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In my understanding, not necessarily, no. What does add to your bad karma, in most cases, is buying non-vegetarian food. From a karmic perspective, buying it is far worse than eating it.
The bad karma is a matter of suffering caused. Killing animals almost always involves causing them suffering, and also it deprives them of all the joy they would otherwise have experienced in the rest of their life, and may also cause suffering to other animals who loved them and will miss them (or who may have depended on them for their own food, etc.). So in most cases (I do think exceptions exist), killing animals adds to one’s bad karma. So does causing someone else to kill them - for example, by paying them to do so, which is what you are doing any time you buy meat. When you purchase meat, the karma is not linked to the animal you are eating, so much as the next animal to be killed because you just supported the industry by increasing demand.
If you encounter an opportunity to eat meat that you did not buy, and that no one bought (or killed) for you, but now it’s dead and you happen to have it, I don’t see why eating it would add significantly (or perhaps at all) to your bad karma. This is essentially the teaching followed by traditional Theravada Buddhist monks, and it makes a lot of sense to me.
However, as a pure vegetarian myself, I still would not eat meat even under such circumstances. But it’s not because of karma (in a straightforward way at least); it’s because of subtle purity reasons, which is a different matter.
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Jai Siddhatma!
Acharya Shree Yogeesh recently shared a powerful message with the attendees at our most recent Satsang at Siddhayatan.
His words and teaching will resonate with you; we want to share them with truth seekers worldwide.
Acharya Shree's Teaching from January 22nd Satsang at Siddhayatan.
It's essential to release the emotional and mental knots within you.
Whenever you are tense, stressed, and negative, you create more and more knots within yourself. The soul is meant to be free.
Being on the path means opening and untying each knot, one at a time, and releasing it.
The way to open your knots quickly is through silence, meditation and relaxation. In deep silence, true silence (not just silence from words), you begin to see your real self, how many knots you have, and what you need to work on. If your mind and emotions are constantly busy, you collect more knots and suffocate the soul.
A sudden shock can help you release yourself from the grips of karma (knots) and begin your journey of awakening. Awakening doesn't necessarily mean enlightenment -- it's the process of unfolding and blossoming. It takes time, and it can't be rushed. What helps a person to get on and continue to be on the path is their continued thirst for truth and knowledge.
When you're satisfied and content, you stop searching, but if you remain thirsty on the path, you always seek more.
You can grow steadily on the path with the right guidance from a real spiritual teacher
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