Veganism is the strongest name for compassion || Acharya Prashant (2018)

Question: Acharya Ji, what is the reason which made you go vegan?

Acharya Prashant Ji: The same reason that makes you ask these questions, and makes me answer them – Wisdom, Love, Truth.

One is fettered, one is shackled, and consciousness is one’s only hope – deep, deep consciousness that takes one so high that one can then escape away from consciousness. How then can one be full of disrespect for any sentient, any conscious being?

If you look into the eyes of an animal and do not see your own face, then you are a blind one, and blind ones are not supposed to reach destinations.

How would you be liberated if you do not have Compassion towards yourself? It is not enough to just theoretically or intellectually say that one wants to be liberated. One needs to have something in heart, for consciousness striving towards Liberation.

One has to look at himself and say, “I do not like that I am fettered.” One must have a certain love for himself, one must be able to touch himself gently, and only then will one be able to provide for one’s deepest need.