Prabhupāda: So that is also another nonsense. Why in your state, when you kill a man, you are hanged, and when you are killing an animal you are not? Why? Why? You are Christian. If you say killing of animal and killing of man is the same, then why you are hanged? Huh? Why you discriminate? Why don't you kill your own child? Why discriminate?
Paramahaṁsa: Yes. So they have to learn discrimination.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Discrimination is the difference between a man and an animal. You can eat. Nature's law: that one life is food for another. And then you (indistinct). That is the nature's law. And you have to obey the order of the Supreme. That is your business. Now, so far we are concerned, we are not killing anyone, either vegetable or animal. We are offering Kṛṣṇa. So if Kṛṣṇa orders that "Give Me patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ (BG 9.26)," and by His order I kill... This, this is not killing. If I take a fruit, if I take some flower, take some plant, this is not killing. You may accept it that it is killing; then it is Kṛṣṇa's order. I am not ordering. Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme. Just like the commander says to kill; therefore he kills (indistinct), for duty, and he will, and he (indistinct) to the (indistinct), (indistinct), "Come on, take this medal." But that does not mean that you kill at your whims, and want to get a medal. So he will get the medal by killing in the army, one medal: "Now, give this medal." "No medal. Now you will be hanged. Now you will be hanged, that you wanted by your own." So we have to carry out the order. Now you can kill anyone. That is battle. Even Arjuna. Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa... He did not want to kill, but Kṛṣṇa said, "Yes, you must kill." "I shall kill my grandfather?" "Yes!" "I shall kill Droṇācārya, my teacher?" "Yes! You must kill!" That was the whole argument, Bhagavad-gītā. He understood that. He is Vaisnava, (indistinct). He did not like. But Kṛṣṇa: "Must kill! Must kill!"
So we have to carry out Kṛṣṇa's order. Even if you think that these vegetables are being killed, it is not killing. If I take the fruit from the (indistinct). But for argument's sake, if you say it is being killed, but that is not our responsibility; it is Kṛṣṇa's responsibility. And so far Kṛṣṇa is concerned, in the Vedas, akarma (indistinct). He is never contaminated by any sinful reaction. Even superficially he is not. Literally killing his own countrymen (indistinct). Does it mean that he is committing sin? To kill one's kinsmen, relative, father, like that, there is sin. And he is killing another, and another, father, son. So you have to abide by the order. That is your duty. Kṛṣṇa says that to kill a cow and to kill a human being is the same sin. (indistinct) Kṛṣṇa does not say. Kṛṣṇa could have killed so many cows—they are tending cows, daily in (indistinct). He said go-rakṣya. Kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ (BG 18.44). And He actually protected (indistinct). So you have to follow Kṛṣṇa's order, stay in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We shall give protection to the cows, and we shall prepare foodstuff for Kṛṣṇa (indistinct), and we take Kṛṣṇa prasādam. In that consciousness. (indistinct) Kṛṣṇa consciousness society. We do not do anything which is not ordered. Always do everything by His permission. This is our… Kṛṣṇa ordered that bring the cow's (indistinct); we are taking (indistinct). So what is your religion? Your religion: that "Thou shall not kill." As we follow Kṛṣṇa's order, you should follow Christ. Then you are Christian.