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<blockquote data-quote="Harsimran Singh" data-source="post: 89025" data-attributes="member: 6964"><p>WaheGuru ji Ka Khalsa, WaheGuru ji ki Fateh, </p><p> </p><p>Mr. Singh ji thank you for pointed out some important points, for example, "harm being done to the environment" and " ignoring the type of meat being consumed"</p><p> </p><p>I always have a picture in my mind, it is of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji during the creation of Khalsa, and i ask myself why the Guru put in such restrictions, for example not allowing his Sikhs to cut hair, commit adultery, restrictions on alcohol, tabocco, and Halal(kosher) meat. Then when i consider all of the restrictions, they seem to make sense, but the restriction on meat was a little harder to understand. I asked myself why specifically Halaal or kosher, why not all types? Now that i understand, Halaal is restricted for two reasons, one being the method of killing, and two the singing of godly hymms along with the slaughter. But i ask myself, what's wrong with singing god's hyms, when we are getting food to eat, afterall most of us say "Waheguru" before we eat a meal to thank the provider. Then i finally came to realize the it was the suffering the animal gets that Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji wants us to avoid. For that reason Jhatka meat was recommended for those who preferred it. My point is that the <strong>suffering of the animal</strong> is what holds significance for the restriction of Halaal Meat, for example in India, I've heard that people say "Sat Sri Akal' while slaughtering with the method of Jhatka, that shows that lord's hymms were not necessary the restriction, it was the suffering the animal witnessed and continues to witness today. </p><p> </p><p>Randip Singh Ji, a fact is a fact and if want to argue it then all you are doing is what Sikhism defines as unworthy, I can see you feel "distastful" and i am not asking you to go Vegetarian. The environmental problems are hurtful, and meat is a big part of that whether you want to agree with me or not. </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>"Add a small amount of meat and you become a power individual like me"</em></span></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">-Randip Singh</span></em></p><p> </p><p>Wow, you must be powerful! , i am an ex-meat eater, based my decision on number of important details and situations going on(mentioned earlier), and i can say one thing for sure, and that is I have not gone any weaker and in fact i feel stronger and healthier, the fact is the type of foods you eat(almonds, nuts, legumes). You can be a lazy, unhealthy and weak person whether you are vegetarian or a meat eater, it is all about eating the right stuff, but if your worried and feared about getting about weak, then it does not show the <strong>spirit of Khalsa,</strong> </p><p> </p><p>Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Khalsa survived in the jungles of Punjab while consuming Shoolay(a great source of protein) and digested tree bark while not having anything to eat, and the fact is that they took on the meat-eating moghuls and <strong>succeeded</strong>. So if you believe your going to feel weak without one meal of flesh, then i can ask you where is your<strong> spirit of Khalsa</strong>?</p><p> </p><p>The points about the environment i mentioned in my eariler post have everything to do with Sikhism, after all Sikhism is a Universal loving faith. </p><p> </p><p>Just to help you define "Sarbat tha Bhalla" - <strong>Blessings for all. </strong></p><p>The significance of Sarbat tha Bhalla is consideration for all, if your saying that we need to share with the needy, I can ask you how are you really sharing with the needy when you are not only consuming millions of indirect grains, and pounds of inefficient flesh. </p><p>You have mentioned that people living in poverty is an economical issue, and that is true but meat is part of that. With the current economic crisis happening right now and increases in world prices of grains, oil and what not, many third world countries are in fact shipping out their grains to wealthy nations like ours, while their people are not being feed. <strong>Why is this happening?</strong> so that we can feed these grains to farm animals and go to sleep with "extra full" tummies. Speaking of nourishment, not everyone in the third world want to be heavy weight wrestlers, they just want to go to sleep without hunger, so these simple grains would have a significant positive impact on them.</p><p>My point is that, this is the whole concept of <strong>"Sarbat tha Bhalla",</strong> </p><p>If meat was sustainable for the universe, produced as Jhatka, then their wouldn't be any reason to not consume it, but the fact is that, it is not sustainble and difinetely doesn't fall under the concept of "Sarbat tha Bhalla" </p><p> </p><p>Another point is that Sikhism as you must already is based on<strong> Karma</strong>, whatever you take from this world, their will be a higher price to pay for it after. So think about what takes up more resources? hint hint, that's pretty self-explanatory. </p><p> </p><p>Consider a scale, of sustainability for this planet. Do you really think everyone on this planet can get Organic meat to their dinner table(if they have one!), the answer is<strong> no</strong>. It is believed that if the grains feed to farm animals were to be used as food for humans, then we would have enough food in <strong>stock for 3 years without production</strong>, and no one would go hungury. Think about it, over 6 billion (approx population of this planet) farm animals are slaughtered each year in the US alone, and if they are feed all those grains, that food would be more than enough for the world population. In fact more farmers would choose to go Organic in a sense because they won't have to apply heavy fertilizer currently used to feed both humans and farm animals. </p><p>By the way i am not saying milk or veggie production is the best, but on a scale, it is much more sustainable than meat. The bad practises of the milk industry are linked to the meat industry, due to such high demand for meat, cows are continually milked so that they can be slaughtered as soon as possible. </p><p> </p><p>Randip Singh Ji, I believe i have got enough across and if you still don't what to admit that today's methods are not acceptable just for Sikhs but for all of humanity, and changes need to be done, then please Rethink, Reconsider and hopefully react. Think environmentally, socially and morally the right thing. </p><p> </p><p>WaheGuru ji Ka Khalsa, WaheGuru ji ki Fateh, </p><p>Harsimran Singh Khalsa</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harsimran Singh, post: 89025, member: 6964"] WaheGuru ji Ka Khalsa, WaheGuru ji ki Fateh, Mr. Singh ji thank you for pointed out some important points, for example, "harm being done to the environment" and " ignoring the type of meat being consumed" I always have a picture in my mind, it is of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji during the creation of Khalsa, and i ask myself why the Guru put in such restrictions, for example not allowing his Sikhs to cut hair, commit adultery, restrictions on alcohol, tabocco, and Halal(kosher) meat. Then when i consider all of the restrictions, they seem to make sense, but the restriction on meat was a little harder to understand. I asked myself why specifically Halaal or kosher, why not all types? Now that i understand, Halaal is restricted for two reasons, one being the method of killing, and two the singing of godly hymms along with the slaughter. But i ask myself, what's wrong with singing god's hyms, when we are getting food to eat, afterall most of us say "Waheguru" before we eat a meal to thank the provider. Then i finally came to realize the it was the suffering the animal gets that Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji wants us to avoid. For that reason Jhatka meat was recommended for those who preferred it. My point is that the [B]suffering of the animal[/B] is what holds significance for the restriction of Halaal Meat, for example in India, I've heard that people say "Sat Sri Akal' while slaughtering with the method of Jhatka, that shows that lord's hymms were not necessary the restriction, it was the suffering the animal witnessed and continues to witness today. Randip Singh Ji, a fact is a fact and if want to argue it then all you are doing is what Sikhism defines as unworthy, I can see you feel "distastful" and i am not asking you to go Vegetarian. The environmental problems are hurtful, and meat is a big part of that whether you want to agree with me or not. [FONT=Arial][I]"Add a small amount of meat and you become a power individual like me"[/I][/FONT] [I][FONT=Arial]-Randip Singh[/FONT][/I] Wow, you must be powerful! , i am an ex-meat eater, based my decision on number of important details and situations going on(mentioned earlier), and i can say one thing for sure, and that is I have not gone any weaker and in fact i feel stronger and healthier, the fact is the type of foods you eat(almonds, nuts, legumes). You can be a lazy, unhealthy and weak person whether you are vegetarian or a meat eater, it is all about eating the right stuff, but if your worried and feared about getting about weak, then it does not show the [B]spirit of Khalsa,[/B] Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Khalsa survived in the jungles of Punjab while consuming Shoolay(a great source of protein) and digested tree bark while not having anything to eat, and the fact is that they took on the meat-eating moghuls and [B]succeeded[/B]. So if you believe your going to feel weak without one meal of flesh, then i can ask you where is your[B] spirit of Khalsa[/B]? The points about the environment i mentioned in my eariler post have everything to do with Sikhism, after all Sikhism is a Universal loving faith. Just to help you define "Sarbat tha Bhalla" - [B]Blessings for all. [/B] The significance of Sarbat tha Bhalla is consideration for all, if your saying that we need to share with the needy, I can ask you how are you really sharing with the needy when you are not only consuming millions of indirect grains, and pounds of inefficient flesh. You have mentioned that people living in poverty is an economical issue, and that is true but meat is part of that. With the current economic crisis happening right now and increases in world prices of grains, oil and what not, many third world countries are in fact shipping out their grains to wealthy nations like ours, while their people are not being feed. [B]Why is this happening?[/B] so that we can feed these grains to farm animals and go to sleep with "extra full" tummies. Speaking of nourishment, not everyone in the third world want to be heavy weight wrestlers, they just want to go to sleep without hunger, so these simple grains would have a significant positive impact on them. My point is that, this is the whole concept of [B]"Sarbat tha Bhalla",[/B] If meat was sustainable for the universe, produced as Jhatka, then their wouldn't be any reason to not consume it, but the fact is that, it is not sustainble and difinetely doesn't fall under the concept of "Sarbat tha Bhalla" Another point is that Sikhism as you must already is based on[B] Karma[/B], whatever you take from this world, their will be a higher price to pay for it after. So think about what takes up more resources? hint hint, that's pretty self-explanatory. Consider a scale, of sustainability for this planet. Do you really think everyone on this planet can get Organic meat to their dinner table(if they have one!), the answer is[B] no[/B]. It is believed that if the grains feed to farm animals were to be used as food for humans, then we would have enough food in [B]stock for 3 years without production[/B], and no one would go hungury. Think about it, over 6 billion (approx population of this planet) farm animals are slaughtered each year in the US alone, and if they are feed all those grains, that food would be more than enough for the world population. In fact more farmers would choose to go Organic in a sense because they won't have to apply heavy fertilizer currently used to feed both humans and farm animals. By the way i am not saying milk or veggie production is the best, but on a scale, it is much more sustainable than meat. The bad practises of the milk industry are linked to the meat industry, due to such high demand for meat, cows are continually milked so that they can be slaughtered as soon as possible. Randip Singh Ji, I believe i have got enough across and if you still don't what to admit that today's methods are not acceptable just for Sikhs but for all of humanity, and changes need to be done, then please Rethink, Reconsider and hopefully react. Think environmentally, socially and morally the right thing. WaheGuru ji Ka Khalsa, WaheGuru ji ki Fateh, Harsimran Singh Khalsa [/QUOTE]
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