Why Eat Plants? They Have Life Too.

Question: Why Eat Plants? They Have Life Too.

Guru Maharaja, many people when I tell them not to eat animals they question, "Plants have life too. So why do you eat them?" Please suggest me what to say to them in this regard.

Answer: We Are Krishnatarians

I am absolutely delighted to learn that our daily Krishna conscious broadcast, "Thought for the Day", is enabling you to have Krishna conscious day every day. This is dream come true for me that I can be helping others in this way. It is surely the mercy of Lord Sri Krishna. Regarding your question, Krishna orders us in the Bhagavad-gita that we can only take foods which have been first offered to Him. Since Krishna is a vegetarian, He will not accept any offering of meat. Therefore as the eaters of only Krishna prasadam we have no choice but to be vegetarians also. So actually we are not vegetarians; we are Krishnatarians, those who eat only the remnants of what has been offered first to Krishna.