Q106. Is killing plants and animals the same?

Cutting the throat of chickens and cutting grass is not the same. When we take the fruits and vegetables, in most cases, we don’t kill the plant. We are just taking a byproduct of the plants. For example, when we take an apple off a tree, we are not killing the apple tree. But when we take the leg of a chicken, we are killing the chicken. If you live with animal killers, then the chances are very high that you will become a killer too, and so will your children. In this way, a whole generation starting from you will become killers. Therefore, minimize your association with killers. Who are these souls in animal bodies that are being killed and eaten? They are exhumans who ate animals and now it’s their turn to be eaten. An eye for an eye, life for a life, this is the law of nature, karma.