Tamala Krsna, Los Angeles, December 27, 1968: […] “As will be explained in the following verse, by performance of yajnas, the eatables become sanctified, and by eating sanctified foodstuffs one’s very existence becomes purified.”
Prabhupada: Yes. Even George Bernard Shaw he has written, “You are what you eat.” Your body is purified or impurified according to the foodstuff you eat. Therefore we forbid, “Don’t eat this, don’t eat that.” You have got sufficient food, grains, milk, butter, and fruits, sufficient. Why should you eat meat?
That is not sanctified. But this is nature’s product, offered to Krsna, and you eat, and you become healthy and sanctified in mind, in body. Then you can understand Krsna consciousness. You can make progress in that way. If your body is not sanctified, if it is impure, how can you understand the pure consciousness, or Krsna consciousness? Therefore we have to follow these principles, regulations.
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