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if you did not give him any instructions, how else would he know
what the money is for?
Edible Roots: An Abundance of Subtle Life-Forms
Questioner: Is it wrong to eat root crops?
Dadashri: Yes, very wrong, but to eat after dark is even
worse.
Questioner: Aren’t there infinite life-forms in onions and
potatoes?
Dadashri: Yes, there are infinite life-forms.
Questioner: Then do you advise eating such vegetables?
Dadashri: The Lord has forbidden it, and this should remain
in your belief. However, if you still end up eating them, then it is as
a result of your past karmas. In spite of this, it should not affect
your belief about what the Lord says.
Questioner: Why is it forbidden?
Dadashri: The root crops prevent the brain from becoming
alert.
Questioner: Is it because of the violence against the one-
sensory life-forms?
Dadashri: People think that it is for the sake of protecting
the life-forms within the roots, and that is why root crops are
forbidden, but if you like potatoes, do not become overly
concerned about this. Nowadays people do not like the taste of
other allowed foods. What would happen if they stopped eating
even potatoes?
Questioner: But they say that there is sin in eating potatoes.
Dadashri: You bind sin whenever you hurt any life-form,
whether it is your husband, wife, child or neighbor. But eating