You Want to Be a Vegetarian?

[Happyemo246]

now that I'm a vegetarian (almost a year now) I can't even imagine eating meat.

[ripticdu]

The problem isn't eating meat, it's eating too much meat. We are evolved to eat meat. You can tell this by looking at our teeth, or the digestive enzymes we produce (pepsin) for breaking down meat protein. Essential nutrients are in meat, some of which cannot be found anywhere else. A good example is cobalamin (Vit B12). This is an essential vitamin found only in meat protein. Because of low levels, vegetarians and vegans suffer from megaloblastic anemia. Sorry, but we are omnivores

[TrahelionLunar]

Haribol Suchandra, you are a beautiful person within and without. Thankyou.

[HariNamaKevalam]

I think most people eat meat because it's the custom, and they never stop to think about whether it actually makes sense. If everybody were vegetarian, I wonder if anyone would think it was a good idea to start eating the corpses of animals. I wonder how many people would eat meat now if they had to do the killing themselves. The latest craze is "humanely" raised meat -- for those who are against the torture of animals ... but don't have any problem with animal slaughter. Welcome to Kali Yuga.

[Harresd]

You say that you don't know what its like to have to give up something, knowing that thing is bad, but can't give it up.

Yet you are religious....

[suchandradasi]

@Harresd I have never eaten meat so I don't miss it, or crave it.

[lilkalanadiangirl31]

@suchandradasi Thank-you for uploading and sharing this video. I've been thinking about going vegetarian for a very long time. I'm starting to get sick of meat now. Thank-you for your encouraging words.

[suchandradasi]

@lilkalanadiangirl31 I'm glad you like it. You'll feel so good about being a vegetarian. Just take it one day at a time and one little step at a time. Try some new veggie alternatives they have like veggie hot dogs some time!

[suchandradasi]

@VegetarianFound  Yes Ma'am I will!

[suchandradasi]

@VegetarianFound I am sorry you have to go through that. Sometimes we just have these tests that we don't think we'll ever get over, but somehow if we stayed strong, and determined and keep faith, then somehow we can come through. 

[americanfarmers1]

First of all where do you get your figures that vegetarians live longer? Also if you use "Yogurt, car tires, drywall and a variety of medicines all contain a beef by-product." ( then you shouldn't even try to make a point.

[suchandradasi]

@americanfarmers1 Yogurt only has meat products in it if you buy it from certain companies like yoplait . I make my own yogurt. But there are good companies that supply pure yogurt with no other ingredients. We try our best not to include killing animals in our life style. But we do use cow leather from cows who died naturally for our sacred drums. (mrdanga)

[AhaliaVideos]

I want to be a prasadarian, you have helped me soooo much, would you share your recipes?

[suchandradasi]

@AhaliaVideos There is a WONDERFUL little cookbook with prasadam recipees and inspiration called The Higher Taste. I have seen it on ebay and other places. So it might be on the internet. 

[suchandradasi]

@lisauk67 Maybe just try to fill your fridge with delicious veggie meals and try to eat things that satisfy your taste, like veggie hot dogs or something like that.... Also if you eat more ghee (clarified butter) and milk products like cheese and curd it will help hit the spot for you! Instead of eating less meat aim for eating more veggies then gradually switch over :-) I wish you the very best ! And God bless you for having a soft heart for the animals.

[Sasukegrl12]

This is sooo calming and inspirational. You're very wise and your voice is so calm and relaxing. I really want to become a vegetarian but my whole family eats meat and they don't respect my decision and they force me to eat meat, so I don't know what to do..

[suchandradasi]

@Sasukegrl12 Just pray to God in your heart to help you and guide you to do what is right. Get full on the things that are good for your soul so there is no room for dead animals.

[tdevry]

@suchandradasi Wonderfully said, thank you.

[SBha30]

Suchandradasi, you are wise. You don't understand meat eaters because you are very refined and cultured. You are right that vegetarianism awakens a deeper consciousness within you.

[jtb995]

u = weirdo

[suchandradasi]

@jtb995 muaaaaaahhhhhzzzzz

[Caronia47]

This video is really inspiring. I'm on the path to becoming a vegetarian, and living with meat eaters, it's a daily challenge. I watch this video whenever the negative criticism I get starts to bog me down. You're a really cool person. Thanks so much! Angel blessings.

[suchandradasi]

@Caronia47 I am so glad I could be helpful. I wish you the all the best! May you be a great success in your vegetarian life. The animals, the planet, and your own body, mind and soul are thanking you!

[2happy4emo]

I stopped eating meat when I was 15 years old. I had toyed with the idea as a child, but being raised in a Southern American home, this was difficult, since meat is in almost every traditional dish. I even once asked my mother if I could stop eating meat. She thought this would be unhealthy and told me no. But when I was 15...I couldn't do it anymore. My aunt made beef stew, and I couldn't stand to eat it. I've been a vegetarian ever since. And my mother is much more supportive now. :)

[suchandradasi]

Thank you for sharing! Even children know that it's not nice to eat meat! We are so LUCKY to be vegetarian!!

[mixsy77]

I wanted to be a vegetarian since I was a teenager, but found it so hard to be different from everyone else. I also took up drinking and smoking and coffee.

In the last couple of years I have given it all away. For me, the thing that worked in the end was to ask God and have faith it would happen, and it did.

:-)

[suchandradasi]

I TOTALLY believe in prayer. THere are two things that must be done, 1. ones own effort and 2. the mercy of God (and praying for that mercy and being receptive to that mercy.)

[SpurnedCoward]

although I am not able to give up all bad habits - for example smoking tobacco (no drogs no alcohol no eat meat) still I can feel that just this one bad habit so much weaks my life especially taste from chanting of holy name. But positive side of this is that I had never give up the fight with this "smoking Demon" It´s never ending fight and due to good posiitive association

some small battles I´m able to win against him - sometimes. "do good, be good"

[suchandradasi]

One who knows their flaws are flaws, is a wise person.

[TheDrakoras]

A very useful and compassionate video. Thankyou!

[suchandradasi]

Jai Radhe!

[SpurnedCoward]

Thank for this and all these videos which has the power so nicely and sensitively step by step change thinking beings from my category.

[suchandradasi]

Thank you for being a "THINKING BEING" very good.

[Rasabihariji]

by the way, if there is a sin in the bin, BURN the bin. so i wouldn't advise passing on the sin sis :P as in givin meat to needy? lol aka sendin them to hell and u as the propogator gets bad karma not just the killer / eater

ps. i read there is no greater boon than abstaining from flesh, not a 1000 years of sacrifices can equal it. so knowing your grandad abstained before death may have really helped him but god knows ourt hearts and if it thru selfish fear not selfless love im unsure

xx

[suchandradasi]

I know flesh eating is a sin, but I can't stand the fact that meat from a cow who had to die for that meat, must be wasted. Why should she die in vain, if her body was already purchased. why through her body to worms. I don't know, I just can't bare that she would haved died in vain.

[suchandradasi]

I understand your point. But I can't help the way I feel. It's in their fridge, the fridge of a person who is about to change. It was already purchased. For some people, The transition period is a time to be kind on oneself and reward oneself for ones EXCELLENT CHOICE OF A VEGETARIAN LIFE!! To give that to another, probably someone who would NEVER be a vegetarian anyway.  That someone might even ask why he was giving it away. The answer might impress upon that person a good sanskar.

[Rasabihariji]

respect sis as always,

as a child i would throw up the meat my family made me eat. id have apple pie at those childrens partys at macdonalds when they all had "happy" meals

my family all eat meat yet i was repulsed by it mentally and physically from birth and id always ask about God but they'd tell me He doesnt exist.

if like attracts like

why was i born into meat eating atheist materialistic family when im the absolute opposite? ive never seen them since i left home and never want to.

[Rasabihariji]

i just always try and think why i was born into that family? please help me understand.

im not at all bitter, i never hold grudges i just dont understand my karma? id like to know how it could work?

id never hurt a fly yet, not any living being so how can i have this soft heart yet and im presuming i had it previous life too? so what could i have done to deserve being born around demoniac people who beat me 1000s of times, i suffered so much as a kid. where did that karma come from? ty

[suchandradasi]

Karmic experiences, build the character of the soul. The soul though, is never touched by the external modes of nature and by the sin of the jiva. The soul reamains pure. We live for millions of life times.

You had one last bit of that kind of karma to burn off before you could transition into another phase. An intelligent and oppertunistic man will see the profit in bad times . The gain of wisdom, character, compassion and abilitiy to empathize and understand others. ....

[suchandradasi]

Negative sanskars are actually positive. They create deep lessons that cannot be forgotten. You will be learning from these lessons continuously. Growing richer like a merchant who sees the profit during a famine. Or like a bird of pray who profits during drought. Whatever doesn't kill you will make you stronger. These are the fruits of your previous actions. YOUR REACTION IS WHAT PREDICTS THE FUTURE.

[theultimateotaku]

Dear Rasabihariji, I agree with what Suchandra didi is saying. Also, Srimad Bhagavatam it says God creates hardships for his devotees, taking everything away, so that they may think of Him. It is an opportunity to focus. If we had all material happiness, we would not think of God, right? so, hardship makes us throw up our hands and pray, "Oh God!" He will hear that prayer. As Krishna says in Bhagavad-Gita, "As one thinks of me, I reward him accordingly."

[Gaurangistray]

I was looking at the related vids on the side.They all look to horrible to click on.Like total hell.I dont want to eat hell.you are what you eat. I dont want to go to hell.

[Tamoharadasa]

Your videos are always kinda surreal yet right on! Funny, and heavily true, at once ! We love you, Suchandra dd!

[eligroovy]

This is such a wonderful video<3

[suchandradasi]

Thank you eligroovy!

[dasdafoij]

thanks.. ALOT

[suchandradasi]

I did this for you! You are very welcome.<3

[dasdafoij]

wow.. thanks, i like the fact that people can help eachother over the net even :x maby ill start making videos !

[Ambika145]

Nice video!

[suchandradasi]

Thank you!

[nijinskihind]

I appreciate your sincerity. Thanks.

[suchandradasi]

I appreciate your kind comments :-) Thanks