Diet: Physiological, Psychological, and Spiritual Growth

Abstract

The Vedas recommend a sattvic diet for people because it promotes mental and physical well-being. Despite the common perception, not all Hindus adhere to a vegetarian diet. Some people's families are vegetarian by choice, while others aren't. Those who believe in the principle of Karma and who are thus making spiritual development are those who, in thought, word, and deed, refrain from violence. Direct or indirect injury to a person, animal, or other living thing is punished in our scriptures. So, eating meat, fish, or other animals is a terrible choice that will have consequences for us here or in the hereafter.