And that’s why I admire the Jain monks of India - those actually abstain of everything that implies harming a living being, and with that I mean EVERYTHING. They don’t eat tubers as to not kill plants, don’t consume water unless it’s filtered to remove bacteria, don’t turn fires on during the night to avoid killing insects, and a long long list of restrictions that make vegans look like hypocrites.
And that’s why I admire the Jain monks of India - those actually abstain of everything that implies harming a living being, and with that I mean EVERYTHING. They don’t eat tubers as to not kill plants, don’t consume water unless it’s filtered to remove bacteria, don’t turn fires on during the night to avoid killing insects, and a long long list of restrictions that make vegans look like hypocrites.