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Do not eat meat

Evening prayer brings teachings on yoga and compassion, emphasizing dietary discipline and protection of all beings.

Yoga is the science of humans, given by God. God commanded to give everything and follow divine instruction. God did not permit eating animal meat. Humans are provided different nourishment. The corona waves passed and many in many countries abandoned alcohol, meat, and eggs. People now seek vegetarianism and veganism. Vegans refrain from destroying or disturbing animals. Every mother produces milk for her young. Taking milk excessively from cows and buffaloes is wrong. Taking honey from bees and feeding them sugar water is not right. Vegan understanding spread from yoga teachings fifty-one years ago. Western people learned and now avoid killing animals. Indians were traditionally vegetarian, but now many eat meat, fish, and eggs, causing suffering. Western countries show more cancers; before death, there is suffering. Real yoga students bring yoga back to India, teaching no alcohol, tobacco, eggs, or meat. Yoga is for all, beyond the body, requiring movement further to protect animals and vegetation.

"God said, 'I did not give you to eat the meat of the animals.'"

"Do not take alcohol, do not take anything, tobacco, no eggs, no meat."

Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India

Once when they are singing, you should also join in; otherwise, it is okay. And hit the drum well—do not sleep—do it properly, yes. And look to the harmonium, and you also, good. So when she sings, then we should sing along after, okay. Śrī Dīpadāya Ludhata Kyōṁ Nahīṁ Sunate Akhilākha Jannatērā Kyā Pūṭhekhara Se Premakā Pyālā Harī Kabhī Parase... Prema kā pyālā khaḍī kā bhame harate. The sound does not carry. Now move a little. Pommali, pommali. Okay? Hari Om. Om. Mantra Mūlaṁ Guruvākyaṁ, Mokṣa Mūlaṁ Guru Kṛpā. Om Dīpa Jyoti Parabrahma, Dīpam Sarve Mohanam, Dīpan Sajate Sarvam, Sandhyā Dīpam Sarvāsatyaṁ. Om Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ... Good evening, all dear sisters, brothers, all yogīs and daily life around the world, and also all other yoga centers, yoga schools, yoga students, and yoga teachers. Blessings of the Gurudev, and from my side to you all, peace and harmony. Om Namo Nārāyaṇ. It has been a beautiful day today, the whole day, and now we have evening prayer in Jadān Āśram in India. I am between Australia and Austria, and from America to further. I wish you a good time—good evening, good morning, or good night. Yoga is the science of humans, given to us by God. God has said, "Give everything and do that which I told you." And God also said, "I did not give you to eat the meat of the animals." For humans, there is a different nourishment. Now, this is very good. Once more, it was. Waves came, and that corona is gone. We were happy. Many people in many countries gave up alcohol, meat, eggs, and so on. Everyone wants to be vegetarian, and they want to have different kinds of vegan fruits. Veganism, and those who are practicing it broadly, do not want to destroy or disturb our animals. We know that every mother gives milk for her child, and similarly, people understand that cows, buffaloes, goats, and others produce milk for their young. But people began to do something, make something, and take more milk away from the animals. They also said, "Do not take away the bees from their honey." What are we doing? We take the honey from the bees and we give them sugar water. That is not right. Also, they do not want to kill many animals or anything. Vegan people have heard from the people of yoga and from yoga in their life, nearly fifty-one years ago. At that time, people did not know what meat was, or why they should not eat it. But now, many yogīs, many yoga teachers, and many people have gone to Western countries and different countries, and people have understood that, yes, we should not kill animals. I am talking about Western peoples, not Indians, because I know that Indians are vegetarian. But now, in these times, until now, unfortunately, many people in India have begun to eat meat, fish, or eggs, and that is why they are suffering and will be suffering. If we see that in Western countries, there are more cancers in their bodies, and before they are going to die, they are suffering or they have lost, then whatever they want to speak, you see that in the West and in India... Countries, and the people were not eating, but now they are eating, while the Western people are giving it up. So, you know that if you want to learn yoga—really, real yoga—then many, many people who have been learning yoga for many years, many, many years, know what yoga is. And so they now bring yoga to India. Why not? It is our wealth, the Indians' wealth, and it went there, and we brought it back again. So, my dears, and those who are here in India—yogīs, yoga teachers, and yoga students from Western countries—they begin to teach here. And they are telling first: do not take alcohol, do not take anything, tobacco, no eggs, no meat. Live according to the yogīs. Now, how many yogīs are there? Now we have so many people who think yoga is only for yogīs and sādhus. It is for all, but these people think only of their body, and that is all. We have to come further. Therefore, God said, "I said to humans; I did not say to eat meat." People are thinking very much, but they are coming forward to help and protect the animals and also the vegetation. Many things are destroyed. In this, I wish you very much that you are here, happy, and I am happy and very thankful that you come and bring the real practice of yoga in this part of India. Welcome, and tomorrow I will see you. Our very beautiful bhajans we have been singing, with the two sisters and two brothers, and it was very nice. I wish you all the best, and see you again.

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