaineth that man shall live by the fruits and seeds of the earth alone."

The Plant Body is a house made by God for the soul. You break into it and you sin. There are...

[Rasabihariji]

...reactions for killing, taking life. God has established the law of karma, you blow in the wind facing reactions by the natural laws God has setup, He doesn't punish anyone ever, he just makes sure any soul who causes another soul to suffer or die, directly or indirectly reaps the same suffering and death.

If you dont believe a plant has a soul, how is it alive? matter is inanimate. Anyway, peace

x

[Bolgi]

Are you for real? Do you realize how ridiculous you sound?

If you are basing your wisdom from something you read out of the Bible,you are mad.The Bible has been the source of BILLIONS of murders.Human and animal.

[Rasabihariji]

Are you for real?

I have just explained if you kill you get killed. Natural Law. And you go and say billions have murdered who listen to that theory?

You may wanna hate me for some reason but at least read what I have put so you dont show yourself up

[Bolgi]

I do not hate you and I never said that I did.I just do not agree with some of your ideas,that's all.

I believe in the sanctity of all sentient beings ,human and animal. A celery does not have the same level of sentience as a duck.The difference? A Central Nervous System.If you cut into a duck with a knife it will feel pain and suffer.A celery on the other hand will not.

I have made my point and will not comment on this anymore.

All the best to you,Rasabihariji.

Happy New Year.

[Rasabihariji]

Cool. I just dont believe in killing for no reason. I am not God to choose who should and shouldnt be killed. A soul is a soul despite the body its within plant or animal.

Also fruitarianism is the healthiest diet medically and spiritually, stated by God and statisitically the only diet where there is no depression or cancer

Happy new year

x

[Divine25Sun]

Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, George Bernard Shaw...I can name a huge big list. They were all vegetarians. Ancient Spartan warriors were invincible in battle and renowned for their ability to withstand extreme physical rigour and hardship. They were pure vegetarians. It is only barbarians and savages devoid of mercy and compassion who deign to consume the flesh of innocent terrorised animals. Non-vegetarianism is pure unbridled cannibalism. Meat eaters can never reach spiritual peaks.

[b2sac]

Before writing such meaningless crap, please do some research yourself.

Proteins are also found in abundant quantities in vegetarian food.

Nowhere is Stephen advocating the use of Carb based diet, he is only mentioning a vegetarian diet.

Your belief that Ketones are the reason for spiritual awarness is "Ridiculous" to say the least.

I won't hate you, as it is against my nature to hate anyone.

[dikshamen]

its "Nefesh Haya" -the sound is not cha it's like ha in a strong hahahahaha stephen!

[sudhakarshekar]

Excellent.

[sivareni]

Thank you very much ...Hare krsna !

[northwest2009]

thank you. you are simply superb

[moneymasterjet]

thank you.

[ragman2008]

you are a great man

[betdan7777777]

thank you brother all truth

[ommozy]

Very nice video.

[kguna74]

Thank you Prabu.Hare Krishna

[anupamshil]

Commendable Research. Thanks Stephen.

[rayskam]

Great work. All your videos, and books are awesome. jai!