A scripture is a book that tells you about yourself. A scripture has to deal essentially with self-knowledge. A book that talks of dietary choices cannot be called a scripture. A person who talks of the kind of things you must eat to enhance your health and such things cannot be called a Guru. Shastra is what deals with self-knowledge; a guru is one who encourages self-knowledge in you.
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Questioner: So, since you're very knowledgeable on ancient scriptures—ancient Hindu scriptures—so, a question pertains to that. Should we let ancient scriptures influence our dietary choices, especially when they were created in a different era and the circumstances today are very different?
Acharya Prashant: See, where I come from, and if you say I have read scriptures, so I come from the scriptures maybe—not every book that is being today called a scripture is worth being called a scripture. We have ancient books, wonderful books, wonderful books, valuable books, but they cannot be called scripture. A scripture is a book that tells you about yourself. A scripture has to deal essentially with self-knowledge. A book that talks of dietary choices cannot be called a scripture.
A person who talks of the kind of things you must eat to enhance your health and such things cannot be called a Guru. Shastra is what deals with self-knowledge; a guru is one who encourages self-knowledge in you. This food and all is miscellaneous business. So, this is for those who quote so-called scriptures in favor of meat or milk.
