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Veganism in the Bhagwad Gita

Veganism in the Bhagwad Gita
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Author(s): Pratyush Ranjan (G. M. University, India)and Sanskruti Pujari (G. M. University, India)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 28
Source title: Science and Spirituality for a Sustainable World: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Deepanjali Mishra (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9893-0.ch008

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Abstract

This chapter will start by giving a brief description about the most contextually relevant portions of the Bhagwad Gita (the Song of the Spirit) and go on to establish its stark opposition to egoism in general and anthropocentrism, in particular, which is responsible for most of the global problems in the age of the Anthropocene. It contends that anthropocentrism (including speciesism) is guilty for the globalized industry of animal agriculture that is responsible for large-scale suffering and various major global problems. It then seeks directions from the Gita on the appropriate principled responses to the industry, including that of changing dietary habits towards plant-based sources, before finally exploring whether the Gita would promote veganism.

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