of material energy. He who always acts thus is called a devotee of the Lord. In this way, the Krishna conscious being, who eats only food offered to God, can erase all the consequences of his bad relationship with matter and open the way to spiritual realization.

On the other hand, those who do not continue to increase the volume of their culpable acts. They are thus preparing another body, like that of a dog or a pig, in which they will have to suffer the consequences of their sins. Material energy is the source of all contaminations, but the one immunized by the food offered to Krishna escapes its attacks. Everyone else is a victim, without recourse.

In truth, when we only eat vegetarian foods that we offer to God beforehand, they are then purified, because they are accepted by the Lord. In this way, we free ourselves from our karma and we become immune to any material contamination.

It is forbidden to eat meat, fish and eggs, because in truth, to eat meat is to participate in the unnecessary massacre. other living things. It elicits bad karma reactions in the present life or the next. The laws of karma specify that whoever kills an animal for food will himself become a victim in his next life and will in turn be devoured.

Verily, the punishment for a crime is justified, for it brings about righteousness and restores rights. Therefore, whoever kills an animal must expect the same fate. This is true justice.

According to divine law, justice requires that the murderer be condemned to death. It would be unfair to spare him since by escaping death, he also escapes justice, he will then have to suffer terribly in his next life. In order to save him from such torments, the murderer must be put to death in his present life.

The justice which condemns to the death penalty any murderer does him true justice and shows mercy by taking life for life. According to spiritual philosophy, the person who kills an animal should expect the same fate. No sane person would take such a risk.

There is also some karma in taking plant life, but it is nullified by the process of offering food to God, because the Lord says that He accepts such vegetarian offerings.

One must also renounce exciting and poisonous substances, including coffee, tea, alcohol and tobacco. To be intoxicated in this way is to be influenced by ignorance, and risks leading us to an inferior birth in our next life.

Other techniques that allow us to free ourselves from the cycle of repeated rebirths include the offering to God the fruit of our labor. All human beings must work in order to provide for their bodies, but if one acts only for one's own satisfaction, then