And those sects in which meat eating is prevalent are man made, having a beginning and an end. Throughout the world, people are realizing that meat-eating cannot be justified on any grounds. So, let not Hindus, wherever they are, commit the sin of distorting Hinduism with the fallacy and misconception that it rationalizes meat-eating as modern and progressive. Hinduism is the best means of achieving the highest progressiveness. It needs to be practiced with faith and consistency.
Vegetarianism is an integral aspect of it.
There is no basic moral or ethical sanction for meat-eating, and certainly no sanction for it in the philosophy of Hinduism.