waheguruji ka khalsa waheguruji ki fateh.

eating meat is against sikhism. there are several reasins for this but before i go to that i would like you to also understand that eating meat is allowed in certain circumstances and only for certain things.

BIBEK

In Sikhi, there is an important concept known as bibekta. Bibek literally means from two to one. Bibek is a God given conscience that allows a Sikh to discriminate between right and wrong--knowing what is good and what is bad. Not only is Bibekta applied in a Sikh's everyday life—for example, knowing it is wrong to cut one's hair or that it is right to do nitnem in the morning—it can also be applied to what one eats. Bujjar kuraits and other rehat maryada rules come into play here. Sikhs must abstain from alcohol and tobacco, that is a given. Arguments ignored, most Sikhs also agree that it is against Sikhi to consume fish, meat or eggs and derivative products. All of Guru Hargobind Sahib's hukamnamas state, "Maas Machee De Nere Nehi Avanaa" (Do not go near meat or fish) next to his signature. So the most basic Bibek rehat a Sikh can keep is to abstain from Meat, Fish, Eggs, Alcohol, Tobacco, and non-medicinal drugs.

After this level of Bibek, there are more orthodox levels.

JHATKA

jhatka is the only philosophy in which a sikh can eat meat. when one is in starvation and th eonly form of food is that from an animal then the animal must be jhatkad - (killed from one simple strike of the blade when calm). but a whole process if first followed.

ardass is done telling the guru that an animal is going to be killed for jhatka because the khalsa needs to survive and the animal is not being eaten out of greed or want but as a last resort and to forgive one for the killing of an innocent creatue to follow the way you have commanded jhatka to be preformed.

then japji sahib is read whilst the animal is washed. after japji sahib chandi di vaar is read.

on the last lines of chandi di vaar when the animal has reached a state of trance and peace. the last lines being.

ਦੁਰਗਾ ਪਾਠ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਸਭੇ ਪਉੜੀਆਂ ॥ All the Pauris (stanza) of this DURGA PATH (The text about the exploits of Durga) have been composed;

ਫੇਰਿ ਨ ਜੂਨੀ ਆਇਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਇਹ ਗਾਇਆ ॥੫੫॥ And that person who sings it, will not take birth again.55

the animals head is decapitated in one single clean strike of the sword, and the jaikara (battle cry ) is said. the head of the animal is placed in a sarbloh bata ( iron bowel) where its blood is used to adorn the weapons first this represents the offering first being given to god as god is part of the sword. this is done so by using an arrow almost as a ... (more)