“We are neither vegetarian, nor non-vegetarian. Rather, “prasadarian.”

Srila Prabhupada Room Conversation, 1974

Prabhupada: All of them, give, each, one. We can prepare hundreds of nice preparations from milk. Therefore cow protection is required. Do you like?

Guest: Very sweet, Prabhupada. (laughter)
Reverend Powell: Something quite different. Hmm.
Devotee: Here, perhaps you can use this.
Reverend Powell: Thank you. Yes, I think I need it. You, you, you’re completely vegetarian, and not have meat of any kind and not eggs at all?
Prabhupada: No.
Reverend Powell: Why not eggs? Because…
Prabhupada: We are not even vegetarian.
Reverend Powell: You’re not.
Prabhupada: No. We are negative of vegetarian and non-vegetarian. We are not vegetarian, neither non-vegetarian. We eat Krsna prasada. Rather, “prasadarian.” We are neither vegetarian, nor non-vegetarian. Because we don’t eat which is not offered to Krsna. Things are prepared according to the order of Krsna, and when Krsna eats, we take the remnants of foodstuff. Therefore we do not fall in the group of vegetarian or non-vegetarian. We are transcendental.
Reverend Powell: Yes.
Prabhupada: Yes.

We have no quarrel with vegetarian and nonvegetarian. We are after Kṛṣṇa-prasādam. If Kṛṣṇa accepts something beyond these vegetarian dishes, then we can accept also. But Kṛṣṇa says, “No. Give Me patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyam [Bg. 9.26].” Kṛṣṇa can eat everything. He is God. But He says that “Give Me this.” Patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyam. “Offer Me this flower, fruit, water. Like that.” So we are after Kṛṣṇa-prasādam. That is our motto. We don’t fight with vegetarian and non… We are not making propaganda… Just like there is vegetarian society. No. We have no business. Even if a man becomes vegetarian, what does he gain? In this material world, either vegetarian or nonvegetarian, they are on the same platform, birds of the same feather. You see? So that is not our propaganda. We are introducing Kṛṣṇa-prasāda; therefore we invite people to take nice prasāda.

>>>Initiation Lecture — Boston, December 26, 1969

Conclusion: It is safer, healthier, enriching and satisfying to eat prasadam.  Take care of your food habits; take care of yourselves!

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