Dharma and Astrology

Dharma and Astrology

Dear friend’s if you all really want to know and understand the cause behind all your problems, then please read this article carefully and completely. Believe me; 20 minutes reading of this article would give you such a deep understanding of life and that too systematically which you all may never get anywhere else. I know you all will say that Nikhil, from where do you get this confidence to make such monumental claims, which no school or institution in this world can even think off. So dear all Just remember that your friend Nikhil may not be important but the concepts meticulously listed in this article are definitely very much important.

Dear Readers, till date your friend Nikhil has written several articles on various occult subjects like Vedic Astrology, Palmistry, Numerology, Face Reading, Handwriting Reading, Dream Reading and Vastu Shastra and you all must be thinking that, how come Nikhil has suddenly decided to write on Dharma or religion.  Well the reason is simple:

Dharma or religion (whether it’s Hindu religion or Christianity or Islam or Buddhism or any other religion) is the life line of the whole world’s population. So much so that people who believe that they don’t follow any dharma or religion ALSO indirectly have some or the other beliefs which someone else could name as some form of dharma or religion. It’s really an irony that Dharma or religion is not only the most followed worldwide phenomenon but at the same time, it’s the most controversial as well. Why controversial, because 100’s of wrong doings/riots/fights/conflicts/cheating cases/frauds happens worldwide at different levels and scales in the name of religion or dharma only which is obviously wrong.  Hence understanding of Dharma becomes highly essential.

Anyways, we all follow some rituals or customs in the name of dharma or religion but we all are actually naïve in actually understanding it.

So, WHAT EXACTLY dharma or religion is? Very simple!

“Propkaar Parmo Dharmah”, i.e. Service to the society or living for others wellness or thinking about others benefit and that too with NO SELF INTEREST is the biggest religion. Any action which gives ETERNAL peace to the MAXIMUM number of people or to the society as a whole is regarded in accordance with Dharma or religion.

But hold on guys, this is not the end of this Article nor the end of dharma’s meaning. So keep reading.

Sadly, in normal perception, people believe, something which is right in their perception is called Dharma or religion. Now whether that perception itself is right or wrong, that’s a different matter.

You know yesterday, I was walking on the road and I saw one car driver was turning his car wrongly in another lane, and while breaking the traffic rule himself, he was shouting at a cycle rider (who was in the correct lane), that “why don’t you move in the correct lane”. I know you all are shaking your heads as you all have seen such people.

In other words we all have our own set of right and wrongs and the rest is all scrap in our eyes. Isn’t!

Anyways, your eyes must be asking me, that Nikhil this we all know, but are there really any set of logical rules which can universally (or applicable to all in the same way) lead us on the path of Dharma or religion.

Yes dear, that’s why your friend Nikhil is writing this article. So coming straight to the point!

I will give you all the concepts through a story, so that learning could get easy for you.

There are 5 Heroes (along with some extra friends and enemies of our heroes) in this story, who protects the Dharma or religion and obviously if a story has, as many as 5 main heroes then there have to be many villains also. Right!

So let me first give you the names of all the characters in this story.

5 Main Heroes or 5 pillars of Dharma are:

• Love (prem),
• Knowledge (Gyan),
• Patience (dhairya),
• Justice (Nyaye)
• Surrendering (samarpan)

Essential thing to note is that, each of these Heroes raises or compliments the power of each other. In other words your friend Nikhil is trying to say that if any of the above mentioned pillars gets established in your life style or karmas, then remaining pillars would also start getting established.

6 Main Villains or 6 enemies are:

• Jealousy (Irshya),
• Anger (Krodh),
• Want /greed (Lobh),
• Attraction (Moh),
• Injustice (Anyaye)
• Passion/Lust (Kaam),

Again essential thing to note is that, each of these enemies raises or compliments the power of each other. In other words your friend Nikhil is trying to say that if any of the above mentioned enemies gets space in your life style or karmas, then remaining enemies would also start getting entry in your life, since each one makes the path for the remaining ones.

Now what is the theme of the story?

So Simple, Villains will try to defeat the Heroes to Kidnap Dharma. Since dharma can never be killed, it can only be kidnapped.

Role of each Hero

• Love (prem) Sustains or give stability or nourishment to our heart (Hriday)
• Knowledge (Gyan) Sustains or give stability or nourishment to our intelligence (buddhi)
• Patience (dhairya) Sustains or give stability or nourishment to our mind (mann)
• Justice (Nyaye) Sustains or give stability or nourishment to our Soul (Atma)
• Surrendering (samarpan) Sustains or give stability or nourishment to our Body (sharir)

Role of each Villain

• Jealousy hurts our Heart (Hriday)
• Anger (krodh) which also leads to Pride (Ahmahkar) hurts our intelligence (Buddhi)
• Want/greed (lobh) and attraction (Moh) hurts our Mind (Mann)
• Injustice (Anyaye) hurts our Soul (Atma)
• Passion or lust (Kaam) hurts our Body (Sharir)

Great Friends of 5 main heroes:

• Compassion (Karuna)
• Hard work (Parishram)
• Meditation (Dhyan or Tap)
• Truth (Satya)
• Trust (Vishwas)

Great friends of 6 main Villains:

• Hatred (Ghradna)
• Laziness (Aalasya)
• Ignorance (Agyan)
• False (Asatya)
• Fear (Bhaye)

Roles of friends of Villains:

• Hatred (Ghradna) hurts  Compassion (Karuna)
• Laziness (Aalasya) hurts Hard work (or Parishram)
• Ignorance (Agyan) hurts Meditation (Dhyan or Tap)
• False (Asatya) hurts Truth (Satya)
• Fear (Bhaye) hurts Trust (vishwas)

Roles of friends of Heroes:

• Compassion (Karuna) supported by the feeling of Forgiveness (Shama), Sensitivity (sanvendansheelta), kindness (daya) is the base of love (Prem) which sustains our heart (Hriday)
• Hard work (or Parishram) is the base of knowledge (Gyan) which sustains our intelligence (buddhi)
• Meditation (Dhyan or Tap) is the base of patience (dhairya) which sustains our mind (mann)
• Truth (Satya) is the base of Justice (nayaye) which sustains our soul (Atma).
• Trust (vishwas) supported by the feeling of renunciation (Tyag) is the base of surrendering (samarpan) which sustains our body (Sharir).

In short, when our heart, intelligence, mind, soul and body get STABILIZED or are in strength and all enemies stands defeated, then we become ready to do Dharma or Propkaar (Service to society as a whole), the primary objective of our birth.

The very fact that through human body, we can help others or make difference in the lives of other people positively, distinguish us from animals. (Otherwise animals also eat, sleep and have sex). I hope your friend Nikhil is able to make things crystal clear for you all.

Now the question arises, what happens when dharma comes on our side!

Simple our deeds or actions or Karmas automatically gets sanctified or pure when dharma is on our side and as you all know, Karmas only forms or builds our destiny. Hence if you all wish to have a great destiny then you need to understand the words of your friend Nikhil and must try to walk on the path of Dharma.

Now coming to the Astrological (astrology) part of the above mentioned dynamics of Dharma:

 1.     In Astrology, Sun represent Soul (Atma) and Saturn represent Justice (Nyaye), I have mentioned above that Justice (Nyaye) gives stability to soul (Atma), hence influence of Saturn on Sun is MUST in a good chart (which facilitate dharma or good karmas).

 2.     In Astrology, Mercury represent intelligence (Buddhi) and Ketu represent supreme knowledge (Param Gyan), I have mentioned above that knowledge (Gyan) gives stability to intelligence (Buddhi), hence influence of Ketu on Mercury is MUST in a good chart (which facilitate dharma or good karmas).

 3.     In Astrology, Jupiter represent Jeeva or self or feelings or heart (Hriday) and Venus represent Love (Prem), I have mentioned above that Love (Prem) gives stability to heart (Hriday), hence influence of Venus on Jupiter is MUST in a good chart (which facilitate dharma or good karmas).

 4.     In Astrology, Mars represent body (Sharir) and Jupiter represent Surrendering (Samarpan), I have mentioned above that Surrendering (Samarpan) gives stability to body (Sharir), hence influence of Jupiter on mars is MUST in a good chart (which facilitate dharma or good karmas).

 5.     In Astrology, Moon represent Mind (Mann) and Saturn represent patience (Dhairya), I have mentioned above that patience (Dhairya) gives stability to Mind (Mann), hence influence of Saturn on moon is MUST in a good chart (which facilitate dharma or good karmas).

 6.     In Astrology, Rahu represent False, hence it must NOT establish any kind of link with Moon (Mind or Mann), Mercury (Intelligence or buddhi), Jupiter (Knowledge or Gyan) and Sun (Soul or Atma) (which facilitate dharma or good karmas).

Remember:

Establishment of connection between 2 planets could be through 5 ways (After considering D-1 chart and cusp chart BOTH):

1) Degree wise closeness or

2) In trine to each other or

3) Through powerful aspect or

4) Through sign exchange or

5) After applying the concept of retrograde

Steps which further facilitate our journey on the Path of Dharma or religion (serving society without any self interest):

a)    Stop the intake of Non Vegetarian food and take measured as well as nutritious vegetarian diet at correct times.

b)    Stop the intake of any kind of addictive substances (smoking, drugs, alcohol etc)

c)    Drink sufficient amount of water.

d)    Follow regular exercise regime like yoga etc

e)    Take proper sleep and follow the principle of early to bed, early to rise, makes a man, healthy, wealthy and wise.

f)     Stay, positive and motivated by appreciating and respecting, whatever good god has given you in life.

g)    Have faith in god.

Apart from the above, you must remember that, when someone eats non Vegetarian food then he/she is actually eating the pain which that animal must have felt, when that poor animal was slaughtered. Don’t express shock w.r.t the words of your friend Nikhil, just keep reading and understand things.

The basic food for our soul is:

a)     Air (which is called as prana) and

b)    The food we eat.

IT’S A VERY MAJOR CONCEPT, that FOOD ALSO CARRIES THE FEELINGS and EMOTIONS. Hence if you are eating a food which is prepared by a very lustful person, then after eating that food, you will immediately feel lot of lust.

In the same way, all non vegetarians, actually intake the qualities of those animals, Food is actually the food of our soul also; hence if you wish to keep your soul pure then you must avoid Non Vegetarian food as it has animal instincts of Lust, passion, anger etc.

Our ancient rishi’s have identified everything so minutely that we cannot even imagine.

We all say that the food prepared by our mother is the best food in the world, why? Because she gives us the food through lot of eternal love and our soul can feel that eternal love of our mother.

There was an old story in which a priest accidentally eats a food from the hands of a thief and the same day he developed an instinct of stealing a statue from the temple.

Remember, Elephant and horse are the most powerful among animals and they are vegetarians. No wars were fought, riding on the tigers. Horses and elephants were used for that, since their energies can be tamed. Untamed energy of tigers is useless. I am sure that you all will agree with your friend Nikhil.

So even energy wise, vegetarian diet is the best; Just like we say in astrology that 1 or 2 factors alone does not help, similarly people who say that this will give you protein, that will give you carbohydrates, they only take few factors into consideration instead of doing holistic analysis (which includes the impact of non Vegetarian food on our soul, anger, passion, jealousy etc.).

Vedas never permitted:

• Mass slaughter
• Factory killing
• Killing for business
• Killing for taste
• Killing out of greed

According to Indian philosophy:

Food carries the consciousness (guna) of the source.

Whatever you eat:

• Becomes your subtle energy
• Influences mind (manas)
• Influences prana
• Influences your behavior

Tamasic food leads to:

• Anger
• Lust
• Instability
• Fear
• Aggression

Rajasic food leads to:

• Desire
• Ambition
• Restlessness

Satvik food leads to:

• Calm mind
• Better intuition
• Lesser ego
• More clarity

All meat is classified as tamasic by:

• Bhagavad Gita
• Ayurveda
• Upanishads
• Manusmriti
• Puranas

Ayurveda states:

“Food retains the emotions present at the time of its creation.”

This includes:

• love
• fear
• stress
• pain
• lust
• anger

When an animal is slaughtered:

• Cortisol rises
• Adrenaline pumps
• Tremendous fear is present

You ingest that fear + pain because the pranic body of the animal collapses in trauma.

This is the exact reason sages said:

• “you are eating pain”
• “you are eating fear”
• “you are eating the karma of the animal”

Food prepared with emotion affects the eater

This is why:

Mother’s food tastes best, temple food (prasad) calms the mind. Food prepared by angry people feels “heavy” that’s why Crime-prone societies often have meat-heavy diets. Food transfers consciousness. This concept is called “Annapan Samskara” (transference of mental impressions from cook to consumer).

Animal instincts transfer through food (Ayurvedic + Yogic principle) carries the characteristics of:

• The species
• The emotions at death
• The pranic quality

This is why warriors (kshatriyas) in ancient times consumed controlled amounts of meat for aggression in battlefield, but sages, brahmins, students, thinkers, healers were strictly satvik.

Some people argue that “Plants also have life, so eating plants is also violence”

Correct principle: Not all life-harm is equal.

Ancient Indian sages clearly distinguished between:

• Jīva-himsa (killing sentient beings)
• Anupādhika-himsa (harm to organisms without nervous system)

Plants have:

• no brain
• no pain receptors
• no central nervous system
• no subjective experience of suffering

Animals have:

• pain receptors
• fear response
• nervous system
• ability to suffer, panic, scream, resist

Therefore:

Violence is measured by suffering caused, not by mere biological life.

Some individuals even debate that “Plants feel pain, so vegetarian is same as killing animals.”

Science is clear that plants respond to stimuli but they do not experience pain

Pain requires brain + neural receptors + consciousness.

Plants lack all three.

It is like saying:

“Your computer makes a beeping sound, so it feels pain.”

Certain people even assert that “Milk belongs only to calves, so humans drinking milk is theft.”

This argument collapses under biology + history + logic.

Cows produce excess milk only when domesticated by humans. A wild cow produces milk only exactly enough for her calf. A domesticated cow produces 10–25 liters/day because:

• selective breeding
• nutrition
• milking cycle

The calf cannot drink even 25–30% of that.

If human stops milking a cow it can lead to udder infection (mastitis). Therefore milking a domesticated cow is necessary, not exploitation.

Even veterinary science shows that cows must be milked to avoid pain, swelling, infection.

Indian traditional rule says that calf must drink first

Gauśāstra and Ayurveda say:

बालकमेव प्रथमं पाययेत् — The calf drinks first.

शेषं मानवभोजनम् — leftover is for humans.

So ancient India allowed milk consumption only when calf is fed fully

Cows and humans have co-evolved

Just like dogs evolved with humans, cows also evolved with human companionship for thousands of years.

So milk consumption is mutual benefit, not theft.

There are those who claim that “Fruit is meant for birds, so humans eating fruits is wrong.”

Fruits evolved BECAUSE animals eat them, Plants want fruit to be eaten, seeds are dispersed by animals, this increases plant survival, and hence it’s a symbiotic relationship. So fruit-eating is not violence, it is a part of plant evolutionary process

Fruit eating is the least violent diet on Earth

It does not involve killing of a plant. Humans only take the biological “gift” the plant creates.

That’s why ancient India called fruits:

“अहिंसाबलिः — non-violent food offering”

The basic principle is minimizing harm, not eliminate it. You cannot survive without harming some life forms. Even breathing kills microbes. So the ethical rule (from Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Jain Agamas) is: अहिंसा-परम-मात्रा — reduces violence to the minimum possible which is consistent with the survival.

Now understand that to produce 1 kg of meat, animals consume:

• 8–12 kg plants
• billions of insects die
• land is cleared
• many organisms killed indirectly

So vegetarian diet = 100x less killing than meat diet.

Some folks even contend that “If harming animals is wrong, why use cows for farming, dung, etc.?”

That’s because ancient Indian culture was based on mutualism (सामंजस्य), not exploitation (शोषण)

The cow receives:

• food
• protection
• shelter
• human companionship
• calf protection
• long life

Humans receive:

• milk
• dung
• urine
• bulls for agriculture
• manure
• village economy

This relationship reduces total killing in society.

Some scholars even debate that “In Ancient times too, humans used to eat meat?”

But they do not know that in the Ancient times meat consumption was:

• Ritualistic
• Sanctified with mantras
• Involved a specific yajna context
• With specific intent (not for taste)
• Were not killed in fear

Whereas in Modern times meat consumption is:

• Daily
• For taste
• With no ritual purification
• With massive violence
• With commercial slaughter
• With high suffering and fear in the animal
• Modern slaughtered meat is full of fear, pain, adrenaline, stress hormones

This single difference changes the dharma of food completely.

Many people may still ask for exact verses or shlokas given in our ancient scriptures which supports my views. So dear all, below I am listing so many references, shlokas or verses that you will ultimately get tired of reading all these proofs.

MANUSMṚTI — Condemns routine meat-eating (outside yajña)

Manusmṛti 5.48 — Meat-eating gives suffering to animals, so should be avoided

यावत् जीवति जीवेन जीवितुं चानुपश्यति ।

तावत् प्राणभृतां छेदं न कुर्यात् प्राणसंशयम् ॥५.४८॥

Translation: “As long as one lives, and values one’s own life, one should not take the life of other beings whose life is dear to them.”

Manusmṛti 5.49 — the eater of meat is stained by sin

मांसभक्षणसंयुक्तो नित्यं पापैर्निपात्यते ।

न च स्याद् धर्मकार्योऽयं भूतानां विनिपातनम् ॥५.४९॥

Translation: “One who constantly eats meat is afflicted by sin. Taking life is never a righteous act.”

Manusmṛti 5.51 — Equality of eater, killer, approver

यो मांसं भक्षयेत् भुक्तं यो ददाति तथैव च ।

तौ च पापकृतौ लोके तयोश्च पापकृत्तमः ॥५.५१॥

Translation: “One who eats meat, one who kills the animal, and one who approves — all three are sinners, with the eater being the greatest sinner.”

Manusmṛti 5.52 — Non-violence brings the greatest good

अहिंसा परमोधर्मः सर्वेषां भूतजीविनाम् ।

(famous line occurring in various smṛti-s)

Translation: “Non-violence is the highest dharma for all beings.”

MAHĀBHĀRATA — ANUŚĀSANA PARVA (Bhīṣma–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue)

This section contains the strongest vegetarian advocacy in all Sanskrit literature.

Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva 115.40 — Eating meat destroys compassion

अहिंसादत्तसन्तोषो यस्य नास्ति मनस्विनः ।

स दानं नोपपद्येत न धर्मो न च सौख्यम् ॥

Translation: “One who has no contentment arising from non-violence cannot truly practice charity, dharma, or attain happiness.”

Mahābhārata 115.47 — the heart becomes hard by meat eating

मांसभक्ष्येण हृदयं क्रूरं भवति मानवः ।

न तस्य देहिनां दया भवति प्रकृतिं गतः ॥

Translation: “By consuming meat, the human heart becomes cruel; compassion departs from him.”

Mahābhārata 115.52 — No greater sin than killing animals for taste

न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि वा यद् विशिष्यते ।

यथा हिंसां प्रजानां हि तस्मात् पापतरं न हि ॥

Translation: “There is no sin on earth or in heaven that is greater than violence towards creatures.”

Mahābhārata 116.12 — eating meat is equal to killing

यो हि भुङ्क्ते पशोर्मांसं स्वयं वा हन्ति वा पशुम् ।

उभौ तौ नरकं यातो हन्ता चाभक्षकोऽपि च ॥

Translation: “He who eats the meat of an animal, and he who kills it—both go to hell.”

ŚRĪMAD BHĀGAVATAM — Compassion & Ahimsā as foundation

Bhagavatam 7.15.8 — those who harm animals suffer karmic results

अहिंसया समो धर्मो नास्ति पातकसंश्रयः ।

हिंसायां हि प्रजाः सर्वा द्रवन्ति स्वार्थनाशनात् ॥

Translation: “There is no dharma equal to non-violence. By violence, all beings suffer, and harm ultimately returns to the offender.”

Bhagavatam 11.5.14 — Compassion is basis of sattva

दयाया सर्वभूतेषु संतोषोऽप्यर्थवस्तुषु ।

Translation: “Compassion towards all beings and contentment with simple necessities are hallmarks of sattva.”

AYURVEDA — (Charaka & Sushruta Saṃhitā)

Ayurveda does not prohibit meat, but encourages vegetarianism for most people and reserves meat as medicine in specific conditions.

Caraka Saṃhitā — Sūtrasthāna 27.303 — Vegetarian diet increases longevity

हिताहारविहारस्य नित्यं युक्तस्य युङ्गते ।

आयुर्वृद्धिर्बलंपुष्टिः सत्त्वं चेतो धनं सुखम् ॥

Translation: “A wholesome vegetarian diet, taken in moderation, increases lifespan, strength, vitality, clarity, and happiness.”

Sushruta Saṃhitā — Sūtrasthāna 46.468 — Meat is heavy & difficult to digest

मांसं गुरु स्थैर्यकरं स्निग्धं बलवर्धनम् ।

पण्यानिलहरं रूक्षं तदेवाग्निविनाशनम् ॥

Translation: “Meat is heavy, oily, increases strength but is extremely hard to digest and can disturb digestion when used improperly.”

Manusmṛti 5.43

“यो हिंसां केवलां पश्वादिषु करोति तु ।

स वै सुघोरकर्मा स्यात् प्राणिनां दुःखहेतवे ॥”

Translation: One who inflicts violence on sentient beings (animals) performs a grievous act, because such beings experience pain and suffering. Manusmṛti distinguishes suffering beings (animals) from non-suffering organisms (plants, lower jīvas).

Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva 115.20

“अहिंसा परमो धर्मः सर्वप्राणभृतां स्मृतः।

सूक्ष्मेभ्यः सूक्ष्मतरं हिङ्सेति न विदुर्बुधाः॥”

Translation: Non-violence is the highest dharma.The wise understand that different forms of life suffer to different degrees.

The verse explicitly says harm differs in degree, meaning killing animals ≠ harming plants.

Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.11.1

“तदन्नं निर्मथ्य मनो रसम् अवाप्नोति।

अन्नमस्य मनः।”

Translation: Food is the essence that becomes the mind (consciousness).

Plants are described here merely as anna, the material basis, not bearers of mental suffering.

Aitareya Upaniṣad 1.3.3

“अथ यदिदं किं च जगत् सर्वं प्राण एवास्य प्रधानम्।”

Translation: Among all beings, prāṇa (life-breath) is the essential principle.

Plants have prāṇa, but texts repeatedly distinguish prāṇa without mind from prāṇa with mind (animals, humans).

Manusmṛti 5.56

“फलमूलाशनं विद्यात् अहिंस्रं परिकल्पितम् ।”

Translation: Eating fruits and roots is considered completely non-violent.

Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva 65.13

“गवां दद्यात् सदा पायं बाले प्रथमतो दत्ते।

उत्सृष्टं तु यदन्येषां तदन्नं धर्मतो विदुः॥”

Translation: The calf must always be fed first. The leftover milk may be consumed by humans; this is considered dharmic.

Bhagavata Purāṇa 1.7.3

“गावो हि विश्वस्य माता”

Translation: The cow is the mother of the world. Since cow gives milk after her calf is fed fully, drinking milk is natural and sanctioned.

Atharva Veda 9.4.5

“दुग्धं ते दुग्धमुत त्वं ददातु।”

Translation: O cow, may you give milk freely and abundantly. The Veda clearly supports milk-taking with mutual respect.

Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva 115.22

“नैवं शक्यं विना देहं जीवितुं प्राणिनां भुवि ।

तस्मात् प्राणभृतां लोके हिंसायाः करणं ध्रुवम्॥”

Translation: It is impossible to live without causing some harm.Therefore minimal harm is the rule of life.

Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva 115.27

“शलाकैः शातितं तिष्ठेत् न हिंस्यादपि कर्हिचित्।

यः पश्यति हि योद्धव्यं स हिंस्राणां प्रदूषकः॥”

Translation: One who kills animals is a destroyer of creatures. The one who avoids causing death wherever possible is virtuous

Manusmṛti 5.48

“मांसभक्षणवर्जितान् सर्वान् पश्यति सर्वदा।

स दुःखदुःखसंयोगात् मुक्तो भवति पण्डितः॥”

Translation: The wise one who avoids meat avoids the shared suffering of creatures.

MAHĀBHĀRATA

1.1 Anuśāsana Parva 115.1

अहिंसा परमो धर्मः सर्वप्राणभृतां स्मृतः।

Translation: Non-violence is the highest dharma for all living beings.

1.2 Anuśāsana Parva 115.6

न मांसभक्षणे दोषो दोषो हिंसां समाचरेत्।

Translation: The fault is not in flesh itself but in the act of killing.

1.3 Anuśāsana Parva 115.8

यो हि सर्वाणि भूतानि हन्ति कामवशान्नरः।

स सर्वेषां प्रजानां वै घातको नाम गच्छति॥

Translation: He who kills creatures for desire or taste is called a destroyer of beings.

1.4 Anuśāsana Parva 115.10

मांसस्य मांसता ज्ञेया मांसं त्यजति यः पुमान्।

स सर्वहिंसकान् त्यक्त्वा पुण्यलोके महीयते॥

Translation: He who abandons meat abandons all violence and attains merit.

1.5 Anuśāsana Parva 115.12

न हि मांससमं पापं लोके विद्यमनं ध्रुवम्।

Translation: There is no sin in this world equal to eating meat.

1.6 Anuśāsana Parva 115.13

अमांसी भव नित्यम्।

Translation: Always live without meat.

1.7 Anuśāsana Parva 115.16

प्राणिनां प्राणसंसर्गात् मांसं मांसत्वमुच्यते।

Translation: Flesh is called flesh because it is obtained by taking life.

1.8 Anuśāsana Parva 115.17

मांसत्यागे महापुण्यं।

Translation: Great merit lies in giving up meat.

1.9 Anuśāsana Parva 115.23

न हिंसाऽऽदर्शनं विद्यात् हिंसैव हि परा गतिः।

Translation: One who sees violence as ordinary is bound to fall spiritually.

1.10 Anuśāsana Parva 115.27

शलाकैः शातितं तिष्ठेत् न हिंस्यादपि कर्हिचित्।

Translation: One must avoid killing even small creatures.

1.11 Anuśāsana Parva 115.31

जीवो जीवस्य भोजनम् — इति नास्ति श्रुतेषु वै।

Translation: Scriptures do NOT teach that “life is the food of life.”

1.12 Anuśāsana Parva 115.32

यः पश्यति हतं प्राणि स दोषे समभागभाक्।

Translation: One who watches the killing shares the same sin.

1.13 Anuśāsana Parva 115.33

यो ददाति च यच्छाति हन्ति चापि च पश्यति।

संस्करोति च यन्मांसं सर्वे ते दुष्यन्ति पञ्च।

Translation: Five persons are equally sinful: killer, buyer, seller, cook, and eater.

1.14 Anuśāsana Parva 115.34

न मांसभक्षकः पापात् प्रमुच्यते कदाचन।

Translation: A meat eater can never completely free himself of sin.

1.15 Anuśāsana Parva 116.21

अनन्तफलमाप्नोति मांसत्यागेन मानवः।

Translation: By giving up meat, humans gain immeasurable merit.

1.16 Anuśāsana Parva 115.52

मांसभक्षणवर्जनात् सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।

Translation: By avoiding meat, one becomes free from all sins.

More Mahābhārata verses

• न हिंस्यात् प्राणिनां प्राणैः। — Never injure creatures with your life.
• यः प्राणिम् हिंसति स याति नरकं ध्रुवम्। — One who kills animals surely goes to hell.
• मांसं न भुञ्जीत। — Do not eat meat.
• न हिंसा न च दंभोऽस्ति अमांसस्य व्रतं सदा। — A non-meat eater remains free from violence and hypocrisy.
• न मांसभक्षणे युक्तिः। — There is no justification for meat eating.
• मांसं त्यजेत् प्रयत्नेन। — One must strive to abandon meat.
• यो हन्याद् भक्षयेद्वापि स वै पापस्य भाग्भवेत्। — Killer or eater of meat shares equal sin.

MANUSMṚTI

• मांसस्यादर्शनं पापं। —Meat-eating is sinful.
• मांसभक्षणवर्जनात् सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते। — One becomes free of all sins by avoiding meat.
• दुःखेन हतं प्राणिनं मांसं यत् प्राप्यते नरैः। तस्मात् तत् परिहर्यं स्यात्। — Meat is obtained through violence; therefore it must be avoided.
• यावत् तिष्ठति देहेऽस्मिन्स्वेदो रक्तं च मानवः मांसं तावत् परिवर्ज्यं। —As long as one has blood and flesh, he must avoid consuming the flesh of others.
• यो मांसं भक्षयत्येव सदा नरकमानुवर्तते। — He who eats meat goes to hell.
• अभक्ष्याणि च सर्वाणि मांसानि प्रजापतिः। — Prajapati declared all meat to be unfit for eating.
• फलमूलाशनं विद्यात् अहिंस्रं परिकल्पितम्। — Eating fruits and roots is considered completely non-violent.
• अमांसो भव। —Be a non-meat eater.
• न हिंस्यात् सर्वभूतानि। — Harm no living being.
• यः प्राणिम् हिंसति स पापः। — Killer of animals is sinful.
• न मांसं भक्षयेत्। — Do not eat meat.

VISHNU SMRITI

• न मांसभक्षणं कुर्यात्। — One must not eat meat.
• मांसं त्यजति यः पुमान् स यतिर्धर्मलाभकः। — He who gives up meat attains righteousness.
• मांसमत्यजन् धर्मज्ञाः। — The wise reject meat.

YAJÑAVALKYA SMRITI

न मांसं भक्षयेत् द्विजः। — A twice-born must not eat meat.

AGNI PURĀṆA

मांसं न भुञ्जीत। — Do not eat meat.

GARUḌA PURĀṆA

मांसभक्षणवर्जितः पवित्रो भवति नरः। — A man becomes pure by avoiding meat.

Even after reading all this, many non vegetarians will keep giving 10’s of illogical arguments, so for all such Illogical Arguments Commonly Given by Non-Vegetarians, here are the most appropriate and scientific answers.

1. “Humans have canines, so we are meant to eat meat.”

This is a very common but scientifically incorrect claim.

Why illogical

Human canines are tiny, blunt, non-functional compared to carnivores.

Even herbivores (gorilla, horse) have bigger canines.

Human jaw moves side-to-side (for grinding), not front-back (tearing).

Our intestine length (7–8m) matches herbivores, not carnivores.

2. “Our ancestors ate meat so we should also eat meat.”

Though I have already explained this above but still in continuation let me mention that:

Why it’s illogical

Ancestors also lived without electricity, medicines, plumbing — yet people won’t give those up.

Dharmashastras clearly say that śāstra, not habit, decides dharma.

An action done in scarcity or emergency is not the standard for normal life.

3. “Plants also feel pain, so all eating is killing.”

Already discussed scientifically, above:

But the illogical extension some meat-eaters add is:

“Since plants have life, killing animals is same as cutting vegetables.”

Why illogical

Even if a vegetable has life, the degree of harm is infinitely lesser.

Killing one cow = killing thousands of plant lives (since plants also feed the cow).

If you care about “not harming plants,” you should avoid eating the animals who eat plants, not increase plant consumption.

4. “Vegetarian diet is nutritionally inadequate.”

Claimed without evidence

Why illogical

All nutrients exist in vegetarian form (protein, iron, B12 via fortified sources, etc.)

World’s largest nutrition bodies confirm vegetarian diet can support all stages of life.

Elephants, bulls, horses, gorillas—all huge, muscular—eat plants.

5. “Protein comes only from meat.”

Why illogical

India has more high-protein vegetarian options than western countries even know:

Dal, Rajma, Chole, Soybean, Paneer, Milk, Nuts, Seeds, Quinoa, Millets etc

WHO protein requirement is low and easily met with veg diet

1 cup of soy = more protein than 1 egg.

6. “Meat is natural because humans are omnivores.”

Why illogical

Anatomically we are herbivore-leaning omnivores, not carnivores.

Nature gave us the ability to digest many things — including poison — but that doesn’t make it “good.”

Omnivore does not mean “should eat everything,” only “can survive if needed.”

7. “Lions eat meat, so humans can too.”

Why illogical

Lions don’t cook their food.

Lions don’t boil milk, grow wheat, or meditate.

Dharma for humans ≠ dharma for animals.

Smritis say human dharma is governed by sattva, not tamas.

8. “Meat is needed for strength.”

Why illogical

World heavyweight powerlifters, wrestlers, marathoners, and Olympic athletes are vegetarian/vegan.

Bodybuilders thrive on plant proteins.

9. “If God didn’t want us to eat animals, why create them?”

Why illogical

By that logic:

“If God didn’t want us to kill humans, why create humans?”

Existence ≠ permission

Dharma Shastra explicitly categorizes animals into go-grāsa (meant to be protected) and āhāra (permitted only in emergencies).

10. “If we don’t eat animals, they will overpopulate.”

Why illogical

Cows, goats, chickens do not overpopulate.

They reproduce heavily only because humans artificially breed them for meat.

If demand stops, supply stops.

Nature balances animal populations without slaughterhouses.

11. “Killing a plant is same as killing an animal because both have life.”

I covered scientifically why it is wrong.

But logically:

Why illogical

Shastras differentiate between:

• sthāvara jīva (immovable, plant)
• trasa jīva (sentient animal with fear)

Killing a plant produces negligible karma compared to killing a cow or goat.

12. “Modern dairy industry is cruel, so better to eat meat than drink milk.”

Why illogical

Meat industry = 100× more violent.

Ancient Indian milk model = cow fed first, calf allowed to drink fully.

Solution to dairy cruelty = ethical dairy, not switching to violence 100× bigger.

13. “Everything is maya, so eating meat doesn’t matter.”

Why illogical

If “everything is maya,” why avoid murder, theft, adultery?

Dharma Shastra says that even in maya, karma exists.

“Maya hai” is used selectively only to justify taste addictions.

14. “Food is food — body will digest anything.”

Why illogical

Body can digest poison, alcohol, and drugs too.

Digestibility ≠ purity

Ayurveda classifies meat as tamasika and rajasic — making mind restless.

15. “Non-veg give heat in winter.”

Why illogical

This is not a necessity.

Many vegetarian foods (ginger, sesame, jaggery, millets, ghee) give natural warmth.

Meat giving “heat” is due to tamasic energy, not sattvic nourishment.

16. “Humans dominate animals, so eating them is natural.”

Why illogical

By that logic, strong humans can eat weak humans.

Vedas emphasize dayā, karuṇā, ahiṁsā, not “might is right.”

17. “Non-veg is needed for testosterone / masculinity.”

Why illogical

Research shows plant protein increases longevity and health.

High meat intake increases inflammation, not strength.

Bulls are fully vegetarian yet extremely masculine.

18. “Vegetarians look weak.”

Why illogical

India’s greatest kings (Ashoka, Chandragupta, Vikramaditya) promoted vegetarian diets.

Wrestling akharas in India are almost fully vegetarian.

Gurkha and Sikh regiments have plant-dominant diets and are among the strongest soldiers.

19. “Human brain evolved because of meat eating.”

Why illogical

This is a theory, not a fact.

More accepted theory now: brain grew due to cooked starch and tubers.

Vedas praise grains as prāṇa adhāra — primary source of energy.

20. “If meat eating was wrong, God wouldn’t have made it tasty.”

Why illogical

By that logic, cigarettes and alcohol are also “right.”

Taste is a biological trap — not a moral signal.

Dharma says:

यत् सुखं तन्मया त्याज्यम्

“What is pleasurable but harmful must be given up.”

21. Vitamin B12:

Claim: “Vegetarians can’t get B12 without meat.”

Fact:

B12 is produced by microorganisms, not animals. Animals get B12 from bacteria in soil and water.

Reliable vegetarian sources:

• B12-fortified foods
• Fortified milk
• Fortified curd/yogurt
• Fortified plant milks (soy/almond/oat)
• Fortified cereals
• Nutritional yeast (fortified)
• B12 supplements (safe, inexpensive, widely recommended)

22. Omega-3 Fatty Acids (EPA, DHA)

Claim: “EPA and DHA are found only in fish.”

Fact:

Plants give ALA, which the body converts to EPA & DHA.

And now we have direct vegetarian DHA from algae.

Vegetarian sources:

• Flaxseed (best veg source)
• Chia seeds
• Walnuts
• Hemp seeds
• Canola oil
• Algal oil supplements (pure vegetarian source of DHA)

23. Iron (Heme Iron)

Claim: “Only meat has absorbable iron.”

Fact:

Veg foods have non-heme iron, and absorption increases 3–4× with Vitamin C.

Vegetarian iron sources:

• Spinach, methi, bathua
• Rajma, chole, masoor dal
• Soybean & tofu
• Jaggery (gud)
• Pumpkin seeds / Sesame seeds
• Millets (ragi, bajra)
• Drumstick leaves (superfood iron)

Absorption becomes equal to meat when eaten with:

• Lemon
• Amla
• Tomatoes
• Guava

24. Zinc

Claim: “Vegetarians lack zinc.”

Vegetarian zinc sources:

• Pumpkin seeds
• Sesame seeds
• Cashews
• Almonds
• Chickpeas, lentils, rajma
• Oats

25. Iodine

Claim: “Vegetarians get iodine deficiency.”

Vegetarian sources:

• Iodized salt (enough for entire day’s requirement)
• Potatoes
• Milk & curd
• Seaweed (vegetarian)
• Strawberries

26. Calcium

Claim: “Milk is not enough, meat gives more strength.”

Vegetarian calcium sources:

• Milk, curd, paneer
• Sesame seeds (til)
• Ragi (finger millet)
• Almonds
• Soybeans / tofu
• Drumstick leaves
• Broccoli, cabbage

27. Vitamin D

Claim: “Vitamin D is found only in fish/eggs.

Fact:

Primary source of Vitamin D is sunlight, not food.

Vegetarian food sources:

• Fortified milk
• Fortified orange juice
• Fortified cereals
• Mushrooms exposed to sunlight

28. Vitamin A (Retinol form)

Claim: “Vegetarians can’t get real Vitamin A (retinol).”

Fact:

Plants give beta-carotene, which the body efficiently converts.

Vegetarian sources:

• Carrots
• Sweet potato
• Pumpkin
• Mango
• Spinach
• Drumstick leaves

29. Creatine

Claim: “Creatine comes only from meat; vegetarians lack strength.”

Fact:

Creatine is produced by the human body from amino acids.

Vegetarian boost sources:

• Arginine-rich: peanuts, soybeans, pumpkin seeds
• Glycine-rich: sesame, sunflower seeds
• Methionine-rich: beans, nuts, oats

Vegetarians often have equal or higher endurance performance.

30. Taurine

Claim: “Taurine is only in meat.”

Fact:

Taurine is synthesized by the body from methionine and cysteine.

Vegetarian support sources:

• Sesame seeds
• Sunflower seeds
• Soy products
• Lentils
• Almonds & walnuts

No dietary need for taurine.

31. Carnitine

Claim: “Only meat has carnitine which burns fat.”

Fact:

Carnitine is produced by the liver & kidneys.

Vegetarian support sources:

• Avocado
• Whole wheat
• Asparagus
• Broccoli
• Milk products

32. Glycine

Claim: “Found only in meat / bone broth.”

Vegetarian sources:

• Sesame seeds
• Pumpkin seeds
• Peanuts
• Soybeans
• Spinach
• Cauliflower

The Bottom Line

There is NOT A SINGLE NUTRIENT that a vegetarian cannot get safely, reliably, and ethically—with modern food availability.

Most “nutrient arguments” used by non-vegetarians are:

• Outdated
• Based on Western myths
• Ignoring modern fortified foods
• Ignoring Ayurvedic and Indian vegetarian super foods

Finally, Below are AUTHENTIC SANSKRIT VERSES from the Vedas, Upanishads, Ayurveda, Smṛtis, and Itihāsas which clearly state that all essential nourishment (śarīra-puṣṭi, bala, ojas, tejas, āyus, medhā, prāṇa) comes abundantly from vegetarian foods—grains, pulses, fruits, vegetables, milk, ghee, and plant-based medicines.

These verses DO NOT promote meat, and explicitly describe vegetarian food groups as complete sources of strength, immunity, vitality, intellect, and longevity—i.e., the traditional equivalent of “all nutrients.”

VEDIC VERSES

1. Ojas, Strength, and Vitality Come from Grains

ऋग्वेद १.१८७.१०

“अन्नं वै प्राणो अन्नं वै बलम्।”

Translation: Food (vegetarian grains) is life-force; food is strength.

Here anna = grains, rice, barley, vegetables, not meat.

2. Grains Give All Life-Energy

अथर्ववेद ६.१४०.२

“अन्नं ब्रह्म रसोऽसि।

अन्नेन सर्वं प्रवर्तते।”

Translation: Food is divine essence. By food (grains) everything is sustained.

3. Barley, Wheat, and Milk Give Immortality-like Strength

ऋग्वेद ८.६७.३

“यवो अश्मानमुन्नयन्ति,

क्षीरं बलाय कल्पते।”

Translation: Barley uplifts strength like stone;Milk is the maker of power.

4. Plant Foods Provide Complete Nourishment

अथर्ववेद ८.७.२०

“ओषधयः पौष्टिकाः सर्वान् धातून् समुत्सृज्य भवन्ति।”

Translation: Plants contain all nourishing elements and bring forth all bodily tissues (dhātus).

(dhātus = body tissues = Ayurvedic equivalent of proteins, fats, minerals, etc.)

UPANISHADIC VERSES

5. All Tissues Are Formed from Vegetarian Food

छान्दोग्य उपनिषद् ६.५.४

“अन्नं हि भूतानां ज्येष्ठं।

अन्नाद् रक्तं, रक्तात् मांसं, मांसात् मेदः, मेदसोऽस्थि,

अस्थ्नो मज्जा, मज्ज्ञश्च शुक्रम्।”

Translation: Food (vegetarian) is the highest. From food arises blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow, and reproductive vigor.

(This is the clearest ancient statement that vegetarian food generates all seven dhātus, equivalent to modern nutrients.)

AYURVEDA – CHARAKA SAṂHITĀ

Ayurveda explicitly states that vegetarian foods build all tissues, provide strength, increase immunity, improve intelligence, support digestion, and prolong life.

6. Milk Is a Complete Food

चरक संहिता, सूत्रस्थान २७.२१५

“क्षीरं प्राणदं बल्यम् ओजस्करं महोषधम्।”

Translation: Milk gives life, strength, immunity (ojas), and is a great nourishing food.

(Milk is stated as “mahoṣadhi”—complete nourishment.)

7. Ghee Nourishes All Dhātus

चरक संहिता, सूत्रस्थान १३.३२

“सर्वधातुवर्धनं घृतम्।”

Translation: Ghee nourishes all bodily tissues.

8. Fruits Provide Strength, Energy, Immunity

चरक संहिता, सूत्रस्थान २७.१९९

“फलानि बलवर्धनानि, रुचिकराणि, प्राणदा।”

Translation: Fruits increase strength, enhance taste, and grant vitality.

9. Mūlagranthis (Root vegetables) Build Dhātus

चरक संहिता, सूत्रस्थान २७.१७९

“मूलकानि स्थैर्यबला ओजःप्रदाता।”

Translation: Root vegetables (carrot, beet, radish, etc.) promote stability, strength, and immunity.

10. Legumes/Pulses Give Lean Muscle and Strength

चरक संहिता, सूत्रस्थान २७.९२

“मुद्गाः लघवः पथ्याश्च बलकरा रसप्रदाः।”

Translation: Green gram (moong) is light, health-giving, strengthening, and nutritious.

AYURVEDA – SUŚRUTA SAṂHITĀ

11. Vegetarian Foods Are Sattvic & Strong Nourishers

सुश्रुत संहिता, सूत्रस्थान ४६.२

“शाकानि स्निग्धानि बल्यानि दीपनानि च।”

Translation: Vegetables that are unctuous (cooked properly) give strength and improve digestion.

12. Rice, Wheat and Barley Give All Strength (Bala, Ojas, Medhā)

सुश्रुत संहिता, सूत्रस्थान ४६.२९

“शालिः शुक्राबलवर्धनः।” (on rice)

“गोधूमाः स्थैर्यकृत् प्राणदा।” (on wheat)

“यवाः बल्याः पथ्याः।” (on barley)

Translation: Rice increases vitality and reproductive energy. Wheat gives stability and life-energy. Barley is strengthening and wholesome.

MANUSMṛTI & DHARMAŚĀSTRAS

13. All Nourishment Comes from Plants & Milk

मनुस्मृति ५.५

“ओषधयश्चैव सर्वास् ता अन्नं बलं यशः।”

Translation: Plants are food; they are strength and vitality.

14. Dairy & Grains Are Declared Primary Nourishers

मनुस्मृति ३.२६८

“तिलैः क्षीरेण धान्यैश्च पूज्यः सर्वार्थसिद्धये।”

Translation: Sesame, milk, and grains bring all accomplishments (i.e., complete nutrition and well-being).

MAHĀBHĀRATA & PURĀṆAS

15. Vegetarian Food Creates Sattva, Health, Long Life

महाभारत, अनुशासन पर्व ६३.१७

“आयुःप्रदा बलकरा रस्यानि ह्यन्नानि शुद्धानि।”

Translation: Pure vegetarian foods give long life, strength, and nourishment.

16. Grains Give All Strength & All Dhātus

महाभारत, शान्ति पर्व २६२.५

“धान्यं हि सर्वभूतानां मूलं बलकरं स्मृतम्।”

Translation: Grains are the root nourishment of all beings, and they create strength.

YOGA & SATTVA TRADITION

17. Sattvic Vegetarian Food Nourishes Body & Mind

भगवद्गीता १७.८

“आयुः-सत्त्व-बल-आरोग्य-सुख-प्रित्ति-वर्धनाः।

रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्याः आहारा सात्त्विकप्रियाः॥”

Translation: Foods that increase life, purity, strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction are sattvic—loved by the pure-minded.

(This verse defines complete nutrition through sattvic vegetarian foods.)

CONCLUSION FROM ALL TEXTS

Across Vedic, Ayurvedic, Dharmic, and Yogic literatures:

Vegetarian foods are repeatedly praised as:

• Balya – Strength-giving
• Ojaskara – Immunity-boosting
• Ayushya – Life-prolonging
• Medhya – Intellect-sharpening
• Prāṇada – Life-giving
• Dhātu-vardhana – Supporting all body tissues
• Sattva-vardhana – Improving mental clarity & purity

This directly corresponds to modern nutrients:

• Proteins → mamsa-dhātu utpatti
• Fats → meda-dhātu
• Vitamins & Minerals → rasa, rakta dhātu
• Calcium → asthi-dhātu
• Ojas & immunity → equivalent of micronutrients & antioxidants
• DHA-like effects → medhā-janaka plant foods

Now imagine what would be the global impact in the scenario where all the Non vegetarians adopt the Vegetarian diet. You all must have this vital perspective too so that the entire picture is crystal clear

So, below is a concise, fact-based, data-driven estimate of what would happen to the planet if the entire world shifted from a meat-based diet to a vegetarian diet. These numbers come from FAO (UN Food & Agriculture Organization), IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), WHO, Oxford University Food Sustainability Project, World Resources Institute, and multiple meta-analyses.

(I will only provide the universally accepted numbers—no activist or biased sources.)

GLOBAL IMPACT IF EVERYONE BECAME VEGETARIAN

(Evidence-based, quantified, with figures)

1. Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Drop by 60%

Livestock = 14.5% of all global emissions (FAO).

A global vegetarian shift would remove about 7.1 gigatons CO₂-equivalent per year.

Net effect:

~60% reduction in diet-related emissions

Equivalent to removing the emissions of the U.S., India, Russia, and Japan combined

2. Land Use – 50–60% of Farmland Freed

Today:

77% of all agricultural land is used for livestock (grazing + feed).

Livestock provides only 18% of calories.

If the world goes vegetarian:

3 billion hectares of land become free (that’s the size of India + China + U.S. + EU combined)

This land could:

• Restore forests
• Increase biodiversity
• Reduce desertification
• Reduce soil erosion

3. Global Freshwater Use – Reduced by 35%

Livestock uses:

• 20% of all global freshwater
• Beef needs 15,000 litres of water per kg
• Vegetables need 300–400 litres per kg

Result of global vegetarianism:

35% decrease in total agricultural water use

Water saved = enough for 1.5 billion people annually

4. Global Food Supply – Feed 1.2 to 3 Billion More People

Livestock consumes:

• 36% of all global grain
• 75% of global soy
• 1/3rd of all fish catches are used for fish farming

If plant foods were fed to humans directly:

• Global calories would increase by 70%
• Enough to feed an extra 1.2 – 3 billion people (estimates differ by model)
• Hunger would drop dramatically.

5. Global Antibiotic Use – Reduced by 40–60%

73% of all antibiotics worldwide are used in livestock.

A veg diet removes:

• Most antibiotic-resistant bacteria emerging from farms
• A leading cause of future pandemics

6. Global Healthcare Savings – $1.0 to 1.5 Trillion Per Year

Oxford University’s Global Diet Model estimates:

Vegetarian diets would save $1 trillion/year in healthcare costs

Because of reduced:

• Heart disease (−30%)
• Diabetes (−20%)
• Cancers (−10–15%)
• Obesity (−30%)

7. Extinction of Species – Reduced by 25–40%

Animal agriculture drives:

• 91% of Amazon deforestation
• Majority of habitat loss

Vegetarian shift would:

• Reduce extinction pressures by 25–40%
• Allow rapid re-growth of forests
• Restore biodiversity hotspots

8. Ocean Recovery – Fisheries Rebound by 20–40%

If all fish consumption stops:

• Marine fish stocks recover by 20–40% in 20 years
• Coral reefs stabilize
• “Dead zones” reduce by 50% due to less runoff from cattle farms

9. Methane Emissions – Drop by 45%

Cattle = the world’s largest source of methane.

A global shift reduces:

• 45% of agricultural methane
• Equivalent to removing 100 million cars worth of climate impact every year

10. Reduction in Global Violence to Animals – 90%

Current slaughter numbers per year:

• 80 billion land animals
• 7 trillion fish

A vegetarian shift reduces this to near zero.

 

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