No - I used to just donate money to them and of course watch all those hot women model for them :-)
On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Michael Jackson <mjackso...@yahoo.com>wrote: > ** > > > Do you know a guy named Mike Brazell - he's from SC and was a big PETA guy > for a few years. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.r...@gmail.com> > *To:* "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > *Sent:* Monday, April 15, 2013 10:41 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Questions Every Vegetarian Is Tired Of > Answering > > > Interesting, I don't see why any of this could not be accurate. Anyway > eating beef is not an issue for me - my big concerns are the factory > farming and the inhumane treatment of animals while alive and inhumane > methods of slaughter. I used to be a member of PETA when I was in Seattle - > I buy Organic and free range just to do my part. > > On Apr 15, 2013, at 7:25 PM, Michael Jackson <mjackso...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Obviously I dunno if this is accurate, but I found it on one web site: > > According to Vedic texts, cattle was regularly eaten in India during the > early, middle and late Vedic periods. According to historian Om Prakash, > author * Food and Drinks in Ancient India *, oxen and barren cows were > offered at rituals and eaten by priests; cows were eaten at marriage > feasts; slaughterhouses existed; and the flesh of horses, rams, buffalo and > probably birds were all eaten. In the later Vedic period, he wrote, oxen, > big goats, and sterile cows were slaughtered and cows, sheep, goats and > horses were offered as sacrifices. > > The Ramayana and the Mahabharata have references to beef eating. There is > also plenty of evidence—cattle bones with human teeth marks— from > archeological digs. One religious text referred to beef as “the best kind > of food” and quoted a 6th century B.C. Hindu sage as saying, “Some people > do not eat cow meat. I do so, provided it’s tender.” The Mahabharata > describes one king who was famous for slaughtering 2,000 cows a day and > distributing meat and grain to Brahmin priests. > > In 2002, Dwijendra Narayan Jha, a historian at the University of Delhi, > caused a big uproar when he asserted in his scholarly work, * Holy Cow: > Beef in Indian Dietary Traditions * that ancient Hindus ate beef. After > excerpts were released on the Internet and published in an Indian > newspaper, his work was called “sheer blasphemy” by the World Hindu > Council, copies were burned in front of his house, his publishers stopped > printing the book and Jha had to be taken to work under the protection of > police. Academics were surprised by the brouhaha. They saw the work as a > simple historical survey that rehashed material that scholars had known for > centuries. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.r...@gmail.com> > *To:* "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > *Sent:* Monday, April 15, 2013 10:10 PM > *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Questions Every Vegetarian Is Tired Of > Answering > > > You are cracking me up MJ, with your 3 question marked question - why > should you be so surprised? > > I AM serious - of course I don't have any actual experience of it since I > have never owned cows or lived in the countryside, purely anecdotal. Not > even sure how many do it, rich vs poor. I am sure it's more prevalent now > and you need to balance that with the fact that cows are also abandoned and > let loose once they are old because there may be Hindus that don't want to > have them slaughtered yet think it's a burden to take care of them. > > It's only during the elections that politicians raise these issues - may > be wipe out a few people of the other religion so they could mobilize their > followers - not sure how often this happens now since I don't follow the > news in India - but there were several incidents where Hindus and Muslims > would kill each other during election time, but otherwise co-exist fine. > > Especially the Hindu Nationalist parties and the Islam based parties. And > Gurus like Amma hobnob with Hindu Nationalist parties - it's disgusting. > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Michael Jackson <mjackso...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > ** > > Are you serious? Hindus really sell their cows to the Muslims??? > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.r...@gmail.com> > *To:* "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > *Sent:* Monday, April 15, 2013 9:37 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Questions Every Vegetarian Is Tired Of > Answering > > > Damn - a good question, not sure if I did - but then I can never do > anything wrong in her eyes. I think I cooked beef for my German Shepherd in > India per the vet's suggestion - she didn't mind as long as it wasn't her > cooking and was outside the house. My mom was very liberal. > > Hindus are cool with Muslims eating beef, in fact hypocrites because they > would sell their cows to be slaughtered. > > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Michael Jackson <mjackso...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > ** > > Did you ever tell your mom you ate those cheeseburgers? > > As to the affectation of white folk taking on like Indians I have seen it > in various meditation guru movements like the Ananda people but it is > really laughable sometimes in the TMO, especially when you see the TM > Mother Divine interpretation of saris. > > Speaking of cheeseburgers, I always wondered how the Muslims in India get > away with eating cow when that would seem to be a rather inflammatory thing > to do in front of or near any Hindus. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.r...@gmail.com> > *To:* "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > *Sent:* Monday, April 15, 2013 7:39 PM > *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Questions Every Vegetarian Is Tired Of > Answering > > > Oh yes you got mad at me Uncleji and my innocent, tender, fledgling > lacto-ovo-vegetarian feelings were hurt. > > Anyway I did eat cheeseburgers for a while too, a long time ago though for > a but I have a hard time digesting meat and yes totally spot on about > making nutrition into a belief system - it's natural, the novelty of all > those superficial lifestyle and beliefs when people get attracted to the > Indian religion. My head reeled when I first went to see Amma and there > were all these, apparently crazy white people dressed in white and Indian - > it was both hilarious and shocking at the same time. > > On Apr 15, 2013, at 9:26 AM, Bhairitu <noozg...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > Who says I'm getting mad at you? But I also know that not all Indians > are vegetarians. My tantra guru wasn't. And it is said that > Maharishi's favorite dish was chicken tikka masala. I read a great > article in India Currents years ago about an Indian discovering and > loving cheeseburgers upon moving to the US. Ayurveda doesn't even > preclude the use of meat. White folks though are often into making > nutrition a belief system not what their body needs. As you can imagine > I'm really popular among the veganuts.:-D > > On 04/14/2013 11:35 PM, Ravi Chivukula wrote: > > Why are you getting mad at me Uncleji? I'm an eggetarian or if you would > > rather - lacto-ovo-vegetarian but Organic Milk, Yogurt and Organic Free > > Range Eggs - all at Trader Joe's Uncleji. > > > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Bhairitu <noozg...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > > > >> ** > >> > >> > >> On 04/14/2013 12:03 AM, Ravi Chivukula wrote: > >>> http://youtu.be/ILl3_jQNvsM > >>> > >>> > >> > http://www.thedailymeal.com/please-dont-ask-any-your-vegetarian-friends-these > >>> LOL > >>> > >> How 'bout "do you understand biochemical individuality?" Or "why do you > >> look like a Seventh Day Adventist?" Or "do you want to go lift some > >> weights with me?" > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Reply via web > post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJybXRpazJwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM5MjAxOTYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDc3MDc2BG1zZ0lkAzM0MTIyOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEzNjYwNzkxMzY-?act=reply&messageNum=341228> > Reply > to sender > <mjackso...@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5BFairfieldLife%5D%20Questions%20Every%20Vegetarian%20Is%20Tired%20Of%20Answering> > Reply > to group > <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5BFairfieldLife%5D%20Questions%20Every%20Vegetarian%20Is%20Tired%20Of%20Answering> > > > > >
