why cant a sikh eat meat? why must they be vegetarian.. can sikhs eat eggs??
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HayyrishRaaj ji according to Gurbani there is no difference between plants and animals. God in Its perfection has designed all things. We eat the flesh as part of the natural order of things designed by God. Human beings have been eating meat and vegetables for millions of years. God has not designed human beings to eat meat by mistake. In all living beings there is a breath. They are all identical in matter and within all is the same light of God. ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਪੂਰਿਆ ਰਵਿਆ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਣਾ ॥AGGS 133 (Jal Thal Mehial Puria Ravia Vich Vna). The God is totally pervading the water, the land, and all space. It is contained in the vegetation as well. All grains have living beings. So no one is vegetarian. There is no difference between beef and pig. Sikh can eat any meat. We kill living creatures like mosquitoes, flies, rats, cockroaches. If that is not sin, then killing animals for food is also not sin. The only things forbidden to the Sikhs are tobacco, drugs and alcohol (Intoxicants). Enshrining the Virtues of the God in mind (Mann), are more important than quarrelling over eating or not eating meat.
great answer dear,
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As per teachings of Guru Granth Sahib, eating meat is a matter of choice and suitability and is not a subject for discussion. The Sikhs can eat eggs and any Sikh can become vegetarian by choice. There is no compulsion.