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Krishna’s

of animal-like be-
onal service and worship Me with all their hearts.” (Bg 10.8)
vision His flute (tri-bhanga form) and per-

magne c undisciplined

the

51 The experience of transcendental happiness occurs when the living en- ty becomes aware of his cons tu onal posi on as the eternal servant of Lord Krishna. This is the real purpose of self-discovery: to know that one has an eternal and blissful rela onship with the Supreme Personali- “I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything ema- nates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devo- “The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their li
a racted form with which

ty of Godhead. Krishna says: becomes gradually and alluring three-bending -gita teaching. (Bg—18.64-66) civiliza on modern The

is The com- be- of
food where animal modern are name religious poli -

for there is a famine and no other food availa- ble, the Vedas per- flesh for survival, but otherwise. of the ing misled into sinful by and
or In the case ea ng that people the in
religion mit not tragedy is life mon acts religion leaders

blood of every human being murdered by man.
of
name

14 In these verses, the God of the Bible restricts man from ea ng animal flesh with blood s ll in it. Therefore, meat is strictly forbidden unless there is no blood in it. Today, it is almost impossible to eat meat with- out blood in it. The God of the Bible says He will require a reckoning for the blood of every animal man eats and the same reckoning for the Bhak vedanta Swami Prabhupada writes about Lord Jesus Christ in his commentary on the Srimad Bhagavatam (7.15.10), “A

in one cannot sacrifice animals as a religious act or for food.”
animals

Slaughtering

houses.