Tag: Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism and Lord Mahavira Dr. Jyoti Prasad Jain Definition Vegetarianism is the theory or practice of a ‘vegetarian’, a term derived from the Latin root Vegetare* and coined for the first time in 1842 A.D. to mean ‘One who abstain from the use as food of flesh, fish and fowl, with or without the addition...

Importance of Vegetarianism in the Indian Context Bharat, i.e. India, is an ancient land. In the general stream of continuity of culture, history, religion and tradition, the importance of vegetarianism seems to have remained constant I and unaffected. We come across vegetarians spread all over India. Bom vegetarians, they never felt like tasting meat at...

Vegetarianism and the Cultured Way of Life It is a usual practice to begin the meals with a prayer from the Atharva Ved Om Sahanavavatu  Sahanau Bhunaktu j Sahaviiyam Karavavahai Tej asvinavadhitamastu Ma vid visha vahai Om Shanti ! Shanti!! Shanti!!! Here follows a free translation in English We should protect society together. We should...

Its Role In The Various Stages Of Human Life While deciding to be a complete vegetarian, a I person may wonder whether such a move is right for certain stages in life - stages when the person is on the verge of radical changes in mind and body. He may, as a result, ignore the...

A Natural Source of Medicines Since ancient times, it has been known that man and medicine are complementary to each other. Where there is man there invariably is medicine. No animal takes any food item as medicine. An animal’s instinctive knowledge about the right food acts as a medicine in itself. Man, however, has been...

Milk: An Integral Part Of Vegetarianism There is no conflict in the mind of an Indian regarding the relationship between milk and vegetarianism. However, in several other countries, the debate continues about whether milk can be classified as vegetarian. It is, after all, an animal product. At least the vegans, a very large section of...

Human Anatomy “Man is naturally Frugivorous animal.” - P.B. Shelley It is a commonplace to state that man is an animal. However, in the light of our present knowledge, it is not possible to find out whether man originally belongs to the group of vegetarians or to that of meat-eaters. In other words, whether man...

The Healthy Food Health” is a household term. Not only doctors but mothers and grandmothers too use it frequently. Newspaper columns and books are packed with advice and information on how to maintain good health. Though the secret of health consists in proper orchestration of the three activities of diet, exercise and play, it is...

The World Outlook Most of us are familiar with Charles Darwin’s theory of man’s evolutionary origin. He postulated that the present-day species have evolved from simpler ancestral types by the process of natural selection. He also mentioned that, through millions of years, life has been continually changing. However, before man’s emergence, there must have been...