Why Hinduism Champions Vegetarianism as an Aid to Samadhi

• published: 18 Sep 2014
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A detailed look at why the Hindu system of Yoga emphasizes a pure vegetarian or "sattvic diet", as critical to the attainment of "Samadhi" or God-realization. While watching the video please note that the following terms are synonymous, they all mean the same thing: Samadhi = God Realization = Self-Realization = Soul Realization. Suggested Further Reading: 1. Swami Abhedananda's speech on "Why a Hindu is a Vegetarian" http://www.spiritualbee.com/media/why-a-hindu-is-a-vegetarian-by-swami-abhedananda.pdf 2. Swami Chinmayananda "On Vegetarianism" http://www.chinmayamissiondelhi.org/articles/on_vegetarianism.pdf 3. "Practice of Brahmacharya" by Swami Sivananda http://www.dlshq.org/download/brahmacharya.pdf 4. "Practice of Religion", Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Vol 4. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Complete_Works_of_Swami_Vivekananda/Volume_4/Lectures_and_Discourses/The_Practice_of_Religion 5. "Absolute & Manifestation", Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Vol 2. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Complete_Works_of_Swami_Vivekananda/Volume_2/Jnana-Yoga/The_Absolute_and_Manifestation 6. "Conversations And Dialogues", Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Vol 7. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Complete_Works_of_Swami_Vivekananda/Volume_7/Conversations_And_Dialogues/II --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMAGE CREDITS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Images used in this presentation belong to the public domain. Many thanks to the following websites for preserving these images: 1. Painting of Sita in the Ashram of Valmiki, courtesy LACMA. http://collections.lacma.org/node/198498 2.Painting of sage receiving Offerings from a woman, courtesy LACMA. http://collections.lacma.org/node/238409 3. Mother Parvati worshipping Lord Shiva, courtesy LACMA. http://collections.lacma.org/node/198422 4.Painting of Lord Krishna @ The British Museum http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=266281&partId;=1&people;=137804&peoA;=137804-2-70&page;=1 5. Painting of Sage Valmiki composing Ramayana, courtesy Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valmiki#mediaviewer/File:Valmiki_Ramayana.jpg 6. Painting of Sage Narada visiting Rishi Valmiki, courtesy Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valmiki#mediaviewer/File:Narada_visits_Valmiki.jpg 7. Photo of galaxies existing shortly after the Big Bang, courtesy Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy#mediaviewer/File:NASA-HS201427a-HubbleUltraDeepField2014-20140603.jpg 8. Illustration of an Atom, courtesy Wikipedia http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom