Veganism! But what about B12? || Acharya Prashant (2019)

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00:00 Some people even say veganism is unnatural and their biggest argument is vitamin B12.

00:09 They say this vitamin can come only from an animal source and human body requires this.

00:18 So this is the proof that veganism is unnatural.

00:22 They mean a prakritic.

00:24 I agree veganism is not prakritic but then why must it be prakritic?

00:31 Is man prakritic anymore?

00:33 If you want to be prakritic then I say go back and live in the jungle.

00:39 You have come out of the jungle.

00:40 Is marriage prakritic?

00:41 Are there marriages in the jungle?

00:44 So marriage is the first thing that is unnatural.

00:49 Is language prakritic?

00:50 Are there languages in the jungle?

00:53 Are there clothes in the jungle?

00:55 Are there countries in the jungle?

00:57 Are there constitutions in the jungle?

00:59 Are there vehicles in the jungle?

01:01 But then to all these things you do not say oh these are unnatural.

01:05 To all these things you are happily amenable.

01:11 But the moment it is discovered that vitamin B12 cannot be found except in an animal source,

01:22 you rejoice and say you see now veganism is ticked off because it is proven that veganism

01:32 is unnatural.

01:33 Yes, of course, veganism is unnatural.

01:38 And just as you choose so many things that are unnatural, choose veganism as well.

01:49 Do not choose it because it is natural.

01:53 Do not choose it because it is coming from compassion.

02:03 Do not choose it because of prakriti.

02:06 Choose it because of karuna.

02:09 And these are two very different arguments.

02:13 There are the naturalists who say that you should choose what is there in prakriti.

02:18 I strongly deny that.

02:20 I am not a naturalist.

02:21 I do not say that you should live as prakriti lives.

02:25 In prakriti all creatures or rather most creatures except the nocturnal ones sleep at night.

02:34 I conduct my sessions after midnight.

02:38 Am I prakritic?

02:40 Am I?

02:43 So I am not at all a supporter of prakriti.

02:46 In fact, all spirituality is about transcending prakriti.

02:51 So I am not a naturalist.

02:52 I stand for transcendence of physical nature which you call as prakriti.

02:59 But in transcending prakriti, I do not want to stop at buddhi or intellect.

03:05 In transcending prakriti, I want to reach the atma or truth where compassion resides.