In the Indian context, vegetarianism… is about respecting all forms of life as an organic unity, writes Pratiksha Apurv. Published in The Speaking Tree on November 24, 2019.

Pythagoras of Samos (c. 570 – c. 495 BCE) was a Ionian Greek philosopher and the eponymous founder of the Pythagoreanism movement. He appears to have been the son of Mnesarchus, a seal engraver on the island of Samos.

“The deepest laws of astrology were first discovered in India,” says Osho while speaking about the origins of astrology and the relationship between the sun and the human body. From ‘Hidden Mysteries’, Ch 5, Part 1 of 6.

“If you are walking on soft earth, the best way is to walk barefoot, no shoes. You have a tremendous contact with the earth,” says Osho.

Sounds of outer space recorded by NASA.

Osho, William Blake said, ‘The way of excess leads to the palace of wisdom,’ and, ‘Man never knows what is enough before he knows what is too much.’

Pythagoras’ contribution to western philosophy is immense. It is incalculable. For the first time he introduced vegetarianism to the West.