To be nonviolent to human beings and to be a killer or enemy of the poor animals is Satan's philosophy

SB 1.10.6      Departure of Lord Krsna for Dvaraka

                                   TEXT

                     nadhayo vyadhayah klesa
                      daiva-bhutatma-hetavah
                       ajata-satrav abhavan
                     jantunam rajni karhicit

                             SYNONYMS

   na--never; adhayah--anxieties; vyadhayah--diseases; klesah--trouble due to excessive heat and cold; daiva-bhuta-atma--all due to the body, supernatural power and other living beings; hetavah--due to the cause of; ajata-satrau--unto one who has no enemy; abhavan--happened; jantunam--of the living beings; rajni--unto the King; karhicit--at any time.

                           TRANSLATION

   Because of the King's having no enemy, the living beings were not at any time disturbed by mental agonies, diseases, or excessive heat or cold.

                             PURPORT

   To be nonviolent to human beings and to be a killer or enemy of the poor animals is Satan's philosophy. In this age there is enmity toward poor animals, and therefore the poor creatures are always anxious. The reaction of the poor animals is being forced on human society, and therefore there is always the strain of cold or hot war between men, individually, collectively or nationally. At the time of Maharaja Yudhisthira, there were no different nations, although there were different subordinate states. The whole world was united, and the supreme head, being a trained king like Yudhisthira, kept all the inhabitants free from anxiety, diseases and excessive heat and cold. They were not only economically well-to-do, but also physically fit and undisturbed by supernatural power, by enmity from other living beings and by disturbance of bodily and mental agonies. There is a proverb in Bengali that a bad king spoils the kingdom and a bad housewife spoils the family. This truth is applicable here also. Because the King was pious and obedient to the Lord and sages, because he was no one's enemy and because he was a recognized agent of the Lord and therefore protected by Him, all the citizens under the King's protection were, so to speak, directly protected by the Lord and His authorized agents. Unless one is pious and recognized by the Lord, he cannot make others happy who are under his care. There is full cooperation between man and God and man and nature, and this conscious cooperation between man and God and man and nature, as exemplified by King Yudhisthira, can bring about happiness, peace and prosperity in the world. The attitude of exploiting one another, the custom of the day, will only bring misery.

Comments

[beguiled]

You are a so removed from reality it is unbelievable. We have hunted animals for the majority of human history, don't peddle your bullshit at infowars. Predation is NATURAL!

[wiz]

Response to beguiled - That's the weakest argument ever, the one that goes, "it's always been that way so it must be 'natural'". I'm sure that with a little reflection, you can think of many things which were once considered normal, but which were abandoned in light of newly apprehended realities.

I believe the evolution of human thought is towards the most comprehensive and inclusive and expansive point of view.

Hopefully this includes abandoning the law of the jungle social darwinism; isolating individuals and pitting people against one another and "nature".

[William VonKropp]

Meat IS murder... and murder tastes pretty damned good.

-Denis Leary

[Atri]

Isn't INFOWARS BS full stop. You all emotionally manipulated on that site by a leader that goes on and on giving you a lecture for hours and you soak it up forming your own minds around the collective being presented there.