outside marriage, intoxication in all its forms [drugs, stimulants, alcohol, cigarettes, coffee, tea], and gambling or gambling.

These immoral activities keep us in a state of perpetual impurity, so impossible to progress in the consciousness of God without renouncing it.

Some atheist philosophers and ignorant religious leaders seek to convince their followers that animals are only bodies of dense matter without souls and devoid of feelings. However, anyone who has ever lived with an animal, be it a dog, a cat, a bird or even a mouse, knows that such a theory is a shameless lie, invented only for the sole purpose of justifying the cruelty of innocent animals. Yes, animals do have a soul, and in addition they have feelings.

In truth, beauty comes from the soul, which diffuses it and communicates it to the entire material body. A soulless body is therefore deprived of life, and therefore instantly becomes dull. Beauty comes from the spiritual soul which animates the body. It is this which makes the external envelope of the incarnate spiritual being attractive.

The beauty of the soul comes from its purity, that which it obtains in contact with God and its union with Him.

Krishna, God, the Supreme Person said:

“If a human being is engaged in sinful and irreligious activities, either because of bad association or because of his inability to control his senses, then such a person will develop certainly a personality full of material desires. He thus becomes stingy with others, greedy and always anxious to exploit the bodies of women. When the mind is polluted in this way, one becomes violent and aggressive and without the authority of the Vedic injunctions [of the Vedas, the original holy scriptures also called the true gospel], innocent animals are slaughtered for the satisfaction of the senses. Worshiping ghosts and spirits, the bewildered person falls completely into the grip of unauthorized activity and therefore goes to hell, where he receives a material body infected with the darkest modes of nature. In such a degraded body, he unfortunately continues to perform ominous activities which greatly increase his future unhappiness, and so he again accepts a similar material body. What happiness can there be for one who engages in activities which inevitably end in death?”

Concerning spiritual vegetarianism, the original holy scriptures teach.

The Vedas, the original holy scriptures contain many references condemning the consumption of animal flesh and encouraging compassion towards animals.

“The book of the law for humanity” states: “Meat cannot be obtained without injuring a living being (an animal terrestrial or aquatic), which will prevent us from accessing celestial bliss. Let us therefore avoid eating meat”.