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46. He, who does not seek to cause the sufferings of imprisonment and death to living creatures, but desires the good of all beings, ob- tains endless bliss. 47. He who does not injure with- a ains creature, he what effort an under- he what of, medi- he what and tates on in his mind. 48. Meat can never be ob- to injury without the to detrimental is does not eat above), who he it, cooks who 5) Chapter Samhi

11 any out thinks takes, tained beings sen ent a ainment of heavenly bliss; let him therefore shun (the use of) meat. 49. Having well considered the disgus ng origin of flesh and the cruel- ty of fe ering and slaying corporeal beings, let him en rely abstain given rule (#27 meat like a Pisaca (eater of raw flesh), becomes dear to men, and will 51. He who permits the slaughter of an animal, he who cuts it up, he he (meat),

to the sells or other Lord
injury buys of of

and who, disregarding who flesh appearance
creatures, from ea ng flesh. not be tormented by diseases. he it, kills the by the

living 50. He who of the animal. flesh before

affect the bane The People desiring

desires 7.10.8) Krishna. of means

These (SB sa sfac on desirelessness

birth. consciousness.

54 understanding this tree as an inverted reflec on of the real tree of spir- itual reality one can gradually become released from the meaningless wandering in the cycle of birth and death. The real tree is eternal and the reflec on of it in the material world is temporary. If one properly learns the Vedic knowledge, he can cut off a achment to this material world and free himself from the banyan of illusion. He is considered the knower of the Vedas. The purpose of the Vedas i
knowledge. Krishna makes this point.

tablished in the self.” (Bg 2.45) take must one unfulfilled, pursuing from viated and intelligence, mind, and desires with exist