Vegetarianism and All Isms Through Spiritual 'Ism' Address of His Holiness Maharishi Bal Brahmachari Mahesh Yogi delivered at the 15th Session of the World Vegetarian Congress held at Madras on 30 -11-1957
My own Self as Representatives of East and West: We are here today to find a solution for a complicated problem of existence, confronting the whole humanity on the civilised world - the problem of safety of life, of love, protection, peace and happiness: not only of individuals but of the whole creation and of nature too. All the creatures are sprung from God. Man is probably the polished son of God. And so unto him the great responsibility. Man must be sensible enough to look to the protection of life on earth, the precious property of the Great Father. Vegetarianism is a direct means to this, is the claim of this World Vegetarian Congress. True it is. Accepted that Vegetarianism leads man for all Good. Accepting all values of Vegetarianism, the question arises how we are going to establish it. How are we going to change the 'killing world' of today into a non-killing world of tomorrow? How are we going to change the spirit of killing, the spirit of aggression, the spirit of violence into the spirit of kindness and love - overflowing love for the whole creation? How are we going to change hardness and cruelty of heart to softness and overflowing love for everybody? ...... Full transcript at:- http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/Vegetarianism_Torch_Divine.htm